Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
A graphical artist rendering of the F-47 sixth-generation fighter. (Image: US Air Force)
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
The FY2026 defence bill recently approved by the House Committee on Appropriations falls US$130 billion short of the total amount the Pentagon has proposed to cover its activities over the next fiscal year. The DoD has requesting $961.6 billion, but representatives in the House planned to provide $831.5 billion.
If approved by the House and Senate floors, the reduction will impact main defence programmes including the procurement of the F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet, the modernisation of the nuclear triad and the improvement of the country’s shipbuilding production capacities.
During a hearing on 10 June, lawmakers highlighted delays and cost overruns in some
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