Three of the four House and Senate committees have marked up the spending proposal. Here's what they want.
Two of the four defense-spending committees have recommended spending less than the Trump administration wants on naval shipbuilding. Here, Ingalls Shipbuilding.
Defense One / Lauren C. Williams
Senior Analyst, Forecast International
August 10, 2026 08:21 PM ET
Defense Budget
Lawmakers are backing the White House’s spending ambitions in some areas while pushing back on how the Pentagon would spend the…
The administration’s latest estimate is $29B, but the Defense Department hasn’t answered lawmakers’ requests for details.
Any supplemental for the FY27 defense budget due to the Iran war should be made through normal channels—and be smaller in size.
The bill authorizes multiyear procurement of critical munitions, the F-35 and the Arleigh Burke destroyer.
The bill also restores funding for the E-7 Wedgetail after Defense Department leaders signaled their intent to continue the…
Buying fewer weapons would actually strengthen the military
