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Hypersonics, AI, drone swarms: Pentagon pours $179 billion into R&D
At a trillion dollars, this year’s defense budget request is big — and a record-setting $179 billion is just for research and development.
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New Tool Makes Defense Budget More Accessible
The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first-of-its-kind" online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget ...
House seeks to bar Hegseth from restoring Confederate base names in defense bill amendment
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's restored the names of Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, which were named after Confederate ...
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Pentagon Budget 2026: Reconciliation law bolsters missile production, supply chains
US President Donald Trump signed congressional budget reconciliation legislation into law on 4 July that authorises USD16.6 ...
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Some agencies face significant budget cuts under House appropriations package
Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts “rightsize” many agencies outside of national security and defense.
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Pentagon Budget 2026: Budget reconciliation bill signed into law, adding USD150 billion in defence spending
US President Donald Trump signed a budget reconciliation bill into law on 4 July that includes nearly USD150 billion in ...