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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday submitted a budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2027 seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending, a roughly 44% increase over 2026 levels, while proposing a 10% reduction in non-defense discretionary spending totaling $73 billion in cuts.

The proposed defense budget includes funding for Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system, a pay raise of 5% to 7% for military personnel and $65.8 billion for 34 new combat and support ships. The White House said the request "advances President Trump's delivery of peace through strength."

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[โ€“] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It just occurred to me. What ever happened to Space Force?

[โ€“] tonyn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

It looks like they've done a about a dozen launches and have a bunch of installations around the country and overseas

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