With the Pentagon’s FY27 Budget Request Forthcoming, It’s Unclear If It Will Hit $1.5 Trillion

Breaking Defense – It’s “pencils down” on options for a $1.5 trillion defense spending request for fiscal 2027, but the Trump administration is still fleshing out just what vehicles it will use to ask for those dollars, according to Jules Hurst, who is performing the duties of the Pentagon’s comptroller.