Space Force is expecting an increased budget when the Trump administration releases its 2027 budget request, expected later this week.
Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, said on Wednesday there is a broad consensus that “space capabilities need to grow, that the Space Force’s capacity needs to grow, and I think the budget is going to reflect that agreement.”
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The White House intends to send its fiscal 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday, multiple outlets have reported. President Donald Trump has said he wants the budget to jump to $1.5 trillion for national defense, a roughly 50% increase from last year’s budget, which was around $1 trillion, though that included a one-time infusion of $156 billion from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
“This is the first time I’ve seen, ‘No, not only do you need to grow, you need to accelerate your growth. You can’t wait five, six, seven
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