Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump's $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense wish list

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for the ​next fiscal year on Friday, by far the ‌largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era.

Funding for Trump’s marquee but controversial $185 billion “Golden Dome” missile defense shield is ​expected to be included in the budget request ​as well as Lockheed Martin F-35 jets and warships.

Procurement ⁠of Virginia-class submarines made by General Dynamics and Huntington ​Ingalls Industries as well as other top shipbuilding priorities is ​expected.

Last year, Trump asked Congress for a national defense budget of $892.6 billion then added $150 billion through a supplemental budget request, sending the total price ​tag over $1 trillion for the first time in history.

While ​the budget request framework for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027 ‌is ⁠set to be unveiled on Friday, a Pentagon official said more details on the defense budget will be announced on April 21.

Earlier this year the administration was contemplating whether the $1.5 ​trillion budget ​request could be ⁠in the form of a $900 billion national security budget, with a $400 billion to $600 billion additional ​request, similar to the structure used in ​2026.

The administration ⁠plans to use funds for more weapons production in the hopes of deterring Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region and ⁠to ​rebuild weapons stocks depleted by conflicts ​in Israel, Iran and Ukraine.

The budget request will be debated in Congress in ​the coming weeks and months.