Pentagon’s Fiscal ’26 Request Boosts Missile Purchases

Robert Wall Steve Trimble June 26, 2025

Credit: U.S. Department of Defense. Caption: Patriot PAC-3 MSE procurement is set to increase in the FY ’26 budget request. — Patriot PAC-3 MSE procurement is set to increase in the fiscal ’26 budget request.

Credit: U.S. Department of Defense

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request carries the imprint of recent conflicts, with a big investment in air and missile defense systems to counter everything from drones to ballistic missiles and a push to get more firepower into its inventory. The U.S. Navy, for the first time, would buy 12...

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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