US to Release Defense Budget Details for Fiscal 2027 on April 21

March 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

Key details about US military spending for the 2027 fiscal year — including the planned budgets for each of the military services — will be released on April 21, according to a US defense official, who requested anonymity to disclose the information.

That’s three weeks after the broad overview of the Trump administration’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion proposed defense budget is set to be unveiled on April 3.

Several weeks after that, the Pentagon comptroller and budget directors for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and the Missile Defense Agency will outline their specific budget requests, including the release of five-year ...

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