Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome
By Mike Stone
Published on April 21, 2026.
The Pentagon has revealed details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era. The budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets, and a category called "presidential priorities" which includes Golden Dome missile defense, drone dominance, and the defense industrial base. The total cost of the national defense budget is over $1 trillion for the first time in history.
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