USSF Eyes Big Share Of Proposed $1.5 Trillion Future Defense Budget

Vivienne Machi January 22, 2026
Space Systems Command is anticipating an influx in funding in fiscal 2027. Credit: Space Systems Command

Space Systems Command is anticipating an influx in funding in fiscal 2027.

Credit: Space Systems Command
LOS ANGELES—The U.S. Space Force could receive a “significant part” of a future $1.5 trillion defense budget as proposed by President Donald Trump, the service’s chief acquisition officer said Jan. 22. Trump declared his intent to raise the Pentagon’s budget by 50% in fiscal 2027 in a Jan. 7 social...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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