New military budget seeks boost in spending on drones and air defense systems

U.S. military officials are calling for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air defense systems and fighter jets that have been a key part of fighting the Iran war.

As part of President Donald Trump’s push to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion in the 2027 budget, the Pentagon wants to triple spending on drones and related technology to more than $74 billion and invest over $30 billion into more critical munitions, including missile interceptors, whose stockpiles have become critically low during the Iran war.

U.S. military officials didn't discuss Tuesday how much they’ll be requesting in additional funds for the war.

But officials said that some of the war's costs will overlap with plans to buy more crucial weapons systems.