Despite Golden Dome, Space Force budget would shrink again under 2026 spending plan
The White House appears to be pinning its hopes on the one-time reconciliation bill
The Space Force’s budget would continue to shrink under the Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal, which experts said would force the Pentagon to rely on the yet-to-be-passed reconciliation bill to fund Golden Dome and other space priorities.The White House is requesting $26.3 billion for the service, according to budget documents released on Friday. That’s about 13 percent less, in real terms, than the $29.4 billion requested by the Biden administration for 2025. It’s down from the $28.7 billion actually appropriated under the full-year continuing resolution passed in March. And it’s down from the 2024 total of $29 billion, which represented the fourth year of growth for the young service.
Space Force officials have warned that the service already lacks the money to build out new missions like “space superiority” and take a lead role in the Golden Dome missile-defense project. In March, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said the service might need a 20-percent budget increase.
Experts say the White House is betting on the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—a massive spending package that will kick an extra $150 billion to defense over the next three years. But the administration plans to use most of that in 2026 so it can talk about spending a total of $1 trillion on defense while keeping DOD’s budget essentially flat to appease fiscal conservatives.
The bill text released on Friday contained no details about specific space programs, but a budget request with more information on how the Space Force and Golden Dome will be funded is expected later this month.
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Trumps taken on a new roll as Putin’s spokesman not going to help Ukraine, not even sanctions, lol
⚡ The presidents of the United States and Russia discussed the recently executed SBU operation "Voratinklis". "President Putin has emphasized that he will be forced to respond to the recent attack on airfields," Donald Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social. According to him, the conversation lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes and was "good", but not one that "would lead to rapid peace". In addition to Ukraine, the leaders discussed the US nuclear deal with Iran. "I told President Putin that Iran can't have nuclear weapons, and I think we're in agreement on that." President Putin offered to start discussions with Iran and maybe he will be able to help resolve this issue quickly," Trump noted.
Sanctions against Russia are not off the table anonymous. You don't start sticking it to people who want to help and might help to save the world from nuclear wipe out and have them participate in discussions with Iran.
Trump is Putin’s mouthpiece can’t you read what you posted?
@9:50...that is your opinion as erroneous as it is. He has constantly told both sides of the leaders of these countries and what the leaders have said. Russia was attacked yesterday and they reciprocated. Neither country wants to end this war or give up anything. Ukraine believes it can win this war that was started by Russia -- hope they do--but they are going against the Big Bear. They are both killing 5,000 a week and won't negotiate.
Trump is not a mouthpiece for anyone especially Putin, a criminal. I say, let us stay totally out of it if they both want to kill their people until no one is left alive. Dumb asses. And anti-Trumpers need to stay the F away from this page.
I got an idea. Let's ban people from traveling to the US for the sake of national security but let's make sure we don't restrict Russia or China. Brilliant, right?
You voted for Barry Obama
@12:19...prove it Democrat! WB
@12:04...Democrats are always full of great ideas...WRONG. That's why your approval rating is around 7%
Hey anonymous, for the one hundredth time, I changed my political affiliation BECAUSE of Barack Obama, the guy who was the beginning of the downfall of our country. Many people used to be Democrats, even Trump. We got smart. Why don't you. Democrats are losers. And right now, we have the best administration in power for the betterment of our great country.
Hey Wes, go write your own blog again that no one read.
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