Acting Under Secretary of Defence and Comptroller Jules Hurst III (left) and Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Space Force, Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney (right), discuss the Department of Defence’s FY27 Budget Request at the Pentagon on April 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. military officials on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) called for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air defence 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 defence 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. Published – April 22, 2026 07:07 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Hezbollah says attacked north Israel in response to Israeli truce violations Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial opens in New York for third time