Trump's administration ordered Pentagon to cut their budget on 8% annually over the next five years. However, the key priority programs of the administration will be protected from abbreviations, including border protection and recently proposed Anti -Rapent Defense initiative "Iron Dome", According to the statement, Posted 19 February by the Ministry of Defense.
In the note note from 18 February administration ordered military units and civil defense agencies to submit budget proposals to 24 February with a reflection of abbreviations. The target cut is approximately 50 billions of dollars from a budget offer on 2026 The financial year, Baiden's administration completed.
Iron Dome for America, in disposal of 27 January , aimed at creating complex protection against complex threats, including hypersonic and ballistic missiles, and is largely relied on space remedies. No score for the program is released.
Defense Minister Pete Hegset has initiated a revision, to identify items, which will be excluded from Baiden's budget proposal at 2026 The financial year. The review will be focused on programs, which are considered to be "Biden's Heritage Programs with Low Priority Influence".
Purposeful cuts will allow you to redirect funds for initiatives, that meet Trump's priorities, It is in the statement. In particular, The administration reported, What programs, related to climate change and, what she describes as “excessive bureaucracy”, will be the first in the queue of abbreviations.
Expected, that the final budget offer of the Pentagon, which reflects these directives, will be submitted to Congress in the coming months.