Trump's proposal to increase the US defense budget by 500 billion dollars

The Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee of the US Senate announced that the proposal of Donald Trump's administration to increase the defense budget by more than 500 billion dollars, if approved by Congress, could reach the figure of 1.5 trillion dollars.

Ambassador Arjan - International Group: The chairman of the US Senate Armed Forces Committee announced that the country's military budget may increase to 1.5 trillion dollars after the mid-term congressional elections.

According to Sputnik, US Senate Armed Forces Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said at the Warsaw Security Forum that Donald Trump's administration has proposed an increase of more than 500 billion dollars in the country's national defense budget.

Wicker stated that the implementation of this increase depends on the decision of the President and the approval of Congress after the midterm elections.

According to this report, if Congress agrees to the US government's proposal, the country's military budget will reach about 1.5 trillion dollars; A figure that shows a significant increase in Washington's defense spending.

The mid-term elections of the American Congress are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 12, 1405 (November 3, 2026), and the new composition of the Congress can play a role in the process of reviewing and approving the government's proposed budgets.

According to the details of this plan, the proposed budget includes about 1.15 trillion dollars of defense appropriations in the normal budgeting process and 350 billion dollars of additional appropriations through a special budgetary mechanism known as "budget reconciliation". These resources are supposed to be allocated to modernize military equipment, increase ammunition production, strengthen manpower and develop defense systems.

However, the full approval of this figure is not certain. Political differences in Congress, concerns about the increase in the budget deficit and how to finance military expenses are among the main obstacles to the implementation of this plan. Reports suggest that part of the 2027 defense budget decisions may be made after the midterm congressional elections in November 2026.

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