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Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee says the country's military budget could rise to $1.5 trillion after the midterm congressional elections.

The chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee announced that the country's military budget may increase to $1.5 trillion after the mid-term congressional elections.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, the Chairman of the US Senate Armed Forces Committee, Rodger 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.