Pentagon Posts Document With Fiscal Year 2026 Weapons Requests

The Defense Department’s proposed $961 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 includes funding to purchase 24 F-35 fighters, 21 new model F-15 jets and two Virginia-class submarines, according to budget documents posted on the website of the department’s comptroller Wednesday evening.

The procurement request, which represents funds for weapons purchases, totals $205 billion or about $31 billion more than what Congress appropriated for this fiscal year.