As Trump Pushes for a Massive $1.5T in Defense Spending, a Few States Brace for a Windfall; $9B in Defense Spending Flowed to Colorado in 2024
Trump’s request would raise Pentagon spending 42%, while Defense Department data show Texas, California and Virginia continue to draw the largest shares.
- President Donald Trump has requested a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget for fiscal 2027, representing an unprecedented 42% increase over the previous year.
- Defense installations provide significant economic benefits to specific states, with Texas receiving nearly $50 billion or more annually since 2020.
- The United States recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $35 billion contract to quadruple production of THAAD missile interceptors used extensively in the conflict with Iran.
- Matt Borron, executive director of the Association of Defense Communities, said many municipalities with military installations will benefit from increased federal funding.
- Julia Gledhill, an analyst at the Stimson Center, warned that using defense spending for economic development is misguided, arguing sectors like education provide higher returns.
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As Trump pushes for a massive $1.5T in defense spending, a few states brace for a windfall; $9B in defense spending flowed to Colorado in 2024
Congress is considering a hike of hundreds of billions in dollars in defense spending, which would represent a surge in military funding not seen since World War II.
GOP Ghosts Pete Hegseth’s $1.5T Crown-Jewel Budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spent a year and a half getting away with plenty—controversial Iran operations, Signal chats that risked troops, mass firings, National Guard deployments to blue cities, and even renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War. Republicans mostly covered for him. Now he wants the real prize: a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget packed with Trump-branded goodies like nuclear-capa…
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As Trump pushes for a massive $1.5T in defense spending, a few states brace for a windfall
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Sept. 11, 2025, in the courtyard of the Pentagon to mark the 24th anniversary of 9/11. Trump has proposed a massive Pentagon spending increase for fiscal 2027. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Congress is considering a hike of hundreds of billions in dollars in defense spending, which would represent a surge in military funding not seen since World War II. Whatever the exact level of sp…
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