Missile Defense Agency’s FY26 budget targets homeland missile defense

What the R&D budget proposal says about the future of war

The Pentagon’s research-and-development section heralds several quiet, monumental shifts.

Army's new budget proposal invests in electromagnetic force protection capabilities

The Army’s fiscal 2026 budget request calls for several key investments in new programs and ongoing efforts aimed at protecting forces from enemy electronic warfare capabilities. After divesting of much of its EW tool set following the Cold War, the Army has sought to rebuild its arsenal and tactics within the spectrum. That includes the gamut of electromagnetic spectrum operations such as electronic attack, or jamming, electronic support, or se…

Missile Defense Agency’s FY26 budget targets homeland missile defense

The Missile Defense Agency’s budget request for fiscal 2026 is flat at $10.2 billion and depends on another $3 billion in supplemental funding not yet passed by Congress, bringing the total ask to $13.2 billion, according to Defense Department documents.If both the budget and supplement were approved by Congress, the agency would receive a boost in funding from last year.“This budget represents a $2.8 billion increase (27%) over our FY 2025 enac…