$1.5T US defence budget reveals shift to drones, NGAD and future air combat

President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget does more than set a new spending record. It reveals a decisive shift in how the United States plans to fight in the air, with drones, combat mass and next-generation systems moving to the centre of US Air Force strategy. Behind the headline number lies a clear rebalancing of priorities, combining continued investment in high-end fighters with the first meaningful push to field autonomous “wingman” drones at scale.

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