We are now spending more servicing the National Debt than everything we spend on Defense of the U.S. per year (about 1 trillion dollars for each)

Exploding Interest Payments: Servicing the national debt now costs the federal government over $1 trillion annually, meaning interest payments officially exceed the entire national defense budget. 

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The present spent on the National Defense Budget of the U.S. is 1 trillion dollars a year.

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The enacted U.S. Fiscal Year 2026 defense budget totals roughly $1 trillion overall, combining an $838.7 billion base discretionary Defense Appropriations Act with roughly $150 billion in supplemental and reconciliation funding (including amounts tied to the previous year's reconciliation framework). 

Key Spending Allocations (FY 2026)

Personnel & Pay: $193.3 billion supporting a standard 3.8% service member pay raise alongside a 10% extra boost for junior enlisted personnel.
Readiness & Operations: $294.4 billion dedicated to operational sustainment, training, and base/barracks revitalization.
Procurement & R&D: $167.5 billion for new weapon systems and $145.9 billion for advanced research, development, and testing
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Munitions & Missile Defense: Billions scaled for solid rocket motor manufacturing, PATRIOT PAC-3, and THAAD interceptors. 

Department Breakdown Estimates

Department of the Navy: ~24.4%
Department of the Air Force: ~20.4%
United States Army: ~18.4%
United States Marine Corps: ~5.9% 

(Note: Looking ahead, the administration has proposed an aggressive upward shift targeting upwards of $1.1 trillion to $1.5 trillion total for the subsequent 2027 fiscal cycle). 

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