The key facts
- The Pentagon's fiscal year 2027 budget request provides for about $1.57 billion for advanced military development
- Roughly $920 million goes to classified programs whose details are not disclosed
- The amounts are requests, not approved expenditures — the decision rests with the US Congress
FY2027 budget request
The United States intends to allocate about $1.57 billion for advanced military development in fiscal year 2027, according to budget documents from the American defense agency, as reported by Life.ru. A significant share of the funds is earmarked for classified programs: roughly $920 million — more than half of the stated amount — is proposed for projects whose details are not disclosed. The corresponding budget request has already been submitted to the US Congress for consideration.
Open directions: radars, submarines, drones and air defense
Among the open directions of the request are several specific programs. $18.2 million has been requested for the development of new radar technologies for the Arctic: specialists will have to solve the problem of radio signal propagation in difficult atmospheric conditions in order to detect objects at long ranges regardless of the time of day or weather. Another $73.4 million is planned to be spent on new submarine engines, which are expected to increase the speed and maneuverability of submarines while making them quieter.
Drones and countermeasures
Separate attention is given to deep-sea unmanned vehicles: $15.8 million has been requested to create lighter underwater drones — developers intend to reduce the size, weight and cost of the equipment while preserving its ability to operate at great depths. In addition, $20 million is provided for cheaper means of countering cruise missiles and drones; they are expected to make it possible to repel massed attacks without excessive expenditure of expensive munitions.
What remains undecided and the Arctic context
It is fundamentally important that the stated amounts are, for now, budget requests rather than finally approved expenditures: funding for the proposed programs depends on decisions by the US Congress. The publication links the context of these developments to an earlier report stating that the United States is considering Iceland as one of the key points for expanding its military presence in the Arctic — Washington is interested in using the island nation's airfields, ports and surveillance infrastructure to strengthen its capabilities in the North Atlantic and the Arctic region.
