Trump's plan for a huge increase in defense spending next fiscal year would mean billions more for equipment and training.

The $1 trillion budget would be the largest ever for the military. President Donald Trump says it is needed: “We have to ...

To put U.S. military spending in context, consider GDP and population shares relative to the rest of the world, as of 2013. The pie charts demonstrate that the United States accounts for a larger ...

The budget blueprint is not expected until later this spring. Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended the US government boost defense spending by about $50 billion more than projected in ...

President Donald Trump cleared some of that uncertainty on Monday night, saying the government has "essentially approved a budget" that would allocate about $1 trillion to defense. Defense Secretary ...