Trump calls for US defense budget hike to US$1.5 trillion, urges contractors to boost capacity

Rod Chang, Taipei; Kevin Wang, DIGITIMES Asia Monday 12 January 2026 0

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US President Donald Trump has publicly called for raising the 2027 US defense budget to US$1.5 trillion, a sharp increase of more than 50% from the current US$901 billion. In a social media post, Trump highlighted that this funding increase is necessary...

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