The U.S. Space Force is poised to receive the largest funding increase in its short history, a windfall that is shifting attention inside the Pentagon from strategy to whether the service can actually spend the money fast enough.
The proposed fiscal 2027 budget would more than double Space Force funding to more than $71 billion, shifting the focus to execution and program capacity.
"This is the moment when our nation's Space Force comes of age," Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said April 15 in a keynote address at the Space Symposium.
