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Pete Hegseth: “The budget will also revitalize our ship building industrial…”

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Defense Budget Hearing: Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane Discuss FY 2026 Priorities and Global Threats

Published | Video Starts at 05:10

It also commits more than $62 billion in total to modernize and sustain our nuclear forces as we face rising nuclear dangers. The budget allocates $3.5 billion for the F47, the world's first six generation air superiority fighter. The budget will also revitalize our ship building industrial base with 6 billion in funding in FY26 and 47 billion total in shipbuilding. The budget also significantly increases funds to buy next generation technology, including autonomous systems, long range drones, long range fires, and hypersonics. We will put these capabilities in the hands of our war fighters. (05:10–05:21)

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Asserts that $6 billion in FY26 and $47 billion total are allocated for revitalizing the shipbuilding industrial base.

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