The White House has submitted an $87.6 billion supplemental funding request to Congress, primarily to replenish Pentagon resources after the U.S. war against Iran. The request includes controversial budget maneuvers to revive the E-7 Wedgetail radar plane program by raiding Navy and classified Air Force accounts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before Congress that the ongoing U.S.-Iran war has cost approximately $29 billion so far, while requesting at least $1.5 trillion in additional military funding to maintain U.S. military capabilities.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a congressional hearing on April 29, 2026, that the Iran war had cost an estimated $25 billion over two months; mostly munitions, operations and equipment replacement, without offering an end date. The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its strike group are expected to depart the Middle East in the coming days after nearly a year of deployment.
