NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The U.S. Navy<\/a> is requesting $3 billion in additional funding to replenish its stores of Tomahawk missiles after depleting its stores in the war against Iran.<\/p>\n The Navy made the order as part of the Pentagon’s wider $1.5 trillion<\/a> budget request for 2027 released this week. The Tomahawk missile request represents a 1,200% increase in production compared to last year.<\/p>\n Last year, Congress approved the Navy to purchase 58 of the missiles at a total price of $257 million. This year’s request is enough to finance 785 missiles.<\/p>\n According to a report from the Washington Post last month, the U.S. had launched at least 850 Tomahawk missiles since the war against Iran<\/a> began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n IRAN CONFLICT COULD BE PUSH GOP NEEDS FOR 2ND ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a news conference at the Pentagon, June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.\u00a0<\/span> (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Pentagon says its wider $1.5 trillion<\/u><\/a> budget request is needed to address growing threats from China, Russia and other adversaries.<\/p>\n The request includes about $1.1 trillion in base discretionary funding for the Department of War, along with an additional $350 billion in mandatory funding to support priorities such as munitions production and expansion of the defense industrial base.<\/p>\n If enacted, the plan would represent one of the largest increases in U.S. defense spending in decades, though the total includes a mix of discretionary funding and mandatory resources that are not typically combined in standard Pentagon budget comparisons.<\/p>\n A-10 WARTHOG GIVEN NEW MARITIME ROLE TARGETING BOATS IN IRAN AFTER EFFORTS TO RETIRE AIRCRAFT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In this U.S. Navy handout, the USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026, at sea.<\/span> (U.S. Navy\/via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The budget places heavy emphasis on rebuilding weapons stockpiles and strengthening domestic manufacturing capacity, areas that defense officials have identified as key vulnerabilities in recent years.<\/p>\n Shipbuilding is another major focus, with $65.8 billion requested to procure 18 Navy battle force ships and 16 non-battle force vessels as part of a broader effort to expand maritime capacity.<\/p>\n The proposal also continues funding for the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, which aims to develop a layered homeland defense using space-based sensors and interceptors.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The budget also highlights investments in artificial intelligence<\/a>, drones and counter-drone systems, and next-generation aircraft, including continued development of the F-47 \u2014 a sixth-generation fighter designed to operate alongside autonomous systems \u2014 with the program targeting a first flight as early as 2028.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Defense](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1200\/675\/hegseth-pentagon.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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