# The Pentagon is seeking roughly $55 billion for drone and autonomous warfare programs in its fiscal year 2027 budget.

*aerospace, robotics · news · 2026-04-28 · Fox News*

## Key points

- The Pentagon is requesting $55 billion for drone and autonomous warfare in its 2027 budget, up from $225 million.
- A new Defense Autonomous Warfare Group coordinates a broad range of autonomous programs across all military services.
- The doctrine shift prioritizes fielding large, AI-enabled drone swarms over small fleets of expensive platforms.
- China has already demonstrated drone swarm operations involving hundreds of coordinated systems.
- Russia is experimenting with large carrier drones that launch smaller attack drones mid-flight.

**Countries:** United States, Iran, Russia, China, Ukraine

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