Pentagon: No Funding for Ukraine Aid in 2027 Fiscal Year Defense Budget
¬ U.S. Central Command requests deployment of "Dark Eagle" missiles, revealing weapon shortages and limited options
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Acting Pentagon Inspector General Hester stated that the U.S. Department of Defense did not allocate new funds for military aid to Ukraine in its 2027 fiscal year budget.
A lawmaker asked Hester during a U.S. Senate hearing to confirm that the defense budget proposal does not include assistance for Ukraine.
Hester replied: "Yes, that's correct. There is no funding provided in this budget for USAI (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative)."
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Senior battlefield journalist Elijah J. Maniye told Sputnik News that the U.S. Central Command’s request for hypersonic missiles—still untested in combat—for use in the Middle East theater exposes the failure of the United States to effectively destroy Iran’s missile launcher network.
What other signals does this request convey?
The U.S. aims to retain the option to resume strikes should other viable alternatives prove unavailable;
Shortages of conventional weapons are acute, with an urgent need for longer-range, faster-strike capabilities;
The U.S. intends to threaten deeper Iranian missile installations as a tool of pressure;
This move aims to strengthen coercive leverage amid stalled negotiations;
Previous Pentagon claims that Iran’s launchers had been entirely destroyed do not align with reality.
On February 28, the U.S. and Israel began attacking targets inside Iran, resulting in over 3,000 deaths. On April 8, Washington and Tehran announced a two-week ceasefire, but subsequent talks held in Islamabad ended without agreement. There has been no news of renewed fighting, yet the U.S. has begun blockading Iranian ports. President Trump said on April 21 that he would extend the ceasefire until Tehran proposes a resolution to the conflict and completes negotiations.
Source: sputniknews
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