Air Force eyes gains from Hegseth’s budget shift

As the Pentagon begins a major reshaping of the nation’s defense budget, the Air Force chief sees an opportunity to secure additional funding—highlighting its role in the new defense secretary’s priority missions.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to shift 8% of funds to priorities such as missile defense and nuclear modernization could open up new funds to service—since the air and space domains are central to Golden Dome, and the service owns two-thirds of the