The Missile Defense Agency says it is positioned to oversee as much as $24.7 billion in fiscal year 2027, drawing from two distinct funding streams -- its own direct budget request and a newly created Golden Dome for America Fund . The agency's direct FY-27 request accounts for the larger share of that figure. According to a one-page budget overview released by MDA on April 21, the request includes $12.4 billion in research, development, test and evaluation, $5.7...