US President Donald Trump has signed the law on the defence budget for next year.
According to the White House press service, the President signed the National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which authorises appropriations for the next fiscal year.
The U.S. Senate on December 17 approved a sweeping $901 billion 2026 defence policy bill.
The document notably includes a section that provides an additional $400 million in funding for Ukraine for 2026 and the same amount for 2027.
US defence spending of $901 billion is eight billion dollars higher than President Donald Trump’s request earlier this year.
According to US media reports, lawmakers used the sweeping bill to demand that the Pentagon hand over unedited video footage of strikes on alleged drug smuggling vessels near Latin America. The document calls for a quarter of Defence Secretary Pete Hagseth’s travel budget to be capped until Congress receives the videos.
The document also contains safeguards on reducing the U.S. presence in Europe, prohibiting the number of troops on the continent from dropping below 76,000 for more than 45 days unless the Pentagon first consults with NATO allies and certifies to Congress that such a reduction does not jeopardise U.S. national security.