# The FY27 defense authorization is the largest in American history

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The FY27 defense authorization is the largest in American history\.

The Pentagon's munitions plan puts 97% of its funding into legacy missiles and less than 3% into low\-cost alternatives\.

"It would be a generational mistake to take the largest pool of resources the Pentagon has

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