WASHINGTON — The Department of War has disclosed that Congress appropriated $30.9 billion for the Military Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2026, while keeping details of individual intelligence activities and programs classified.
The department said the funding is aligned with the administration’s National Defense Strategy and supports military intelligence operations essential to national security.
The Military Intelligence Program, or MIP, funds intelligence activities conducted across the military services and defense organizations to support military operations, strategic planning and national defense requirements.
The program is distinct from the National Intelligence Program, which funds a broader range of intelligence activities across the federal government.
Military intelligence capabilities include collecting and analyzing information about potential threats, monitoring foreign military activities and providing intelligence to commanders responsible for military operations.
The department said publicly disclosing the $30.9 billion total would not jeopardize classified intelligence operations. Officials will not release other budget figures or details about individual programs because they remain classified for national security reasons.
The decision reflects the government’s longstanding practice of releasing limited information about intelligence spending while protecting operational details that could reveal sensitive capabilities or priorities.
Congress exercises oversight through annual appropriations and committees responsible for defense and intelligence. The disclosed figure represents appropriated funding rather than an accounting of money already spent.
Specific allocations for intelligence collection, surveillance, reconnaissance and other activities were not provided. The department also did not identify allocations to military branches or intelligence organizations.
The newly disclosed budget is approximately $3.1 billion higher than the $27.8 billion appropriated for fiscal year 2025, an increase of about 11%. It is $2.7 billion below the $33.6 billion the Pentagon originally requested for fiscal year 2026.
Separately, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence disclosed a $78.1 billion National Intelligence Program budget for fiscal year 2026. Together, the two programs account for approximately $109 billion in appropriated federal intelligence funding, although that total does not include every intelligence-related activity funded elsewhere in government.