After the announcements, Milei modified the Budget and increased funding for Defense, SIDE, and CONAE

Following the announcements made by President Javier Milei regarding the Malvinas issue, the Government published on Friday the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 867/2026, through which it modified the 2026 Budget and established a series of expansions and reallocations of funds for strategic areas.

The decree includes modifications amounting to approximately $217.954 million for the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces, another $30.518.9 million for the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), and movements totaling $119.289.5 million for the National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE).

The Executive presented the changes as part of measures aimed at “strengthening the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces through the incorporation, modernization, and recovery of means and equipment”.

In the considerations of the DNU, the Casa Rosada argued that it was necessary to immediately adjust the budget to cover salary, intelligence, and operational needs. According to the decree, a delay in adjusting the funds could affect the provision of certain essential services.

Defense and Armed Forces

The Defense area concentrates some of the most significant modifications. The Ministry of Defense incorporates $114.732.8 million in financial applications intended for advances to suppliers and long-term contractors.

The Argentine Army, for its part, receives $60.429.5 million, also intended for advances to suppliers and contractors.

The Argentine Air Force records modifications amounting to $34.156.9 million. Of that amount, $31.211.1 million corresponds to advances to suppliers and contractors, while another $2.945.8 million is allocated to personnel expenses related to its operational readiness.

In the Argentine Navy, $8.115.6 million is incorporated. Among the detailed items are $2.200.2 million for computer equipment and $5.915.4 million for the Operational Readiness Program.

Within this last program, $1.900 million for spare parts and accessories, $1.800 million for maintenance of buildings and facilities, and $614 million for studies, research, and feasibility projects appear. Resources for the maintenance of machinery, vehicles, and computer systems are also contemplated.

Additionally, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces adds $519.4 million for personnel expenses related to Joint Military Planning.

Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Space Activity

The SIDE incorporates $30.518.9 million for its Information and Intelligence program. Of that total, approximately $10.905 million corresponds to current expenses and $19.613.9 million to capital investments.

Among the included concepts are $6.306 million for computing equipment, $7.198.6 million for various equipment, $4.870.4 million for maintenance and repair of buildings, and $1.079 million for computer systems, in addition to other items.

The CONAE also receives a significant expansion, with movements totaling $119.289.5 million allocated for its operation and various projects.

The main program concentrates $85.499 million: $36.206.5 million corresponds to current expenses and $49.292.5 million to capital investments. Within these last ones, $49.000 million are allocated for communication and signaling equipment.

The decree also incorporates $1.435 million for Satellite Missions, $21.355.5 million for the third stage of Satellite Missions, and another $11.000 million for the design, manufacture, integration, and testing of four SARE II A satellites.

Additionally, $675 million for the National Cybersecurity Center is allocated for personnel expenses, technical and professional services, and equipment acquisition.

Finally, Foreign Affairs receives $561.05 million for the program “Diplomatic Actions related to the Malvinas Issue, Antarctica, Ocean Policy, and South Atlantic”.

Thus, the DNU 867/2026 introduces a broad budget modification, with reinforcements especially concentrated in Defense, intelligence, space activity, and other strategic agencies, in line with the Government's announcements regarding the defense of Malvinas' sovereignty.