The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8 percent of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.