A fleet of F-22s rest on a hundred dollar bill. (Graphic by Lee Ferran)
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon today unveiled details of how it plans to spend its record-setting $842 billion budget request, with the Biden administration seeking to balance the need to challenge China in the future with the need to corral Russia in the present.
Given the wave of details and significant number of stories being published today, Breaking Defense is collecting all of our budget coverage in one place. Below, you can see links to everything we’ll be publishing as embargoes lift and new information comes to light. Don’t see the service you’re most interested in listed below? Don’t worry, it’s coming. This list will be updated throughout the day.
Pentagon-wide
- Banking on Ukrainian supplemental, Pentagon details $842 billion FY24 spending plan
- Thanks to Ukraine, Pentagon eyeing multi-year munition buys in FY24
- White House requests $842 billion to fund Pentagon in 2024
- US Indo-Pacific Command seeks $15.3 billion in new, independent budget request
- Pentagon boosts spending on R&D, JADC2 and cybersecurity in $145B budget
- Missile Defense Agency requests $10.9B in FY24, and tens of billions more after that
Air Force
- Air Force’s FY24 request seeks to retire 310 older planes to invest in its future
- Air Force will not develop new F-35 engine, keeping Pratt as sole contractor
Space Force
- Space Force seeks 12% budget boost, to $30B, with R&D focus
- Space Force’s FY24 budget includes ‘offensive’ options for space. What does that mean?
Army
Navy
