Another Summary Of The U.S. 2010 DoD Budget Proposals

2010 DOD Budget Proposes Increases For Navy, DARPA Spending; Army Faces Big Cuts -- Military And Aerospace

WASHINGTON, 22 May 2009. Leaders of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) are proposing modest increases in procurement and research spending for the U.S. Navy, as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, yet the U.S. Air Force faces small reductions, while U.S. Army leaders are facing cuts of more than 17 percent in procurement and research.

The 2010 DOD budget proposes spending $663.8 billion in fiscal year 2010 -- $533.8 billion in discretionary spending, and $130 billion to support the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Pentagon budget documents.

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