Defense News: Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military funding, with a focus on great power competition with Russia and China, the Pentagon announced Monday morning.
The request includes $617 billion in base budget funding and $69 billion in cap-exempt wartime funds, part of the administration’s expected $716 billion national security request (which includes Department of Energy nuclear programs).
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters Sunday the new two-year budget agreement would allow the military to be reshaped “back to a position of primacy.”
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More News On The Pentagon Requesting $686.1 Billion In Military Funding For 2018
President's Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Request Calls for $686.1 Billion -- Department of Defense
Pentagon's $686 billion budget proposal backs National Defense Strategy -- Reuters
Trump proposes bigger budget for Pentagon, nuclear arsenal -- Reuters
US budget outline calls for huge Pentagon spending increase -- The National/AFP
Trump administration proposes big budget increase for Pentagon -- ABC News
Everything You Need to Know About Trump's 2019 Budget Request -- Military.com
The Trump Military Buildup Has Begun With DOD’s Proposed Budget -- Task & Purpose
Russia/China/North Korea
Pentagon asks for major budget increase amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea -- CNN
Trump looks to deter Russia, China with $686B ask for Pentagon -- The Hill
Funding to deter Russia reaches $6.5B in FY19 defense budget request -- Defense News
American funding to deter Russia may not grow next year, Mattis says -- Defense News
Trump’s Defense Budget Seeks Boost to Missile Defense Amid North Korea Threat -- Washington Free Beacon
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear warhead agency receives 17.5 percent increase following Nuclear Posture Review -- Defense News
Pentagon budget seeks billions for modernizing nuclear arsenal, missile defense -- The Hill
Trump defense budget adds $10 billion, 20 interceptors to bolster missile shield -- Washington Examiner
Trump Proposes $686B for FY 2019 DoD Budget -- ExecGov
Air Force
US Air Force requests $156.3 billion in FY19, plans to retire B-1, B-2 fleets -- Defense News
Air Force budget calls for more planes, drones — and a lot more bombs -- Defense News
Air Force budget would add 4,700 airmen, boost combat squadrons -- Air Force times
Army
Army’s $182 billion FY19 budget request seeks to fill capability gaps -- Defense News
Pentagon budget 2019: US Army procurement shifts from aviation to artillery, combat vehicles -- IHS Jane's 360
Navy
US Navy to add 46 ships in five years, but 355 ships won’t come for a long time -- Defense News
Navy budget seeks more cash for recruitment and retention bonuses -- Navy Times
US Navy wants more sailors, jets and an extra ship in 2019 -- Defense News
Coast Guard Budget Would Fund 1st New Heavy Icebreaker in 40 Years -- Military.com
Marines
The Corps’ new budget seeks more Marines, new aircraft and big tech upgrades -- Marine Times
Cyber
Trump 2019 Budget Boosts Cyber Spending But Cuts Research -- NextGov
Overseas
Pentagon budget retains same troop levels in Iraq, Syria -- Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor
Trump budget shaves $1 billion from foreign military financing -- Defense News
Pay Raise
Troops Would Get Largest Pay Raise In 9 Years Under Proposed Trump Budget -- Task & Purpose
Trump's 2019 budget calls for 2.6 percent pay raise, thousands more troops -- Military Times
Base Closures
Pentagon backs off on base closures in 2019 budget request -- The Hill
Pentagon drops effort to close unneeded military bases that cost $2 billion per year -- Washington Examiner
Commentaries & Analysis
President Trump Wants $686 Billion for the Military. Here's How He Plans to Spend It -- Fortune
DoD R&D Soars 24%, Procurement Up 15%; Army Up Most -- Breaking Defense
Pentagon risks getting 'fatter not stronger' with spending increases sought in new budget -- Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
Trump Proposes 10% Bump for the Pentagon — Then Four Flat Years -- Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
Military hawks win big in budget deal — for now -- Connor O'Brien, Politico
2 comments:
Let's give the drug addict a gift card to the crack house.
The US Nat Sec. state is the worst steward of the taxpayer's dollar of any federal agency. But of course it is many federal agencies.
I feel safer already.
Good lord, the military is killing more efficiently than any enemy ever could.
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