Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump at the Pentagon following a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017. (DOD/U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
The Hill: Trump says Pentagon will ask for $700 billion in next fiscal year request
President Trump said Wednesday that the Pentagon will request $700 billion for the next fiscal year, a drop of $16 billion from the previous year.
“We know what the new budget is for the Defense Department. It will probably be $700 billion,” Trump said of the fiscal year 2020 request.
Speaking to reporters at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump said he has directed every Cabinet secretary to cut 5 percent off their budgets for next year.
That cut does not appear to apply to the Defense Department, as $700 billion is only a 2.3 percent reduction from the previous year’s request of $716 billion.
Trump last month ultimately signed into law a $854 billion spending package that included $674 billion in defense funding.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 18, 2018
Trump appears to call for defense spending cuts -- Defense News
Trump says 2020 defense budget will drop to $700 billion -- Stars and Stripes
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Air Force struggles to determine cost of F-22 damage from hurricane -- The Hill
As Tyndall begins recovery, a hard road — and hard questions — lie ahead -- Air Force Times
Heading into F-35 operational tests, threat of delays loom -- Defense News
F-35 Testing May Slow Two Months Due To Fuel Tube Crash -- Breaking Defense
Northrop contracted for electronics upgrades on Growler, Prowler -- UPI
The first KC-46 delivery is not happening this October as planned -- Defense News
‘The Normal Welcome’: Iranian Spy Drones Now Common Over US Ships in Gulf -- Sputnik
HII launches fabrication for amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville -- UPI
Carrier sailors to get more rest under new policy -- Navy Times
Corker: Trump administration 'clamped down' on Saudi intel, canceled briefing -- The Hill
Troops see rising political tension in the ranks, poll shows -- Military Times
Woman to lead US Army’s largest command for 1st time -- The Hill
Trump awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam vet for saving lives during Tet Offensive -- The Hill
The 300th Marine is bestowed Medal of Honor, for ‘unmatched bravery' in Hue City -- Marine Times
US to oppose no-fly zone over Korean DMZ: report -- The Hill
U.S. Destroyer, Coast Guard Help Pacific Island Nations Patrol their Waters -- USNI News
US bomber mission over South China Sea risks inflaming tensions ahead of Asean defence summit -- SCMP
China, US defence chiefs meet on sidelines of Asean meeting in Singapore -- SCMP
Chinese firm says it has perfected 'aircraft carrier killer' missile -- UPI
China’s Secret H-20 Stealth Bomber to Be Revealed in 2019 - Reports -- Sputnik
Russian defense minister arrives in Ulan Bator to discuss bilateral military cooperation -- TASS
Russian Aerospace Defense Forces to receive S-400 and Pantsir-S missile systems -- TASS
Advanced long-range missile for S-400 system accepted for service in Russia -- TASS
Pressure mounts on UK defense chief over pick of Boeing surveillance plane -- Defense News
Why is Germany beefing up its military? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Czech defense minister pledges purchase of new jet trainers from local company -- Defense News
Calls grow louder for European arms embargo against Saudi Arabia -- Defense News
Israeli Security Cabinet Mulls Gaza Military Operation After Rocket Launch -- Sputnik
Russia to deliver first S-400 missile systems to India within 2 years -- TASS
Iran says its land-to-sea missiles can now travel 700 km -- Reuters
China may seek to boost ties with Saudi Arabia but it ‘can’t fill US arms sales gap’ -- Sarah Zheng, SCMP
3 comments:
the military budget is always sacrosanct while infrastructure, health care, education, wage gap growth, real tax cuts for middle class, etc continue to vanish, sending our nation lower and lower among industrialized nations in longivity etc.
Love the faces on those two guys!
they look like they just spotted Hillary Clinton in a bikini
Eight years of the prior resident of the White House and all his burrowed in supporters take time to undue, don't they Fred. But, as has been demonstrated in the FBI and now other agencies, they are being rooted out. Resigned, retired, fired.
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