Us Defense Budget Request 2021
The president s fiscal year 2021 budget request enables irreversible implementation of the national defense strategy.
Us defense budget request 2021. On february 10 2020 president donald j. Space force the new military branch that president donald trump proposed. The budget was released on february 10 it requests 9 8 billion for fiscal year 2021 on cyber activities while the previous budget was about 9 6 billion in the fiscal year 2020.
The white house s 2021 federal budget request which was released today feb. National defense total 740 5 fy 2021 dod budget request is relatively flat with no real growth compared to fy 2020 enacted appropriation without emergency disaster relief 636 4 16 0. Developing the capabilities to deter and defeat future threats to the nation.
Open source media type picture position 1. Washington citing a disconnect between the missile defense agency s fiscal 2021 budget request and what it would need to meet national defense strategy goals congress has injected 1 3. Approximately 712 6 billion is discretionary spending with approximately 8 9 billion in mandatory spending.
Strengthening combat capabilities of america s armed forces. The amount requested for the department of defense in the dod releases fiscal year 2021 budget proposal is nearly the same one as last year for cyber operations that the us military will conduct in 2020. Military spending is estimated to be around 934 billion in 2020 21.
At the same time however the defense budget overview. The department of defense estimates that 689 6 billion 689 585 000 000 will actually be spent outlays. 14 58 12 december 2020.
The president s budget request for the department of defense sustains the president s commitment to invest in america s security and prepare for the threats and challenges of a new age by funding a high state of military readiness and ground force strength. Us senate approves 2021 defense budget with military aid to ukraine. Trump sent congress a proposed fiscal year fy 2021 budget request of 740 5 billion for national security 705 4 billion of which is for the department.