Defense Budget 2021 Coverage

A wrap up of Breaking Defense coverage of the President's fiscal year 2021 defense budget.

The Multi-Domain Battlespace is Here. Dominance Where It Counts. Presented by BAE Systems Turning data into actionable intelligence, multi-mission platforms, advanced electronics, and innovative technologies that detect and deter threats in any operational environment. That's the critical advantage we give our customers. Stormy Waters Ahead For Amphibious Shipbuilding Plan Buried within the Navy's fiscal 2022 shipbuilding plan is a major disruption of the amphibious fleet and its industrial base. The Navy will build the Light Amphibious Ships (LAWs) it wants, but there's a trade-off. IT Modernization Strategy, Spectrum Plan Imminent: DoD CIO Rep. Langevin criticized the 2022 budget overview for its brevity, opacity, and appearance as "nearly a carbon copy" of the 2021 document. "If DoD were a high school student, I would have called [the 2022 budget overview] plagiarism." House Approps Restores 2nd Destroyer; Cuts Sea-Launched Nuke Cruise Missile The Democrats' draft bill trims military personnel and R&D to add money for procurement. Enhanced Vision In Adverse Conditions Presented by Collins Aerospace Gain unprecedented situational awareness at night, through smoke and adverse weather. Increase mission effectiveness, lower operational risks, and improve survivability for flight crews. CYBERCOM Seeks 'Hunt Forward' Funding Boost "These robust information-sharing operations are just one part of our 'defend forward' strategy — where we see what our adversaries are doing and share that information with our partners in an effort to better bolster both our homeland defenses." DoD Seeks $2.3B To Bolster US Chip Making "From the DoD's perspective, they're highly dependent on [Asia] for fabrication and packaging [of chips]," Hudson Institute's Bryan Clark tells Breaking Defense. This has led to DoD calls to address a "fragile and threatened" chip supply chain. Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s. DoD Budget Requests Funding For Key Defensive Cyber Measures The single biggest increase in proposed year-over-year cyber funding appears to be for cryptology, and the budget includes a new line item for zero-trust architectures. Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely "The President's Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point," emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. DoD Seeks Boost For Defensive Cyber Tech In 2022 Budget The budget requests funding for four new teams for the Cyber Mission Force. Those teams will support CYBERCOM operations and provide cyber support for space operations. Air Force Hopes To Retire 201 Planes; Space Force Ask Up $2.2B The service plans to buy 48 F-35As and 12 F-15EXs for $4.5 billion and $1.3 billion, but the F-35 buy is almost certain to increase once it hits Capitol Hill. The Air Force also wants to buy 14 KC-46s for $2.4 billion. SecDef: 'Largest-Ever' R&D Spending In '22 Budget President Biden's first defense budget "biases the future, slightly," over the present, but Gen. Mark Milley says he doesn't see any one service taking precedence over another in the divvying up of money. China Already Outspends US Military? Discuss Bill Greenwalt worked hand in glove with the late Sen. Sen. McCain as he tried — and repeatedly failed — to cleanse the defense budget of huge amounts of what isn't really defense spending — cancer research, health care, grocery stores and the list goes on and on. Fleet Decentralization Focus For AF Budget Beyond 2023 How the Air Force embodies its 'agile combat employment' concept depends in part on the future fleet composition — with the F-22's fate a central question. 'No More Fruit' In Army's Budget Tree: McConville The Army's prioritized so ruthlessly that the top 11 percent of programs will get 50 percent of the funding. The other 89 percent can't take any more cuts without it killing them. Rep. Langevin Presses SecDef On Cyber, EW Priorities "The Department of Defense officially recognizes five domains of warfare," Rep. Langevin said. "For four of those domains, the senior civilian is a service secretary. Cyber has a deputy assistant secretary, which is four rungs lower than the other warfighting domains. Why does this make sense?" Space Force To Develop Tech For New Types Of Launch The funds will support potential new space missions such as re-fueling satellites on orbit. China Is Not Outspending US On Defense; '22 Budget Is Enough Bill Greenwalt argues the US needs to increase its current level of defense spending by 3% to 5% a year in real terms, because China, our principal geostrategic competitor, is already outspending us on defense and time is not on our side. The Five Surprises In Pentagon's 2022 Budget Most observers had expected an increase in the Navy's shipbuilding accounts with this budget, especially after the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, said that, even as an Army general, he would support budget increases for the Navy and Air Force in light of the Chinese threat. Army Network Gets Most 2022 Modernization $ Some $2.7 billion goes to network upgrades, more than any other Army priority area, according to acting acquisition chief Doug Bush. Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe