When lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week, they will begin considering the Pentagon's colossal budget request.
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is asking Congress for $718 billion in its fiscal 2020 budget, an increase of $33 billion or about 5% over what Congress enacted for fiscal 2019.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> The budget is composed of a $544.5 billion base budget, $9.2 billion for emergency border funding and $164 billion for overseas contingency operations funding, aka the war budget. The Navy and Marine Corps request $205.6 billion, up $9.9 billion from fiscal 2019; the Air Force calls for $204.8 billion, up $11.8 billion from the last request, and the Army asks for $191.4 billion, up $12.5 billion from fiscal 2019.
Congress has until Oct. 1 to approve the budget or negotiate a new funding deal with the White House.The Pentagon is asking for $57.7 billion to invest in the military's air domain. Of that total, the Defense Department wants $11.2 billion to buy 78 F-35 jets. The F-35 is Lockheed Martin's largest program and the world's most expensive weapons system.The Pentagon wants $34.
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