DoD FY 2019 budget proposal overview
NewsFebruary 13, 2018
WASHINGTON. Department of Defense (DoD) officials released a breakdown of the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, which puts aside $686 billion for the Department. The recently enacted Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 lifts the budgetary caps in order for the military to be resourced at a funding level commensurate with the DoD's mission.
The National Security Strategy states that the United States “must reverse recent decisions to reduce the size of the Joint Force and grow the force while modernizing and ensuring readiness.” The FY 2019 budget increases end strength by 25,900 (24,100 in the active components and 1,800 in the reserve components) over the FY 2018 budget. Each military service has a distinctive readiness recovery plan and the increases are targeted to advance these plans to improve readiness and increase lethality.
The budget will focus on prioritizing, ground, air, sea, and space forces. This includes:
Aircraft
- 77 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters - $10.7 billion
- 15 KC-46 Tanker Replacements - $3.0 billion
- 24 F/A-18s - $2.0 billion
- 60 AH-64E Attack Helicopters - $1.3 billion
- 6 VH-92 Presidential Helicopters - $0.9 billion
- 10 P-8A Aircraft - $2.2 billion
- 8 CH-53K King Stallion - $1.6 billion
Shipbuilding
- 2 Virginia Class Submarines - $7.4 billion
- 3 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Destroyers - $6.0 billion
- 1 Littoral Combat Ship - $1.3 billion
- CVN-78 Class Aircraft Carrier - $1.8 billion
- 2 Fleet Replenishment Oilers (T-AO) - $1.1 billion
- 1 Expeditionary Sea Base - $0.7 billion
Ground Systems:
- 5,113 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles - $2.0 billion
- 135 M-1 Abrams Tank Modifications - $2.7 billion
- 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles - $0.3 billion
- 197 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles - $0.8 billion
Space:
- 5 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles - $2.0 billion
- Global Positioning System - $1.5 billion
- Space Based Infrared System - $0.8 billion
Missile defense programs:
- 43 AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (SM-3) - $1.7 billion
- Ground Based Midcourse Defense - $2.1 billion
- 82 THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense - $1.1 billion
- 240 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancements - $1.1 billion
Munitions:
- 43,594 Joint Direct Attack Munitions - $1.2 billion
- 9,733 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) - $1.2 billion
- 6,826 Small Diameter Bomb I - $0.3 billion
- 1,260 Small Diameter Bomb II - $0.4 billion
- 7,045 Hellfire Missiles - $0.6 billion
- 360 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range - $0.6 billion
- 1,121 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles - $0.3 billion
Nuclear programs:
- B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber - $2.3 billion
- Columbia Class Submarine - $3.7 billion
- Long-Range Stand-Off Missile - $0.6 billion
- Ground Based Strategic Deterrent - $0.3 billon
According to DoD officials, this budget request invests $13.7 billion in science and technology to further innovation and new and advanced capabilities including hypersonics technology, cyber space, space, directed energy, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, and artificial intelligence. It is also investing in DoD infrastructure to $10.5 billion. It concentrates on ensuring the basing infrastructure is sized to increase force lethality and minimizing the cost of maintaining unneeded capacity.
The budget balances investment in infrastructure across DoD priorities and includes:
- Operational and training facilities (including airfield improvements, training ranges,) to increase readiness
- Maintenance and production facilities (maintenance hangars, missile assembly building, and high explosives magazine) to improve readings
- Recapitalization of facilities in poor and failing condition
- Improved Quality-of-Life for service members and their families (including schools, barracks, and medical facilities)
Secretary Mattis has directed Deputy Secretary Shanahan to reform DoD’s business operations and reapply those savings to improve readiness and to increase the lethality and capacity of the military. The DoD is focused on spending wisely by using shared, centralized services with the goal of using best practices to maximize effectiveness in areas including:
- Information Technology
- Real Property
- Financial Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain
- Testing and Evaluation
- Healthcare
- Human Resources
- Contracted Goods & Services
- Community Services
The entire budget proposal and additional material are available at: http://comptroller.defense.gov/budget-materials.
