President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Pentagon, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley
Breaking Defense: No Growth, No Big Cuts Likely For First Biden Defense Budget
The full budget, set to be released on May 3, should spark heated debate in Congress between an emboldened progressive wing of the Democratic party looking to cut defense budgets, and Republicans and conservative Democrats who say spending must increase to stay ahead of the Chinese military buildup.
WASHINGTON: Early planning indicates that the Biden administration’s first defense budget might only match last year’s request, marking the second year in a row that the budget request will not keep up with inflation according to several sources familiar with the guidance.
If that planning holds up, the top line for the Pentagon’s 2022 budget will likely come in around the $696 billion the department received in it’s base funding 2021, which was itself just $2.6 billion more than the enacted 2020 budget.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 23, 2021
Schumer says Senate will draft tech research funding bill -- Defense News
Navy Will Make All Sailors Reaffirm Oath to the Constitution in Extremism Stand-Down -- Military.com
How the Navy's newest aircraft carrier keeps jets flying with fewer sailors than older carriers -- Business Insider
Hawaii 1st to receive new amphibious warships as part of Marine littoral regiments -- Marine Times/AP
Army partners with Air Force’s THOR for base defense -- U.S. Air Force
Keep all B-1 and B-2 bombers until the new B-21 is available -- Defense News
Air Force’s MQ-9 Reapers are now conducting missions from Romania -- Air Force Times
The Army’s new infantry goggles put the ‘Tron’ in ‘Army Strong’ -- Task & Purpose
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination unlikely so long as supply remains low, Army health official says -- Army Times
NATO Anti-Sub Exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 Will Include French Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Attack Boat -- USNI News
Report: Far-right incidents surge in German military -- ABC News/AP
No More Nannies—The Chinese Air Force Is Finally Training Its Fighter Pilots To Match The Americans -- Forbes
India, China Agree to Sort Out Residual Issues After Thousands of Troops Withdraw From Pangong Lake -- Sputnik
UAE, Saudis Team On Armored Vehicles For Kingdom; Precedent Setting Deal -- Breaking Defense
