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DoD Weapon Systems Get Big Funding Boost In Omnibus Bill

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

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DoD Weapon Systems Get Big Funding Boost In Omnibus Bill

The newly completed fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 1625) contains $233.5 billion for the Department of Defense to develop and buy weapon systems, an increase of more than $41 billion from FY 2017.The legislation includes $144.3 billion for procurement, up $25.4 billion from FY 2017, and $89.2 billion for research and development, a $16 billion rise. The omnibus includes a total of $700 billion for defense, an $80 billion increase from FY 2017, which is consistent with the budget…

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