DoD officials have said that the Pentagon's fiscal 2024 munitions budget of $30.6 billion--a 24 percent increase over last year's request of $24.7 billion--stems from the Pentagon's focus on the Indo-Pacific. The requested increase is largely attributable to tactical and strategic missiles, not ammunition, as the latter's funding in the DoD budget is below the amount that Congress appropriated last year. One example of the requested missile augmentation is the U.S. Air Force ask for more than $1.8 billion for…
Missiles, Not Ammo, Account for DoD Requested Munitions Increase in Fiscal 2024
Frank Wolfe
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