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New Space Force Requests $15 Billion in FY ’21 in ‘Critical First Step’ to Combat Threats

New Space Force Requests $15 Billion in FY ’21 in ‘Critical First Step’ to Combat Threats
A ULA Delta IV rocket carrying the GPS III SV-2 mission for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 9:06 a.m. ET on Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo: ULA)

The first U.S. Space Force budget request allocates two-thirds of its proposed funding to research-and-development efforts in recognition of Pentagon priorities to build resilient architectures and new capabilities to challenge potential adversaries in the space domain. The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2021 presidential budget request includes $15.4 billion for the Space Force, according to budget documents released Feb. 10. The vast majority of those funds would be transferred over from the Air Force in the form of existing procurement and…

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