[SpamCop-Social] HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2006 PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST

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like to see some of this money go to human needs and other non-military 
priorities. Keep these figures on hand to refute those who claim we need 
to spend more for the military.

Peter Bergel



HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2006 PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
322 4th Street, N.E. * Washington, D.C. 20002
Contact: Christopher Hellman
(202) 546-0795, Ext. 197
www.armscontrolcenter.org

THE FY’06 PENTAGON BUDGET REQUEST

“Top Line” Funding -- The Bush Administration is requesting $419.3 
billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2006, which begins 
on October 1, 2005.  This is $19.2 billion more than the current level 
of $400.1 billion, an increase of 4.8 percent.  This figure does not 
include funding for the nuclear weapons activities of the Department of 
Energy, which is considered part of total Defense Department spending. 
Nor does this figure include the costs of ongoing military operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Pentagon estimates that total annual funding for the Defense 
Department alone will grow to $502.3 billion by Fiscal Year 2011. Total 
Pentagon spending, not including funding for the Department of Energy or 
for actual combat operations for the period FY’06 through FY’11 will 
exceed $2.8 trillion.

Funding for Contingency Operations (Supplemental Appropriations) – The 
request contains no funding for military operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, which the Pentagon continues to fund through special 
supplemental spending packages.  To date, the Pentagon has received $155 
billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ($64 billion in FY’03, $66 
billion in FY’04, and $25 billion so far for FY’05).  The Administration 
plans to request an additional $75 billion for the remainder of FY’05 
(with an additional $5 billion for tsunami relief and foreign 
assistance, for a total of $80 billion), bringing the three year total 
to roughly $230 billion.  Further funding will clearly be necessary to 
fund operations during FY’06.

Missile Defense – The Administration is requesting $8.8 billion for 
missile defense in FY’06, down roughly $1 billion from the current $9.9 
billion.  Approximately $800 million of the proposed reductions are from 
the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program.  Though the request is 
below current levels, missile defense continues to receive more funding 
than any other weapons program in the annual Pentagon budget.  This 
total does not include $757 million for the SBIRS-High satellite program.

Shipbuilding – The request includes funding for the continued 
development of the Aircraft Carrier Replacement Program ($873 million), 
the DD(x) Destroyer Program ($1.8 billion), and the Littoral Combat Ship 
($613) million.  It includes $2.6 billion for the purchase of one 
SSN-774 “Virginia” class nuclear attack submarine, and completes funding 
of the last planned DDG-51 “Arleigh Burke” destroyer. The budget also 
includes the retirement of one conventional aircraft carrier, reducing 
the fleet from 12 to 11.

Aircraft – The request includes $2.9 billion for 38 of the Navy’s 
F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet,” rather than the expected 42, $1.8 billion for 
procurement of 11 V-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotor aircraft, and $5.0 billion 
for continued development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The request 
also includes $4.3 billion for 25 F/A-22 “Raptor” fighters, and prepares 
to end F-22 procurement in FY’08 at a total of 179 planes.

Military Personnel – The request includes an increase in base pay of 3.1 
percent.  According to the Pentagon, base pay has risen 25 percent since 
2001.

Base Closures – The request includes funding to implement base closure 
and realignment decisions by the 2005 Base Closure Commission.  The 
budget includes $1.9 billion for FY’06, and $5.7 billion for FY’07.

Homeland Defense – The request contains $9.5 billion for Pentagon 
activities related to homeland security including detection and 
protection against weapons of mass destruction, emergency preparedness 
and response, and protecting critical infrastructure.  This includes 
$1.6 billion for defense against chemical and biological weapons.

Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) -- The Administration is requesting 
$416 million for the CTR (also known as “Nunn-Lugar”) program, up 
slightly from the current $408 million.  The CTR program assists Russia 
and the former Soviet republics safeguard weapons of mass destruction 
and related technologies.

Federal Budget Deficit – The Administration’s request arrives on Capitol 
Hill as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is predicting a deficit of 
$400 billion for Fiscal Year 2005, much higher than the $348 billion 
deficit it projected in September. The Administration’s own Office of 
Management and Budget’s (OMB) most recent deficit estimate for FY’05 is 
even higher -- $427 billion. CBO also projects an FY’06 deficit in 
excess of $300 billion, but an analysis of the CBO figure by the Senate 
Budget Committee minority staff put the figure at $386 billion.

TOTAL REQUESTED FUNDING - Future Year’s Defense Plan (FYDP) DoD Military 
(Function 051)
FY'05  $400.1 billion actual (excluding funding for wars in Iraq & 
Afghanistan)
FY'06  $419.3 billion requested
FY'07  $443.1 billion projected
FY'08  $462.4 billion projected
FY'09  $482.0 billion projected
FY'10  $492.1 billion projected
FY'11  $502.3 billion projected
Total, FY'06-'11  $2,801.2 billion projected

FY’06 FUNDING BY FUNCTION
$108.9 -- Military Personnel
$147.8 billion -- Operations & Maintenance
$78.0 billion -- Procurement
$69.4 billion -- RDT&E
$7.8 billion -- Military Construction
$4.2 billion -- Family Housing
$3.2 billion -- Misc. Other
$419.3 billion -- TOTAL (051)

FY’06 FUNDING BY SERVICE
$100.0 billion -- Army
$125.6 billion -- Navy/Marine Corps
$127.5 billion -- Air Force
$66.2 billion -- Defense Wide
$419.3 billion -- TOTAL (051)

FY'06 FUNDING REQUEST FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
Ballistic Missile Defense
$9,900.3 million -- FY'05 Total
$8,844.6 million -- FY'06 Request

SELECTED MISSILE DEFENSE FUNCTIONS

Terminal Defense
$928.4 million -- FY'05 Total
$1,143.6 million -- FY'06 Request

Boost Defense
$476.2 million -- FY'05 Total
$483.9 million -- FY'06 Request

Midcourse Defense
$4,501.5 million -- FY'05 Total
$3,234.4 million -- FY'06 Request

BMD Sensors
$522.3 million -- FY'05 Total
$537.8 million -- FY'06 Request

BMD Technologies
$231.1 million -- FY'05 Total
$136.2 million -- FY'06 Request

BMD System Interceptors
$279.8 million -- FY'05 Total
$236.3 million -- FY'06 Request

BMD Test & Targets
$718.0 million -- FY'05 Total
$617.5 million -- FY'06 Request

MEADS/Patriot
$312.9 million -- FY'05 Total
$288.8 million -- FY'06 Request

Patriot PAC-3 & Patriot MODs
$607.1 million -- FY'05 Total
$583.3 million -- FY'06 Request

OTHER Ballistic Missile Defense

Space Based Infra-Red System-High (SBIRS-High)
$594.2 million -- FY'05 Total
$756.6 million -- FY'06 Request

GRAND TOTAL Ballistic Missile Defense
$10,494.5 million -- FY'05 Total
$9,601.2 million -- FY'06 Request

Source: DoD's Program Acquisition Costs by Weapons System, February 2005.

FUNDING FOR SELECTED WEAPONS SYSTEMS

F/A-18E/F Fighter
$2,911.0 million requested for 38 aircraft
$94.9 million -- per unit cost
$43,845.2 million -- total program cost

F/A-22 Fighter
$4,297.2 million requested for 25 aircraft
$257.0 million -- per unit cost
$71,693.2 million -- total program cost

Joint Strike Fighter
$5,020.2 million requested
$99.6 million -- per unit cost
$244,834.3 million -- total program cost

C-17 Transport Aircraft
$3,662.9 million requested for 15 aircraft
$334.2 million -- per unit cost
$60,162.5 million -- total program cost

C-130J Cargo Aircraft
$1,623.1 million requested for 12 aircraft
$97.6 million -- per unit cost
$16,396.5 million -- total program cost

B-2 Bomber
$344.3 million requested
$2,114 million -- per unit cost
$44,400 million -- total program cost

V-22 Osprey Aircraft
$1,779.5 million requested for 11 aircraft
$104.9 million -- per unit cost
$48,024.7 million -- total program cost

E/A-18G Jamming Aircraft
$745.8 million requested
$94.3 million -- per unit cost
$8,491.4 million -- total program cost

H-60 "Blackhawk" Helicopter (All Services)
$1,965.6 million requested for 79 aircraft
N/A -- per unit cost
N/A -- total program cost

Aircraft Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-21)
$872.9 million requested
$12,027.4 -- per unit cost
$36,082.1 million -- total program cost

DDG-51 Destroyer
$225.4 million requested
$1,013.6 million -- per unit cost
$62,840.5 million -- total program cost

DD(X) Surface Combatant
$1,800.7 million requested
$10,313.7 million -- per unit cost
$10,313.7* million -- total program cost
[NOTE: "Total Program Cost" for DD(X) reflects only the cost of 
Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E).]

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
$613.2 million requested for 1 vessel
N/A -- per unit cost
N/A -- total program cost

SSN-774 "Virginia" Attack Submarine
$2,557.3 million requested for 1 vessel
$2,773.8 million -- per unit cost
$83,215.2 million -- total program cost

SSGN Trident Submarine Conversions
$310.5 million requested
$1,002.6 million -- per unit cost
$4,010.2 million -- total program cost

LPD-17 Landing Ship
$1,356.1 million requested for 1 vessel
$1,298.6 million -- per unit cost
$15,582.7 million -- total program cost

Trident II D-5 Missile
$1,022.7 million requested
$65.7 million -- per unit cost
$37,318.8 million -- total program cost

Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile
$373.7 million requested for 379 missiles
$1.2 million -- per unit cost
$3,290.3 million -- total program cost

Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
$305.9 million requested for 11,400 units
$0.03 million -- per unit cost
$5,301.5 million -- total program cost

Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW)
$158.9 million requested for 420 units
$0.36 million -- per unit cost
$4,422.9 million -- total program cost

Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
$217.2 million requested for 300 missiles
$0.92 million -- per unit cost
$3,998.5 million -- total program cost

Small Diameter Bomb
$155.1 million requested for 512 units
$0.08 million -- per unit cost
$1,816.5 million -- total program cost

Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV)
$905.1 million requested for 240 vehicles
$4.1 million -- per unit cost
$8,658.7 million -- total program cost

Future Combat System (FCS)
$3,404.8 million requested
N/A -- per unit cost
$92,600.9 million -- total program cost

Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)
$449.6 million requested
$0.22 million -- per unit cost
$18,209.2 million -- total program cost

Sources: DoD, “Program Acquisition Costs By Weapon System,” “Procurement 
Programs (P-1),” and “RDT&E Programs (R-1)” February, 2005.

"Per Unit Costs" and "Total Program Costs" are based on DoD's Selected 
Acquisition Report, August 19, 2004, with the exception of the B-2 
Bomber, which is no longer listed.  “Per Unit Costs” are derived by 
dividing total program costs by the number of systems purchased, and 
include both procurement and research & development funding.

GLOSSARY

* Military Budget - Military spending contained in the Pentagon budget, 
intelligence budget, Department of Energy military programs, and a few 
smaller programs
* Budget Authority (BA) - total amount that Congress makes available to 
an agency through authorizations and appropriations in a Fiscal Year
* Outlays - Amount an agency actually spends, money that has been 
approved in current or prior fiscal years
* DoD - Department of Defense
* DoE - Department of Energy
* Fiscal Year (FY) - from October 1 through September 30

For additional information related to the Fiscal Year 2006 Pentagon 
budget, visit our website at:

http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/archives/001203.php

Prepared by:
Christopher Hellman
Military Policy Analyst
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
322 4th Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
chellman at armscontrolcenter.org
(202) 546-0795 Ext. 197 Direct
(202) 546-5142 FAX

www.armscontrolcenter.org