Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force’s proposed $169 billion budget focuses on ‘great power competition,’ readiness, establishing Space Force The spending plan for fiscal year 2021 carries a $900 million increase from the previous year. But, unlike 2020, funding for 2021 is apportioned differently with $153.6 billion directed to the Air Force and $15.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force.