10 Feb 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.

12 Feb 2018

Air Force Fiscal Year 2019 budget addresses great power competition

The Air Force budget request of $156.3 billion for fiscal year 2019 builds on the progress made in 2018 to restore the readiness of the force, increase lethality, and cost-effectively modernize.