Well the $13 billion is proposed to fund new submarine that is going to carry nuclear ballistic missiles plus orders for more
Boeing Co (BA.N) and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) fighter jets, according to sources familiar with the plans.
From reuters:
The Pentagon's
next five-year budget proposal seeks over $13 billion in funding for a
new submarine to carry nuclear ballistic missiles, plus orders for more
Boeing Co (BA.N) and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) fighter jets, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The
plan also shifts the Navy's strategy for a new carrier-based unmanned
drone to focus more on intelligence-gathering and refueling than combat
strike missions, said the sources, who were not authorized to discuss it
publicly before the budget's release.
U.S.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to map out his spending priorities
for the $583 billion 2017 defense budget on Tuesday ahead of the
official budget release on Feb. 9.
The
Pentagon's plan will also underscore the need to fund all three legs of
the U.S. strategic deterrent "triad" - a new Air Force bomber, a
replacement for the Ohio-class submarines that carry nuclear weapons,
and new nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, said one of
the sources.
The Navy's proposed fiscal 2017 budget will fund
procurement of materials for the new submarines that take a long time to
acquire, with funding for construction of the first full new submarine
to follow in fiscal 2021, said one of the sources.
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