Senior officials at the Department of Defense identified “priority” projects valued at $18B combined that are not funded in President Donald Trump’s $705B budget request for fiscal year 2021, Inside Defense reported Friday.
The U.S. Army’s unfunded priority list is worth $7.2B, while the U.S. Navy’s wish list is valued at $5.4B.
The Air Force’s unfunded requirements are worth $3.2B and DoD officials identified $1B in unfunded priorities for the newly created Space Force.
The U.S. Marine Corps and the Missile Defense Agency presented Congress with $770M and $1.1B, respectively, in unfunded requirements for the coming fiscal year.