The US Military’s 12 Weapons of the Future
Story by Josie Green • 1h ago
12 New Weapons the US Is Adding to Its Arsenal
With more than three quarters of a trillion dollars spent annually, no nation has a military budget even close to the size of The United States. Over one-third of that budget goes toward research and development of weapons systems.
To determine America’s future weapons, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the U.S. Department of Defense Budget Request. The document contains an itemized list of major weapon systems expenditures in fiscal 2021 and the requested budget for 2023. We only considered items that the military spent money on but were still in development.
Of the $276 billion allocated to procurement, R&D, test, and evaluation, the largest portion, $78.1 billion, will go to mission support activities. Next, $56.5 billion will go to aircraft and related systems, $40.8 billion to shipbuilding and maritime systems, $24.7 billion to missiles and munitions, and smaller amounts going to space-based systems, missile defense programs, science and technology, communications, and other needs.
The Navy, which includes the Marines, will get over $80 billion - more funds than any other branch - with about half going toward shipbuilding. The Air Force will get the second most at over $40 billion. (This is the world’s largest navy.)
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