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ANALYSIS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 PENTAGON SPENDING REQUEST
National Priorities Project
243 King Street, Suite 109
Northampton, MA 01060
February 1, 2010
Contact: Christopher Hellman, (413) 584-9556
chellman@nationalpriorities.org
www.nationalpriorities.org
BACKGROUND
Today the Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2011
budget for the federal government. As part of this budget, the
Administration is seeking $549 billion in funding for the Department
of Defense, not including funding for military operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan or the nuclear weapons related activities of the
Department of Energy.
Today’s budget release also includes two funding requests for military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The first is a $33 billion
supplemental request to fund the “surge” of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2010, which ends on September 30. The
second is an additional $159.3 billon to support “Overseas Contingency
Operations” (i.e. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan) in
Fiscal Year 2011 and is included in the Defense Department’s main FY
2011 request.
NPP calculates that Congress has already appropriated $136.8 billion
for Iraq and Afghanistan in FY 2010. This includes $128.2 billion as
part of the Pentagon’s annual defense appropriations, plus additional
funds for foreign operations and the Department of Homeland Security.
Combined with the $33 billion requested today, this will drive the
cost of these wars to $169.8 billion in FY 2010.
REQUEST HIGHLIGHTS
“Top Line” Funding -- The Obama Administration is requesting $548.9
billion for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2011, which
begins on October 1, 2010. This is $18.2 billion more than the
current levels, an increase of 3.4 percent, and inflation-adjust
(“real”) increase of 1.8 percent. This figure does not include
funding for the nuclear weapons activities of the Department of
Energy, which is considered part of total Defense Department spending.
Nor does this figure include the costs of ongoing military operations
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Funding for Contingency Operations and Supplemental Appropriations –
In addition to its annual budget request, the Pentagon is also
requesting $159.3 billion for combat operations for Fiscal Year 2011,
plus an additional $33 billion for the current fiscal year. Congress
has already approved $1.05 trillion in funding for operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan. The two requests combined would provide $3.0 billion
for Iraq Security Forces and $14.2 billion for Afghan Security Forces.
Missile Defense – The Administration is requesting $9.9 billion for
missile defense in FY’11, up roughly $670 million from the current
$9.2 billion. This total does not include $1.5 billion for the
SBIRS-High satellite.
Shipbuilding – The request includes just over $15 billion for the
Navy’s “Shipbuilding and Conversion” account, and $25 billion total
for shipbuilding. This includes funding for the continued development
of the Aircraft Carrier Replacement Program ($2.7 billion) the
Littoral Combat Ship ($1.8 billion for two vessels), $2.97 billion for
two DDG-51 “Arleigh Burke” destroyers, and $5.4 billion for the
purchase of two SSN-774 “Virginia” class nuclear attack submarines.
The request terminates the Navy’s CG(x) cruiser replacement program.
Aircraft – The request includes no funding for additional C-17
aircraft, the F-22 fighter or the alternative engine program for the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The request includes $1.2 billion for 22 of
the Navy’s F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet,” $2.8 billion for procurement of
35 V-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotor aircraft, and $11.4 billion for 43 F-35
Joint Strike Fighters. It also includes $864 million for the Air
Force’s KC-X new aerial re-fueling tanker program.
Army Ground Systems – On April 6 Secretary Gates announced a major
restructuring of the Future Combat System (FCS), including termination
of the current $87 billion manned vehicle, but the request includes
nearly $3 billion for other aspects of the program. The request funds
$3 billion for procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP),
$1 billion in the FY 2010 war funding package and $2 billion in the FY
2011 contingency budget. It includes $126 million for HMMWV “Humvee”
vehicles, plus $436 million support funding for the “Stryker” armored
vehicle program.
Military Personnel – The request includes an increase in base pay of
1.4 percent.
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) -- The Administration is requesting
$524 million for the CTR (also known as “Nunn-Lugar”) program, $100
million above the current level. The CTR program assists Russia and
the former Soviet republics safeguard weapons of mass destruction and
related technologies.
Department of Energy Activities – The request includes $7.009 billion
for the nuclear weapons activities of the Department of Energy (a
$624.4 million increase), and $2.687 billion for DoE’s nuclear
nonproliferation work (a $550.5 million increase, or 26 percent above
current levels). It also includes $5.588 billion for Defense
Environmental Cleanup, $54.3 million (or 1.0 percent) below current
levels. [SOURCE: The Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2011 request]
FUNDING PROVISIONS
FY’11 FUNDING BY FUNCTION
$138.5 billion -- Military Personnel (up $3.5 billion, 2.6%)
$200.2 billion -- Operations & Maintenance (up $15.7 billion, 8.5%)
$112.9 billion – Procurement (up $8.1 billion, 7.7%)
$76.1 billion -- RDT&E (down $4.0 billion, 5.0%)
$16.9 billion -- Military Construction (down $4.1 billion, 19.5%)
$1.8 billion -- Family Housing (down $0.5 billion, 19.3%)
$2.4 billion -- Revolving & Management Funds (down $0.7 billion, 23.7%)
$548.9 billion -- TOTAL (051) (up $18.2 billion, 3.4% NOMINAL)
FY’11 FUNDING BY SERVICE
$143.4 billion – Army (up $3.8 billion, 2.7%)
$160.6 billion – Navy/Marine Corps (up $4.8 billion, 3.1%)
$150.0 billion -- Air Force (up $6.6 billion, 4.6%)
$94.9 billion -- Defense Wide (up $3.0 billion, 3.3%)
$548.9 billion -- TOTAL (051) (up $18.2 billion, 3.4% NOMINAL)
FY’11 FUNDING REQUEST FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
Ballistic Missile Defense
$9,234.5 million -- FY’10 Total
$9,904.7 million -- FY’11 Request
Ballistic Missile Defense -- Selected Functions
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
$1,027.4 million -- FY’10 Total
$1,346.2 million -- FY’11 Request
AEGIS BMD
$1,661.3 million -- FY’10 Total
$1,561.4 million -- FY’11 Request
THAAD
$1,080.8 million -- FY’10 Total
$1,279.4 million -- FY’11 Request
MEADS/Patriot CAP
$566.2 million -- FY’10 Total
$467.1 million -- FY’11 Request
Patriot/PAC-3
$363.0 million -- FY’10 Total
$498.7 million -- FY’11 Request
Other
Space Based Infra-Red System-High (SBIRS-High)
$988.2 million -- FY’10 Total
$1,525.5 million -- FY’11 Request
GRAND TOTAL Ballistic Missile Defense
$10,222.7 million -- FY’10 Total
$11,430.2 million -- FY’11 Request
FUNDING FOR SELECTED WEAPONS SYSTEMS
NOTE: Amounts reflect weapons funding included in both the base budget
request and the FY 2011 Overseas Contingencies Operations funding
request
"Per Unit Costs" and "Total Program Costs" are based on DoD's Selected
Acquisition Report, November 17, 2008. “Per Unit Costs” are derived by
dividing total program costs by the number of systems purchased, and
include both procurement and research & development funding.
F-35 Fighter (JSF)
$11,488.6 million requested for 43 aircraft (20 Navy and 23 Air Force)
$121.7 million -- per unit cost
$298,842.8 million -- total program cost
F/A-18E/F Fighter
$1,995.5 million requested for 22 aircraft
$94.0 million -- per unit cost
$46,344.8 million -- total program cost
E/A-18G Jamming Aircraft
$1,117.1 million requested for 12 aircraft
$101.8 million -- per unit cost
$8,649.1 million -- total program cost
C-17 Transport Aircraft
$14.3 million requested
$327.9 million -- per unit cost
$62,306.7 million -- total program cost
C-130J Cargo Aircraft
$1,440.3 million requested for 17 aircraft for the Air Force
$89.8 million -- per unit cost
$12,029.3 million -- total program cost
Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA)
$377.6 million requested for 8 aircraft
$52.4 million -- per unit cost
$4,087.8 million -- total program cost
KC-X Next Generation Airborne Tanker
$863.9 million requested
V-22 Osprey Aircraft
$2,801.5 million requested for 35 aircraft (30 Navy and 5 Air Force)
$118.4 million -- per unit cost
$54,226.9 million -- total program cost
MH-60R "Seahawk" Helicopter
$1,161.0 million requested for 24 aircraft
$47.8 million -- per unit cost
$12,139.4 million -- total program cost
MH-60S "Knighthawk" Helicopter
$588.8 million requested for 18 aircraft
$28.9 million -- per unit cost
$7,843.0 million -- total program cost
SHIPBUILDING
Aircraft Carrier Replacement Program (CVN-21)
$2,733.4 million requested
$11,706.4 -- per unit cost
$35,119.1 million -- total program cost
DDG-51 “Arleigh Burke” Class Destroyer
$2,970.2 million for two vessels
$1,012.2 million -- per unit cost
$62,756.3 million -- total program cost
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
$1,818.6 million requested for two vessels
$1,424.3 million-- per unit cost
$2,848.6 million -- total program cost
[NOTE: "Total Program Cost" for LCS reflects only the cost of
Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E).]
SSN-774 "Virginia" Attack Submarine
$5,420.2 million requested for two vessels
$3,065.5 million -- per unit cost
$91,965.3 million -- total program cost
LPD-17 Landing Ship
$1.4 million requested
$1,582.4 million -- per unit cost
$14,241.7 million -- total program cost
T-AKE Cargo & Ammunition Ship
$31.2 million requested
LHA Replacement Vessel
$949.9 million requested for one vessel
$3,367.9 million total program cost (RDT&E only)
MISSILES/ORDENANCE
Trident II D-5 Missile
$1,188.1 million requested for 24 missiles
$69.2 million -- per unit cost
$38,817.4 million -- total program cost
Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile
$310.8 million requested for 196 missiles
$1.33 -- per unit cost
$4,375.3 million -- total program cost
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
$252.6 million requested for 9,331 units
$0.03 million -- per unit cost
$5,260.1 million -- total program cost
Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW)
$143.9 million requested for 333 units
$0.44 million -- per unit cost
$4,586.7 million -- total program cost
Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
$235.8 million requested for 171 units
$1.2 million -- per unit cost
$6,065.8 million -- total program cost
Small Diameter Bomb
$332.5 million requested for 2,985 units
$0.06 million -- per unit cost
$1,476.9 million -- total program cost
LAND SYSTEMS
Stryker Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV)
$435.8 million requested for 83 vehicles
$4.4 million -- per unit cost
$15,691.1 million -- total program cost
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)
$1,434.6 million requested for 4,652 vehicles
$0.25 million -- per unit cost
$20,676.4 million -- total program cost
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
$242.8 million requested
$26.8 million -- per unit cost
$15,860.2 million -- total program cost
HMMWV “Humvee” Vehicle
$125.5 million requested for 860 vehicles
Sources: DoD’s FY 2011 Budget Request Summary Justification “Major
Weapons Systems,” February 2009.
GLOSSARY
* Military Budget -- Military spending contained in the Pentagon
budget, intelligence budget, Department of Energy military programs,
and a few smaller programs
* Budget Authority (BA) -- total amount that Congress makes available
to an agency through authorizations and appropriations in a Fiscal
Year
* Outlays -- Amount an agency actually spends, money that has been
approved in current or prior fiscal years
* DoD -- Department of Defense
* DoE -- Department of Energy
* Fiscal Year (FY) -- from October 1 through September 30
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