The CenterFor Arms ControlAnd Non-Proliferation
FISCAL YEAR 2017Defense Spending Request Briefing Book
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation322 4th St. NE
Washington, DC 20002FEBRUARY 2016
FEBRUARY 2016
FISCAL YEAR 2017Defense Spend ing Reques t B r ie f i ng Book
Produced by Chr is topher He l lman, Pen tagon Budget Fe l low
With cont r ibut ions by :John I saacs , James McKeon , Greg Te r ryn ,
Amanda Wa ld ron , Jake Me ix le r
Cente r fo r A rms Cont ro l and Non-Pro l i f e ra t ion322 4 th S t ree t NE
Wash ing ton , DC 20002
www.ArmsContro lCenter.org
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Table of Contents
TheFiscalYear2017BudgetinContext 1
ThePresident'sRequest 3
NuclearWeaponsandNon-Proliferation 7
FundingForSelectedWeaponsSystems 10
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The Fiscal Year 2017 Budget in Context Introduction
TheFiscalYear2017DefenseDepartmentrequests$523.9billionfortheannual“base”budget,whichis$2.2
billionmorethancurrentlevels,and$10.4billionbelowlastyear'srequest.Thisamountdoesnotinclude
certainothersecurityspending,includingfundingfornuclearweapons-relatedworkintheDepartmentof
Energy.Nordoesitincludeanadditionalrequestof$58.8billionforthePentagon’sportionoftheOverseas
ContingencyOperations(OCO)account–alsoreferredtoas"warfunding.”Asanuncappedaccount,theOCO
fundisoftenusedtopushmilitaryspendingabovethemaximumlevelsallowedbylaw.Onitsown,OCOwould
representthefifthlargestUnitedStatesfederalagencybybudget.
IntheweekspriortotheAdministration’sreleaseoftherequest,DefenseSecretaryAshtonCarterpreviewed
someofthehighlightsofthePentagon’sFY2017budgetproposalinaseriesofspeeches.Accordingto
SecretaryCarter,fiveevolvingchallengeshelpedshapethisyear’srequest.Thefirsttwo–Europe/Russiaand
Asia-Pacific/China–reflectarenewedemphasison“greatpowercompetition.”TheremainingthreeareNorth
Korea,Iran,andcontinuingeffortstodefeatterrorism,especiallytheIslamicState(ISIL,ISIS).
OverseasContingencyOperations
The$58.8billionrequestforOCOincludes:
• $42billionformilitaryoperationsinAfghanistanandtrainingAfghansecurityforces(Operation
Freedom'sSentinel)
• $7.5billionforoperationsinIraqandSyria(OperationInherentResolve)andanti-terrorismfunding
andoperationsagainsttheIslamicState
• $3.4billionfortheEuropeanReassuranceInitiative(ERI)
• $1.0billionforCounterterrorismPartnershipFunds
• $5.2billionfor“BudgetActCompliance,”whichensuresthatthetotalOCOrequestmeetstheamount
specifiedinthe2015BudgetAct.
DoDofficialshaveindicatedthatBudgetActCompliancefundingwillbeusedforanyunplannedrequirements
traditionallyfundedinOCOaccountsortomeetunfundedneedsinthePentagon’sbasebudget.
ThewarfundingrequestisconsideredtoolowbyRepublicandefensehawksinCongress,whobelieveOCO
shouldbedrasticallyincreased.IntheHouse,34RepublicanshavealreadyurgedtheHouseBudgetCommittee
toincreasethePentagonbudgetbyatleastanadditional$15-$23billion.
Inadditiontothe$59billionOCOfundingrequestedforthePentagon,theAdministrationisalsoproposing
$14.9billionforOCOintheStateDepartmentFY2017request.Thisamountisalsospecifiedunderthe2015
BudgetAct.ThetotalamountrequestedfortheDepartmentofStateandOtherInternationalPrograms
(State/OIP)is$52.7billion.
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NewSpendingLimits
TheBudgetActof2015(P.L.114-74)amendedtheBudgetControlActof2011andsetnewoveralllimitsfor
discretionaryspending–fundingwhichthePresidentrequestsandCongressmustapproveeachyear–for
fiscalyears2016and2017.UndertheAct,“security”spendingforFY2017issetat$551.1billion(upfrom
$548.1billioninFY2016),plustheadditional$58.7billionforOCO.Discretionarynon-securityspendingis
cappedat$518.53billioninFY2017.
AccordingtothePentagonComptroller,UnderSecretaryofDefenseMikeMcCord,thePentagonfundinglevel
setoutinthe2015BudgetActisabout$22billionbelowwhattheDefenseDepartmenthadplannedtospendin
FY2017.Asaresult,anumberofanticipatedfundingrequestswerecuttocomplywiththenewspending
limits.
Comparedtopreviousprojections,theFY2017reducesfundingforApacheandBlackhawkhelicopters,theF-
35,andtheV-22Osprey.Italsoreducestotalshipbuildingby$1.8billionandmilitaryconstructionby$1.1
billion.
Toachievelong-termsavings,thebudgetproposesaplannedreductionofpurchasedLittoralCombatShips
from52to40vesselsanddelaystheretirementoftheA-10Warthogattackfighteruntil2022,whentheF-35is
expectedtobecomefullyoperational.ThePentagonisalsoseekingcongressionalapprovaltoconductanew
roundofmilitarybaseclosures(BRAC)inFY2019.
NuclearModernization&Non-Proliferation
TherequestsupportstheAdministration’snuclearweaponsmodernizationplans,whichaimtorebuildthe
entirenucleararsenalsimultaneouslyatacostofupto$1trillionover30years,animpendingchallengethat
likelyrequiresconventionaltradeoffstofullyachieve.Itincludesfundingforanewlong-rangebomber,anew
nuclear-capablecruisemissileandwarhead,andanupdatedland-basedintercontinentalballisticmissile
(ICBM).Theproposalalsoincludesfundingtobeginconstructionofthefirstvesselinthe"Ohio"classballistic
missilesubmarinereplacementprograminFY2021.
Thebudgetproposesa$132millioncuttotheDefenseNuclearNon-Proliferationaccountcomparedtothe
amountenactedlastyear.Thesecutsincludea$90millionreductionoftheGlobalMaterialSecurityprogram,
whichworkstoreduceandprotectvulnerablenuclearandradiologicalmateriallocatedaroundtheglobe,anda
further$25millioncutfornon-proliferationresearchanddevelopment.
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The President’s Request Table1:DiscretionaryDefenseRequestforFiscalYear2017
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted: FY2017FundingRequest: Allocatedto:
521.7 523.9 DepartmentofDefenseBaseBudget(051)
58.6 58.8 OverseasContingencyOperations(WarFunding)
20 20.5 DefenseRelatedActivitiesatDOE(053)
8.3 8.4 OtherDefenseRelatedFunding(054)
608.6 611.6 TotalDefenseSpendingRequest(050)
Graph1:Fiscal
Year2017
Overseas
Contingency
Operations
(inbillionsof
currentdollars)
OperationFreedom'sSentinel
(Afghanistan),41.7
OperationInherentResolve(Iraq),IslamicState,7.5
EuropeanReassuranceInitiative,3.4
CounterterrorismPartnershipFunds,1.0
BudgetActCompliance,5.2
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Table2:NationalDefenseSpendingbySelectedYears
Graph2:DepartmentofDefenseToplineSince2001
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
*FutureOCOprojectionsnotincluded
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
OCO*
Base
TimePeriod FYEnacted: NationalDefenseSpending:
(inbillionsof2009dollars)
WorldWarII 1945 994
KoreanWarPeakSpending 1953 532
VietnamWarPeakSpending 1968 523
PresidentReaganPeakSpending 1988 532
CurrentSpending 2016 569
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Table3:FiscalYear2017DiscretionaryDefenseRequestbyFunction
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted: FY2017Funding
Request:
Allocatedto: DeltaFY16-FY17
FY16% FY17%
135.3 135.3 MilitaryPersonnel -0.061 25.9% 25.8%
197.5 205.9Operations&Maintenance
+8.4 37.9% 39.3%
110.7 102.6 Procurement +33.8 21.2% 19.6%
68.8 71.4 ResearchandDevelopment(RDT&E)
+2.6 13.2% 13.6%
8.2 7.4Construction/FamilyHousing
-0.7 1.6% 1.4%
1.2 1.4Revolving&ManagementFunds
+0.2 0.2% 0.3%
521.7 523.9 Total* +2.2 100% 100%
*Maynotaddupduetorounding
Table4:FiscalYear2017DiscretionaryDefenseRequestbyService
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted: FY2017
Funding
Request:
Allocatedto: DeltaFY16-FY17
FY16% FY17%
123.3 123.0 Army -0.3 23.6% 23.5%
159.3 155.4 Navy -4.0 30.5% 29.7%
145.7 151.1 AirForce +5.4 27.9% 28.8%
93.4 94.5 Defense-Wide +1.1 17.9% 18.0%
521.7 523.9 Total* +2.2 100% 100%
*Maynotaddupduetorounding
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Table5:ProposedDepartmentofDefenseOut-YearTopline
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
Base$ FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY17-FY21
ProposedinFY
2016
547.3 556.4 564.4 570.0 581.4 2,819.5
ProposedinFY
2017
523.9 556.7 564.8 570.4 585.2 2,801.1
Delta -23.4 +0.3 +0.5 +0.4 +3.8 -18.5
FY17RealChange -0.8% +5.0% +0.3% -0.1% +1.4% +1.2%
Picture1F-35LightningIIPrototype(X-35A)
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Nuclear Weapons and Non-Proliferation Table6:FiscalYear2017RequestforNationalNuclearSecurityAdministration(NNSA)
(inbillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted: FY2017FundingRequest: Allocatedto:
1.94 1.81 NuclearNon-Proliferation
8.85 9.24 WeaponsActivities
0.36 0.41 FederalSalariesandExpenses
1.38 1.42 NavalReactors
12.53 12.88 TotalNNSARequest*
*Maynotaddupduetorounding
Table7:FiscalYear2017RequestforDefenseNuclearNon-Proliferation
(inmillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted FY2017FundingRequest: Allocatedto:
426.8 337.1 GlobalMaterialSecurity
316.6 341.1 MaterialManagementandMinimization
340 270 Non-ProliferationConstruction
130.2 124.7 Non-ProliferationandArmsControl
419.3 393.9 Non-ProliferationResearchandDevelopment
234.4 271.9 NuclearCounterterrorismandIncidentResponseProgram
94.6 83.2 LegacyContractorPensions
-21.6 -14 PriorYearBalance
1,940.3 1,807.9 TotalDefenseNuclearNon-Proliferation
Request*
*Maynotaddupduetorounding
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Table8:ReviewofDefenseNuclearNon-ProliferationFundingoverlastFiveYears
*ExcludesNuclearCounterterrorismprogram,whichwastransferredfromWeaponsActivitytoNonproliferation
accountinFY2016.AlsoexcludesNon-ProliferationConstructionprogram.
Graph3:ReviewofDefenseNuclearNon-ProliferationFundingoverlastFiveYears
1,000,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,400,000,000
1,600,000,000
1,800,000,000
2,000,000,000
2,200,000,000
2,400,000,000
FY2013Enacted
FY2014Enacted
FY2015Enacted
FY2016Enacted
FY2017Requested
DefenseNuclearNon-Proliferation
CoreNuclearNon-ProliferationPrograms(ExcludingNonproliferationConstruction&Counterterrorism)
FY13
Enacted
FY14
Enacted
FY15
Enacted
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Requested
FY17vs.
FY16
DefenseNuclearNon-
Proliferation$2.4billion $1.95billion $1.62billion $1.94billion $1.81billion -$130million
CoreNon-Proliferation
Programs*$1.97billion $1.51billion $1.27billion $1.36billion $1.27billion -$90million
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Table9:RequestforFiscalYear2017SelectedNuclearWeapons
(inmillionsofcurrentdollars)
FY2016Enacted: FY2017FundingRequest: Allocatedto:
736.2 1,358.3 LongRangeStrikeBomber*
1,390.7 1,864.3 OhioSubmarineReplacementProgram
212.1 137.9 B61TailKitAssembly
1,199 1,220.6 TridentIIBallisticMissileModifications
75.2 113.9 GroundBasedStrategicDeterrent
16.1 95.6 Long-RangeStandoffWeapon
195.0 220.3 W80-4NuclearWarhead
643.3 616.1 B61-12NuclearLifeExtensionProgram
244.0 222.9 W76-1NuclearLifeExtensionProgram
220.2 281.3 W88NuclearLifeExtensionProgram
*LongRangeStrikeBomberwillservebothconventionalandnuclearmissions
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Funding for Selected Weapons Systems AIRCRAFT
F-35JointStrikeFighter$11,602.4million(68aircraft)–FY’16Total$10,504.5mi1lion(63aircraft)–FY’17RequestF-22RaptorFighter$555.6million–FY'l6Total$704.4million–FY'17RequestF/A-18E/FSuperHornetFighter$350.0million(5aircraft)–FY'l6Total$184.9million(2aircraft)–FY'17RequestV-22OspreyTiltrotorAircraft$1,609.0million(20aircraft)–FY’16Total$1,474.9million(16aircraft)–FY’17RequestC-130JHerculesMilitaryTransportAircraft$2,462.2million(29aircraft)–FY’16Total$1,339.1million(14aircraft)–FY'17RequestAH-64EApacheHelicopter$1,419.0million(64upgrades)–FY'l6Total$1,132.6million(52upgrades)–FY’17RequestCH-47ChinookHelicopter$1,136.3million(39aircraft)–FY'16Total$681.8million(22aircraft)–FY’17RequestUH-60BlackHawkHelicopter$1,768.5million(107aircraft)–FY'l6Total$976.1million(36aircraft)–FY’17RequestP-8APoseidonAnti-SubmarineWarfare(ASW)Aircraft$3,372.7million(17aircraft)–FY'l6Total$2,165.2million(11aircraft)–FY’17RequestE-2DAdvancedHawkeyeTacticalAirborneEarlyWarning(AEW)Aircraft$1,249.9million(5aircraft)–FY’16Total$1,399.6million(6aircraft)–FY’17Request
KC-46A Tanker$2,995.9million(12aircraft)–FY'l6Total$3,318.5million(15aircraft)–FY’17RequestF-15EagleFighter$1,041.3million–FY’16Total$768.5million–FY’17RequestLong-RangeStrikeBomber(B-3)$736.2million–FY'l6Total$1,358.3million–FY’17RequestSHIPBUILDING
CVN-78“Ford”ClassNuclearAircraftCarrier$2,771.9million–FY'l6Total$2,786.4million–FY’17 RequestDDG-51AegisDestroyer$4,449.1million(2ships)–FY'l6Total$3,498.3million(2ships)–FY’17 RequestLittoralCombatShip (LCS)$1,816.3million(3ships)–FY’16Total$1,598.9million(2ships)–FY’17RequestNOTE:ThePentagonannouncedaspartoftheFY’17requestthatitwasreducingthetotalnumberofLCSvesselspurchasedfrom52to40.SSN-774“Virginia”ClassSubmarine$5,741.7million(2subs)–FY'l6Total$5,322.3million(2subs)–FY’17Request“Ohio”ClassSubmarineReplacementProgram$1,390.7million–FY’16Total$1,864.3million–FY’17 RequestLHA(R)“America”ClassAmphibiousAssaultShip$497.7million–FY’16Total$1,648.2million(1ship)–FY’17 Request
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MISSILES/ORDNANCE
AdvancedMediumRangeAir-AirMissile(AMRAAM)$665.4million(429missiles)–FY’16Total$661.7million(419missiles)–FY’17RequestTridentIIBallisticMissileModernization$1,199.0million–FY’16Total$1,220.6million–FY’17RequestTacticalTomahawkCruiseMissile$297.8million(149missiles)–FY’16Total$298.1million(100missiles)–FY’17RequestB61TailKitAssembly(TKA)$212.1million–FY’16 Total$137.9million–FY’17RequestJointDirectAttackMunition(JDAM)$565.3million(23,796units)–FY’16Total$778.9million(33,443units)–FY’17RequestJointAir-to-SurfaceStandoffMissile (JASSM)$436.2million(340missiles)–FY’16Total$462.0million(360missiles)–FY’17RequestSmallDiameter Bomb$224.5million(1,977units)–FY’16Total$423.2million4,507units)–FY’17RequestHellfireMissiles$762.9million(6,639missiles)–FY’16Total$685.5million(5,846missiles)–FY’17RequestLongRangeStandoffWeapon$16.1million–FY’16Total$95.6million–FY’17Request
Ground-BasedStrategicDeterrent(NewICBM)$75.2million–FY’16Total$113.9million–FY’17Request
SELECTEDBALLISTICMISSILEDEFENSE
Ground-BasedMidcourseDefense$1,613.5million–FY’16Total$1,192.7million–FY’17RequestAEGISBMD$1,621.1million–FY’16Total$1,568.0million–FY’17RequestTHAAD$686.5million–FY’16Total$639.9million–FY’17RequestPatriot/PAC-3$364.4million–FY’16Total$315.7million–FY’17RequestPAC-3/MSEMissile$517.2million–FY’16Total$423.2million–FY’17RequestSPACEBASEDSYSTEMS
AdvancedExtremelyHighFrequency$555.5million–FY’16Total$904.7million–FY’17RequestEvolvedExpendableLaunchVehicle(EELV)$1,478.7million–FY’16Total$1,803.0million–FY’17RequestGlobalPositioningSystem$870.6million–FY’16Total$847.4million–FY’17RequestSpaceBasedInfraredSystem(SBIRS)$834.2million–FY’16Total$544.5million–FY’17Request[Continuesonnextpage]
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GROUNDSYSTEMS
UNSTAFFEDSYSTEMS
AbramsTank$508.5million–FY’16 Total$558.7million–FY’17Request
MQ-1B/MQ-lCPredator/GreyEagle$453.6million–FY’16Total$120.8million–FY’17Request
JointLightTacticalVehicle$374.5million–FY’16Total$735.4million–FY’17 Request
MQ-9ReaperUnmannedAerialVehicle(UAV)$1,102.9million–FY’16Total$1,085.9million–FY’17Request
AmphibiousCombatVehicle$212.2million–FY’16 Total$158.7million–FY’17Request
AGSUnmannedAerialVehicle (UAV)$1,384.0million–FY'l6Total$1,102.2million–FY’17Request