28 May 2021
Pentagon budget 2022: US Navy submits flat topline funding request
by Michael Fabey
The proposed Fiscal year (FY) 2022 Pentagon budget proposal requests USD211.7 billion for the US Navy (USN) Department, which represents an increase of USD3.8 billion, or 1.8%, compared to the USN’s FY 2021 enacted budget.
In a Pentagon briefing after the release, Rear Admiral John Gumbleton Deputy, Assistant Navy Secretary for Budget, called the USN topline request “essentially flat”.
USN officials have been saying publicly they expected a larger increase, covering inflation and including an additional increase of a like amount, to help build and maintain their proposed larger ship fleet.
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The proposed Fiscal year (FY) 2022 Pentagon budget proposal requests USD211.7 billion for the US Nav...
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