The Pentagon is navigating financial constraints as it rolls out its fiscal year 2025 budget request, amid ongoing congressional gridlock. President Biden and the Department of Defense have emphasized the urgency of passing a national security funding bill, highlighting the detrimental impact of congressional inaction. The Air Force has warned of potential cuts to planned acquisitions if Congress blocks aircraft retirements, affecting other programs. The budget proposal, constrained by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, allocates $850 billion to the Department of Defense, $10 billion less than projected. This reduction has led to planned cuts in F-35 jets, submarines, and Army helicopters. Additionally, the Pentagon is seeking an extra $10 billion to replace weapons sent to Ukraine, stressing the lack of alternatives for replenishment outside supplemental funding or appropriation bills. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and other officials have detailed the $849.8 billion budget request, aiming to balance congressional limits, foreign needs, and innovation. Ukraine needs an estimated $20.8 billion to mobilize half a million soldiers, more than doubling its current force of approximately 330,000, to fill the gap left by the US.
The Pentagon on Monday rolled out its annual financial request to Congress for fiscal year 2025 while reminding lawmakers that they have yet to pass last year's defense budget or a supplemental request for Ukraine and Israel to support their ongoing... https://t.co/cITwmeRe6v
US Navy plans for smaller fleet amid spending caps despite Middle East crisis, @JM_Szuba reports https://t.co/v89zPc3gvN
Pentagon budget request aims to balance congressional limits, foreign needs, and innovation | by @deftechpat https://t.co/y1XaIoQwoJ
Pentagon rolls out new budget with old spending asks still pending https://t.co/YAZBWNTEvh
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks details $849.8 billion budget request. READ: https://t.co/od3R6Px2qF #DefenseDepartment #Budget #military #us #news #politics #explorepage #viral https://t.co/vvrsnjiOZV
.@USAirForce Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request Briefing – LIVE at 5:10pm online here: https://t.co/hWoIDk1PcN
.@USNavy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request Briefing – LIVE at 4:20pm ET https://t.co/SOPugPCJI1
The Pentagon has sent $10 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine that it still does not have the money to replace due to congressional gridlock, according to a top Defense Department official. https://t.co/OkB7EUhQGG
.@USArmy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request Briefing – LIVE online here: https://t.co/ye6lm53FGk
You just reported DOD sent $10billion of our weapons to Ukraine, without the $ to replace them from Congress yet (who decides DOD $) , that does not sound like “smart” or “responsible choices”. This, no matter one’s position on Ukraine. https://t.co/tsmC3f5nZv
You just reported DOD sent $10billion of our weapons to Ukraine, without the $ to replace them from Congress yet (who decides DOD $) , that does not sound like “smart” or “responsible choices”. https://t.co/tsmC3f5nZv
This contradicts prior DoD statements that PDA transfers to Ukraine were halted by the exhaustion of replacement funds in DEC 2023. In reality, replacement requirements already exceed funds by $10B, and they arbitrarily refused to exercise the remaining $4.2B in PDA. https://t.co/cibGZH00BR
.@DeptofDefense Comptroller Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request Briefing – LIVE online here: https://t.co/zUrc7faJzW
.@DepSecDef Kathleen Hicks on Ukraine and $10 billion replenishment: "We don't foresee a likely alternative outside of the supplemental funding or having that money added into an appropriation bill in order to achieve the replenishment that we need." https://t.co/zSvE23NU5P
.@DepSecDef Kathleen Hicks on 2025 budget request for the Pentagon. https://t.co/pZLuxnhgq8
“The President’s budget request complies with the mandated numbers of the FRA. Unfortunately, this defense topline number fails to keep pace with inflation and our adversaries." Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL https://t.co/6l23Oa5Ym1 https://t.co/CpNUGIUsOj
❖ Pentagon Eyes Budget Dip Before 2027 Recovery The Pentagon's fiscal 2025 budget request marks the second consecutive decline in proposed spending after adjusting for inflation, which remains above 2% for military equipment. The $310.7B earmarked for procurement and research…
🇺🇲🇺🇦 "Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine" This massive shortfall in replacement funds is something that will feature in my upcoming thread. I've done the math. Someone at DoD must have a sixth sense. https://t.co/3h3PsrknKw
HAPPENING NOW: @DepSecDef and Adm. Grady, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are rolling out DOD's $850B budget request. DOD made "smart, responsible choices to work within" the limits of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which capped the overall budget.
Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine https://t.co/2jRsNCAy5f
.@DeptofDefense budget briefing with @DepSecDef Hicks and @thejointstaff Vice Chair Grady – LIVE online here: https://t.co/pSIkOede2W
LIVE: @DepSecDef Kathleen Hicks and Vice Chairman @thejointstaff Navy Adm. Christopher Grady, among other leaders, give opening remarks during a news briefing on the '25 fiscal year DoD budget at the Pentagon. https://t.co/bFKdU8Ns3O
.@StateDept briefing - LIVE online here: https://t.co/xUPt26cB45
Biden's FY25 budget is out today, and the Pentagon is making tradeoffs to stay under caps set by the debt limit deal. DOD is expected to get $850B, $10B less than it projected. It will cut F-35s, a sub, and Army helicopters to hold the line. Background: https://t.co/ZzLU3f7olE
Air Force warns of cuts to planned buys in upcoming budget | by @audrey_decker9 https://t.co/eOIGf0XhEv
Biden, Pentagon urge Congress to pass national security funding bill | Congressional inaction is “problematic,” the Defense Department comptroller said. https://t.co/CNJr4zD9ho via @lalaurenista
The Pentagon’s top money man has a message for the Hill: It’s past time to vote on the president’s supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel, and the Middle East. Read the story by @lalaurenista: https://t.co/CNJr4zD9ho
Air Force warns of cuts to planned buys in upcoming budget | And, officials say, if Congress blocks aircraft retirements, it will have a ripple effect on other programs. https://t.co/eOIGf0XhEv
On top of its non-military external needs - (only half of which are committed atm) - Ukraine needs an est $20.8bn to mobilise half a million (more than doubling its fighting force currently at ~330,000) and to fill/bridge the gap left by the US, acc to Ukrainian officials. https://t.co/noxhlAgndr
Biden, Pentagon urge Congress to pass national security funding bill | Congressional inaction is “problematic,” the Defense Department comptroller said. https://t.co/CNJr4zD9ho