More than two trillion dollars. Pentagon spending on weapons

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The US military has revealed its spending on the acquisition of weapons. According to the published information, the Pentagon's expenditures for the implementation of 87 major programs for the purchase of weapons and military equipment exceeded two trillion dollars. This information is presented in the annual report of the US Defense Department and is based on arms purchases through December 2018. Published reports show that spending on the acquisition of weapons and military equipment increased by $ 101 billion compared to December 2017. The growth in spending on the acquisition of weapons is associated with the buildup of missile and aviation programs as well as the development fleet.





A curious feature is that the report was presented on 1 on August 2019 of the year and is superimposed on disputes in Congress that are associated with a reduction in the US military budget in the future. Senators expect to reduce the country's military spending to 750 billion dollars, members of the House of Representatives insist on a lower figure - 738 billion dollars. US President Donald Trump also adheres to the same position aimed at lowering the military budget. According to Reuters, Trump supports the decision of members of the House of Representatives, that is, reducing costs to the level of 738 billion dollars. His position is to reduce defense spending after building up this budget line in the first 2,5 years of his stay in power.

Arms purchase spending reaches 10 percent of US GDP


The Pentagon usually publishes similar reports earlier. The publication of the report is directly related to the White House budget request for the next fiscal year, a similar request Donald Trump sent back in March 2019 of the year. However, this year there was a significant delay with the publication, which is explained by the fact that the command of the ground forces could not prepare all the necessary documents in time. The published document summarizes all the costs of military procurement programs, which include the costs of development and research, purchase, military construction, as well as maintenance of equipment and operating costs. Two trillion dollars is the amount that has already been spent, aimed at financing current developments and will be spent in the future. The amount was obtained by adding up all the Pentagon procurement programs, of which there are currently 87, this is more by 4 programs than in the report of the previous year.

According to Bloomberg, the current evaluation of 87 programs for the purchase of military equipment implemented in December 2018 is 2,018684 trillion dollars, in December 2017 such programs were 83, and their cost amounted to 1,917840 trillion dollars. In one year, US military spending on arms purchases increased by approximately 101 billion, of which 51 billion is accounted for by an increase in the quantity purchased weapons, 18 billion - to increase the volume of research work, another 11,5 billion dollars - this is a recount adjusted for current economic showed. As Bloomberg notes, two trillion dollars is almost 10 percent of the US gross domestic product (GDP), which is estimated at 21,3 trillion dollars.



The four new Pentagon military programs that appeared in the 2018 report for the year include: Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) - 5,188 billion; development of a long-range anti-radar missile (AARGM-ER) - 4,071 billion; the development of a new “board number one” for the US president and the creation of new communication equipment for the head of state, these programs will cost US taxpayers $ 5,18 billion and 349,6 million dollars, respectively. Work to upgrade the presidential aircraft as part of the Air Force's VC-25B program should end in the 2024 year. At the same time, the acquisition cost of two aircraft and the construction of a hangar for them is already comparable in cost to the construction of one Nimitz class nuclear aircraft carrier or two nuclear attack submarines. But, as you know, you can’t forbid to live beautifully, there would be funds.

Main expenses: fleet and aviation


The main item of expenditures for ongoing military programs is the navy, whose financing is estimated at 921,6 billion dollars (total expenditures increased by almost 47 billion dollars or 5,4 percent), followed by expenditures on the Air Force - almost 269 billion dollars (total expenses increased by 10,5 billion dollars or 5,6 percent), in third place the army - 199 billion dollars (total expenses increased by 11,6 billion or 6,2 percent). Another 624 billion dollars is the purchases of the Ministry of Defense itself, which grew by 24,1 billion dollars or 4 percent.

Expenses for the fleet do stand out against the general background, but are fully consistent with the reality in which the United States has been living for many decades. After the end of World War II, the former British colony finally took the place of Great Britain itself, freed after the sunset of the empire, over which the sun never set. At the moment, it is the American fleet that is the most powerful in the world, although the number of warships has already begun to lose to the PRC fleet.



The Pentagon’s largest and most expensive fleet-related project is the acquisition of Virginia-class nuclear submarines. The US military is spending 161,5 billion on this program. Virginia-type multipurpose nuclear submarines are classified as fourth-generation submarines. In addition to the standard weapons provided by Tomahawk cruise missiles, there is equipment for special operations on board the boats. According to the American classification, these are killer boats or hunter boats, they are able to successfully fight enemy submarines. It is known that the cost of the 13 boat of this project, put into operation in October 2016 of the year, amounted to 2,7 billion dollars.

Among aviation programs, the competition for the creation and production of the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multifunctional fighter-bomber is out of competition. Experts consider the creation and production of F-35 the most expensive military program in the world. At the same time, the Pentagon’s published report does not show the total cost of purchasing these fighters, and the program’s deadlines are indicated selectively, since a large amount of information on the program is still closed.

At the same time, it is known that it was the F-35 fighter-bomber program that became an example of a serious increase in costs, in 2018 it increased by $ 25 billion, only the cost of purchasing aircraft increased by $ 15,3 billion. This is largely due to the upgrade of the fifth generation aircraft to the Block 4. In total, the US military is ready to spend $ 35 billion on the purchase of new F-362,4 aircraft, of which $ 125 billion has already been approved by Congress. The US military will spend another $ 66 billion on the purchase of engines for Lockheed Martin aircraft alone. Of this amount, which will go to Pratt & Whitney, Congress has approved 26 billion so far.



As Bloomberg previously reported, the total cost of the F-35 program, taking into account the operation and maintenance of the fighter fleet over the next 60 years, up to the 2077 year, is estimated at 1,196 trillion dollars, of which just over a third of the indicated amount is for the purchase of aircraft . So far, the US military has not abandoned its plans to acquire the 2456 F-35 fighter-bomber, of which 1763 aircraft are planned to be delivered to the Air Force, 420 will be transferred to the Marine Corps and another 273 of the US Navy. Potential export contracts are so far evaluated at the level of 700 aircraft.

Increased rocket purchases


An important feature of the document published by the Pentagon is the increase in the cost of acquiring missiles for various purposes. Against this background, the increase in purchases of JASSM long-range cruise missiles is particularly notable. Over the year, purchases of these missiles increased by 113,4 percent or by 5,4 billion dollars. Such explosive growth is associated with the decision of the US military to acquire 7200 of such cruise missiles, which immediately on 4335 missiles more than originally planned. The high-precision American air-crash AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) cruise missile is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 980 km. Fighter F-16 or F-35 can carry two such missiles, and, for example, a strategic bomber old-timer B-52Н immediately 12.

PAC-3 MSE missiles designed for the Patriot air defense missile system are also expected to increase purchases. The US military expects to acquire 3100-like anti-aircraft guided missiles instead of the 1723 previously planned. The cost of acquiring these missiles immediately increased by 73,1 percent or by 6,6 billion dollars. It is worth noting that the main beneficiary of the increase in orders will be Lockheed Martin Corporation, which is the developer of both rocket systems.



The volume of purchases of missiles for the needs of the fleet also increased. US admirals are working to increase the air defense capabilities of the forces entrusted to them. Thus, the volume of purchases of Standard Missile-6 anti-aircraft guided missiles, developed and manufactured by Raytheon, increased by 31,5 percent or by 2,7 billion dollars. This is due to the desire of the U.S. Navy to acquire an 2331 anti-aircraft missile instead of the 1800 missiles planned earlier. The volume of purchases of another rocket developed by Raytheon designers has also seriously increased: we are talking about the AIM-9X-2 Block II air-to-air missile. This program immediately increased by 93,2 percent, in monetary terms - from 3,6 to 7 billion dollars. This is due to the acquisition of additional 2957 missiles for the Air Force and 2678 missiles for the US Navy from Raytheon.
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  1. -4
    13 August 2019 05: 44
    The volume of purchases of another rocket developed by Raytheon designers has seriously increased.

    So the current Minister of Defense used to work for them ... As they say, elves have no corruption wink
    1. -7
      13 August 2019 05: 59
      Well, this does not mean that they buy them, but do not steal
      1. -5
        13 August 2019 06: 01
        This is called just stealing from the budget. It is also called "telephone law"
        1. 0
          13 August 2019 06: 02
          why do they steal?
          1. -7
            13 August 2019 06: 05
            Shaggy paw promotes those projects that the owner needs. As an example, the F-35 has not yet been adopted. He never passed military tests. But the previous lobby nonetheless spun the budget for a damning amount.
            Reiteon production facilities in Kyrgyzstan showed their complete inefficiency in Syria, when after a mass strike virtually no objects were destroyed - and now purchases of these inefficient weapons are increasing. What for? So you have to cut the budget!
            1. +2
              13 August 2019 06: 07
              f 35 already, as it were, even bombed Syria, but about missiles, so they don’t have others like that, they’re buying it, you explain why the purchase is a drink if you drink another
              1. -4
                13 August 2019 06: 22
                laughing
                Abaldet-do not get up, "bombed Syria" winked So what? Is he combat-ready? And nichrome, the status - "limited combat capability." It can carry only a couple of types of bombs and short-range missiles, that is, in fact, it is good enough to drive savages across the desert. like a breakthrough combat plane - nothing, they will knock it out of a slingshot.
                And the Pentagon understands this best of all, because it was the Pentagon that did not accept this guano for service.
                And so in Syria, quadrocopters with Ali Express bombed, so what?
                1. +6
                  13 August 2019 06: 32
                  you confuse something, the USA put it into service a long time ago, but it was delayed with the deck so it was the most problem http://avia.pro/news/istrebitel-f-35c-prinyat-na-vooruzhenie-ssha
                  1. -7
                    13 August 2019 06: 39
                    When was the military tested? Date of?
                    1. 0
                      13 August 2019 06: 50
                      Well, score on the Internet and look
                      1. -3
                        13 August 2019 06: 54
                        Well, hammer in - and look! The answer is - never passed!
                      2. +4
                        13 August 2019 06: 59
                        http://www.take-off.ru/item/2115-f-35-vstaet-v-stroj раз он его не проходил,как он получил начальную боевую,и да эта ссылка от 2016
                      3. -3
                        13 August 2019 07: 13
                        Do you understand the difference between front-line driving and army acceptance? Su-57 adopted? And he also flew combat in Syria!
                      4. +3
                        13 August 2019 07: 20
                        so wait, do you think that he can’t perform combat missions because he didn’t receive the link from 2016? if so then it doesn’t matter to me at all, it doesn’t mean that they will never use it in the future, there were no less problems with f16, maybe you think that Su 57 will never fly?
                      5. -2
                        13 August 2019 07: 30
                        No, he didn’t pass the acceptance, because he can’t carry out combat missions! laughing Status - limited combat capability, officially. Able to carry a pair of bombs and short-range missiles - that's all. That is, it is stupidly unsuitable for the tasks of breaking through saturated air defense. can only barmaley in the desert drive
                      6. +1
                        13 August 2019 07: 44
                        ok thanks for the conversation, I thought he was accepted, in the future he will be accepted anyway, he won’t go anywhere
            2. +4
              13 August 2019 09: 31
              Modifications A and B are adopted. Only with C tighten, promise for the 20th year
              1. +1
                13 August 2019 09: 51
                c version in March 19 accepted
      2. -1
        13 August 2019 11: 57
        their corruption is officially permitted. called lobbying
        1. +3
          13 August 2019 12: 33
          Well, we are ahead. Our corruption is officially banned. But there is. It is called the State Duma, the Federation Council and the government. crying .
          1. 0
            13 August 2019 14: 20
            they still pay taxes from lobbying))))
  2. -1
    13 August 2019 06: 01
    I wonder if our Defense Ministry wanted to buy 5th generation fighters in bulk, would that also be so expensive?
  3. +1
    13 August 2019 06: 56
    No wonder. The whole world is working hard to secure green papers with portraits of the dead presidents of the United States.
    I remember there was a Polish comedy film "The Medicine for Love" in the Soviet box office, not bad, by the way, funny. I remember the footage of how the printing press of counterfeit zlotys in the basement works, around the clock, and the company goes in single file and tramples bills, such as aging.
    This is me about typing the world volute.
    Another film example "Emergency Order" about Kamo.
    During the Civil War, our hero was carrying a suitcase of tsarist money to the Caucasus. Lenin said to him: "In the Caucasus, this money is in use, but we have the printing press!"
    1. 0
      13 August 2019 07: 01
      Well, it’s not casual that they work for them, apparently there are prerequisites?
    2. 0
      13 August 2019 09: 33
      And who plays the role of Lenin in this film? .. Who invited Armenfilm?
  4. -1
    13 August 2019 07: 45
    No wonder, for a country with such Wishlist and gangster manners ....
    Business, nothing personal .... it seems?
  5. 0
    13 August 2019 10: 59
    Quote: Vasily Ponomarev
    with f16 there were no less problems

    with f-16 there were much fewer problems, although the accident rate is still significant.
    And the engine failure he and f-35 is equal to the loss of the aircraft.
    1. -1
      13 August 2019 23: 27
      "there were much fewer problems with f-16" ////
      -----
      A lot more. Israel was the first to run it and use it in battles.
      What there just did not change!
      And the accident rate of F-16 in the world was ten times higher than that of F-35.
      Some NATO countries lost up to a quarter in pilot training
      their F-16s. F-35 has only two accidents for 400 aircraft and 200,000 hours
      in the air.
      1. 0
        14 August 2019 09: 19
        And the accident rate of F-16 in the world was ten times higher than that of F-35. Some NATO countries lost up to a quarter in pilot training
        their F-16s. The F-35 has only two accidents on 400 aircraft and 200,000 hours in the air.

        Warrior, of course you are supposed to lick a penguin by status, but at least do not write nonsense about f16. More than half of all speakers with F16 is the human factor. That is piloting errors. Of the remaining half - 40% are engine problems of the same manufacturer that supplies the F135 for the penguin. And only 10% !!!! these are glider problems
        1. +1
          14 August 2019 11: 59
          You have correctly described everything. But the essence of this does not change. Accident
          F-35 is much less than the F-16. And the engine has become more reliable (and the latter
          F-16 blocks - too). And the possibility of accidents due to pilot errors was reduced.
          The software monitors and does not allow to enter the dangerous mode.
  6. +2
    13 August 2019 13: 15
    At the same time, the US public debt is ~ $ 20 trillion. And we only have ~ $ 200 billion.

    But here, too, people are starving for us ...
  7. -1
    13 August 2019 15: 23
    Arms purchase spending reaches 10 percent of US GDP


    In general, the "caps" have already been torn off. And if the Bolivar ever burst?
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