![]() ![]() Our budget request also includes additional investments to provide affordable childcare for both our military and civilian workforce. Our budget requests $479 million to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault, and our 4.6 percent pay raise for our military and civilian personnel helps ensure they receive the pay they deserve and need, particular in light of the challenging current economic realities. We are also asking that Congress support our efforts to take care of our most critical asset, our people. And we have devoted more than $3 billion to address the effects of climate change, bolstering our installation resiliency and adaptation to climate challenges. Importantly, this budget funds modernization of all three legs of the nuclear triad to ensure that we continue to maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent. ![]() ![]() We are requesting more than $130.1 billion for research and development in this budget - an all-time high - because we understand the need to sharpen our readiness in advanced technology, cyber, space and artificial intelligence. To those ends, we are requesting nearly $56.5 billion for air power platforms and systems more than $40.8 billion for sea power, to include nine more battle force ships, and nearly $12.6 billion to modernize Army and Marine Corps fighting vehicles. This $773 billion budget request reinforces our commitment to the concept of integrated deterrence, allows us to better sequence and conduct operations around the globe that are aligned to our priorities, modernizes the Joint Force, and delivers meaningful support for our dedicated workforce and their families. Our department’s budget will help us continue to defend the nation, take care of our people and succeed through teamwork with our allies and partners. “I am proud to join President Biden today in submitting the fiscal year 2023 Budget. Austin III on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. ![]()
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