Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told House appropriators today the soon-to-be-released defense budget request gives the Pentagon "flexibility to divest ourselves of systems and platforms that do not adequately meet our needs." The fiscal year 2022 defense budget request is scheduled to be rolled out by the White House tomorrow morning. The White House has already set a $715 billion topline for the Pentagon and settled on a total defense budget of $753 billion. Austin, speaking today before the House Appropriations...
