Space Force budget absorbs about $1 billion in Army, Navy programs, but service still light on details

By Courtney Albon / June 1, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Approximately $1 billion of the Space Force's $17.4 billion budget request is owed to transfers from the Army and Navy but the service is still declining to offer details on which programs will shift. The service's FY-22 budget request is about $2 billion higher than last year, and Air Force budget officials said Friday that about half of that boost is linked to programs and funding that will move from the Army and Navy's space portfolios. Maj. Gen. James Peccia,...

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