Senate appropriators today questioned Pentagon leaders and voiced concern regarding the Defense Department's plans to divest two-dozen ships and hundreds of aircraft in its fiscal year 2023 budget proposal, which they also noted does not keep pace with the current level of inflation. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee that DOD’s request for $773 billion in FY-23 contains “significant capability.” “Our budget seeks more than $56 billion for air power platforms and systems and more than...
