Space Force Budget

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Posting a few more tables on space program budgets. Aside from the $3.5 billion proposed spending for the NextGen OPIR satellite system (see story following this one), the highest requests belong to the Evolved Strategic SATCOM system (about $1.2 billion for development and procurement combined), GPS IIIF satellites (nearly $1 billion for development and procurement combined), and procurement of space launches. Also posting articles that analyze the budget further. As of June 22, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee expressed concern that the “Space Force’s ambitious plans for new architectures, programs, and mission areas, do not appear to be backed up with credible budget projections in the outyears to actually deliver these capabilities.”

Articles about the Space Force budget

Space Force seeks $3.7 billion for narrowband communication satellites (defensenews.com)

https://breakingdefense-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/breakingdefense.com/2022/04/to-track-hypersonic-missiles-space-force-to-develop-at-least-4-meo-satellites/amp/

HAC-D scolds Space Force on lack of ‘realistic budgets’ – Breaking Defense