USAF Budget Request Flat in 2021

The Air Force’s $207.2 billion topline spending request for fiscal 2021 is identical to the enacted fiscal 2020 budget, fulfilling recent USAF leaders' predictions of flat budgets ahead. The spending plan released on Feb. 10 includes slight declines in USAF procurement and military construction, but small increases in operations and maintenance and research and development. It also includes a 3-percent pay raise for troops and funds an additional 1,500 Airmen. Read more ►