Based on the presented White House budget proposal, the United States plans to spend a record amount on arms purchases in 2024. To be more precise, the amount reaches 145 billion dollars.
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“The budget funds $170 billion for the purchase, (what will be) the largest in history,” the report said.
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The US military department has requested 30.6 billion dollars for the purchase of ammunition. The amount requested is 5.8 billion more than last year’s appropriation.
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Of the total amount, it is planned to allocate for the purchase: tactical missiles – $17.3 billion; strategic missiles – $7.3 billion; ammunition – 5.6 billion dollars.
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In addition, $600 million will be spent on technological development and more than $1 billion on providing the production base for military equipment.
Washington will spend $6.2 billion to build a second Columbia ballistic missile submarine. Investments in the modernization of the country’s nuclear complex will amount to $37.7 billion.
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The Pentagon has also requested $5.3 billion for the development and purchase of the B-21 strategic bomber.
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“Purchase of 24 hypersonic missiles,” – stated in the item of expenditure.
