Biden Wants $842 Billion In Defense Spending

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in February.

Credit: White House
President Joe Biden is proposing a 3.2% jump in Pentagon spending, allocating $842 billion for fiscal 2024, with a focus on increasing capacity in the Pacific and nuclear modernization, the White House announced March 9. While full details of the budget plan will not be released until March 13, a...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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