The U.S. Army is seeking $5.5 billion to pay for unfunded requirements in the fiscal 2022 budget request, including advance procurement dollars for five CH-47F Block II aircraft, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

Aircraft top the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2022 $6.3 billion unfunded requirements list as the service looks to position itself to compete with China.

Tianzhou-2 will make an automated rendezvous and docking with Tianhe, a core module of China’s new space station that was orbited a month ago.

A major programs summary with totals and changes for aircraft-related programs, systems and weapons.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s fiscal 2022 budget request for $8.9 billion is a decrease of 2.5% compared to the previous year, but the agency continues to fund key programs like the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and a Guam defense system to compete with China.

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2022 budget request is designed to keep the U.S. up with China by proposing the largest R&D investment in history, $112 billion, according to a senior defense official.

The fiscal 2022 spending request forwarded to Congress on May 28 proposes fewer units of aircraft across all fleets, including fighters; mobility; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and rotorcraft.

The service’s fiscal 2022 budget request includes $65.5 billion for operations and maintenance, $21.3 billion for procurement and $12.8 billion for research, development, test and evaluation.