US Army unveils $178bn budget proposal for fiscal 2021

The US Army has unveiled its $178bn budget proposal for fiscal year 2021, which is slightly less than the $180bn received for 2020.

Modernisation remains among the army’s highest priorities with a 3% increase in pay for troops and a 2.9% rise in basic allowance for housing.

The proposal is part of a $740.5bn national security budget request, with $705.4bn of the total allocated for the US Defense Department.