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Misleading title: this article says it is seeking a budget increase, not that it's been approved >The funding request, a dramatic surge from roughly $225 milli
by hnthrow0287345 6mo ago
Misleading title: this article says it is seeking a budget increase, not that it's been approved
>The funding request, a dramatic surge from roughly $225 million a year earlier, signals a major shift in how the U.S. military plans to fight future wars, accelerating a move toward large numbers of lower-cost, AI-enabled systems.
The merits of this ask within this insane administration basically means nothing IMO. Hegseth could ask for cybernetic ponies with beer coolers and I wouldn't be surprised.
- WarOnPrivacy 6mo ago> this article says it is seeking a budget increase, True. An increase to $1.5T by the looks of it. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3882126-pentagon-unveils-historic-15-trillion-defense-budget-featuring-golden-fleet-and-drone-dominance https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3882126-pentag...
- angry_octet 6mo agoYes it's totally insane to jump $500B, and no they cannot spend it in one year. Most of the money will go towards systems development and production spanning years. And lining the pockets of Trump bros. We're seeing the total dissolution of Congressional control of spending and oversight. They'll get the money and spend it as they please.