US Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 Budget Assessment and Growth Opportunities

Balancing the Need for Replenishing Basic Weapons and Ammunition with Developing Next-generation Capabilities

This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD) 2024 spending requests for the research, development, test, and evaluation; procurement; and operations and maintenance categories. The analyst has segmented the budget request by the military department and 20 technology areas, including aircraft; ships; ground vehicles; and command and control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR). The base year for DoD budgets is 2022, and the market forecast is estimated from 2023 to 2028.

The analyst included research, new purchases, and services for computers, healthcare, and base operations support. They've also included classified budget requests but could not break them down into technology areas. Budget requests include base, overseas contingency operations, and emergency categories. Program segmentation and funding forecasts are made at the analyst’s discretion.

The purpose of this study is to discuss the 2024 DoD budget request. The market is mature and stable. This study will outline and provide commentary regarding budget trends. The main goals are to understand the current state of the DoD budget request, military operational trends driving the DoD market, commercial technology trends impacting DoD users, and the future objectives for DoD spending.