US Defense Budget Assessment

Smaller Force Structure with New Combat Systems

This research service focuses on the US Department of Defense (DoD) 2025 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 2024 to 2029.

The publisher included research, new purchases, and services for computers, healthcare, and base operations support. We 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 2025 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.