Special Report
31 Billion-Dollar Weapons the US Military Will Invest in Next Year
November 10, 2022 1:27 pm
Last Updated: November 10, 2022 3:53 pm
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6. OPIR Space Based Missile Warning Systems
> Weapon type: Space-based missile defense
> Planned fiscal 2023 investment: $4.66 billion (up 86.8% from 2022)
> Service branch: Space Force (48.5% of FY 2023 Space Force weapons spending)
> Primary contractor(s): Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon
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5. B-21 Raider
> Weapon type: Long-range, nuclear-capable, stealth bomber
> Planned fiscal 2023 investment: $5.04 billion (up 69.1% from 2022)
> Service branch: Air Force (25.1% of FY 2023 Air Force weapons spending)
> Primary contractor(s): Northrop Grumman
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4. DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer
> Weapon type: Guided missile destroyer ship
> Planned fiscal 2023 investment: $5.57 billion (up 32.2% from 2022)
> Service branch: Navy (17.4% of FY 2023 Navy weapons spending)
> Primary contractor(s): General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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3. SSBN 826 Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
> Weapon type: Nuclear-powered strategic deterrence submarine
> Planned fiscal 2023 investment: $6.26 billion (up 21.1% from 2022)
> Service branch: Navy (19.5% of FY 2023 Navy weapons spending)
> Primary contractor(s): General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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2. SSN 774 Virginia Class Submarine
> Weapon type: Nuclear-powered attack submarine
> Planned fiscal 2023 investment: $7.25 billion (up 5.2% from 2022)
> Service branch: Navy (22.6% of FY 2023 Navy weapons spending)
> Primary contractor(s): General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries
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