Analysis of the FY 2022 Defense Budget

Todd Harrison is the director of Defense Budget Analysis and the director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Seamus P. Daniels is an associate fellow and associate director for Defense Budget Analysis in the International Security Program at CSIS.

• 1 | Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 12 | Overview of Defense-Related Funding .................................................................................................... 3Total Defense-Related Funding ............................................................................................................... 3War-Related Funding ................................................................................................................................ 4Trends in the DoD Budget ........................................................................................................................ 53 | Strategic Reviews and Budgetary Effects ............................................................................................. 12National Defense Strategy ..................................................................................................................... 12Nuclear Posture Review ......................................................................................................................... 15Missile Defense Review ........................................................................................................................... 17Global Posture Review ........................................................................................................................... 184 | Congressional Action on FY 2022 and Issues for FY 2023 ..................................................................... 21Congressional Action to Date ................................................................................................................. 21Issues for FY 2023 .................................................................................................................................... 23Final Thoughts ........................................................................................................................................ 25Authors ........................................................................................................................................................ 26