2019 Major American Weapon Systems Guide: Fiscal Year 2020 Program Acquisition Cost Book Covering Aircraft, Army Ground Vehicles, Missile Defense, Munitions and Missiles, Shipbuilding, Space Systems

The performance of United States (U.S.) weapon systems are unmatched, ensuring that U.S. military forces have a tactical combat advantage over any adversary in any environmental situation. This book shows the major weapon systems funded in the FY 2020 President's Budget, organized by Mission Support Activities. Each Mission Area Category chapter heading further breaks out the funding allocation in FY 2020 by subgroups, and provides a summary programmatic and financial description of the major weapon systems within each portfolio. To simplify the display of the various weapon systems, this book is organized by the following mission area categories: Aircraft and Related Systems; Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Systems; Ground Systems; Missile Defeat and Defense Programs; Missiles and Munitions; Shipbuilding and Maritime Systems; Space Based Systems.

This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Aircraft and Related Systems - $57.7 billion — 23 percent of the Investment budget request. Includes funding for aircraft research and development, aircraft procurement, initial spares, and aircraft support equipment. The single largest defense program, the 5th generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (FY 2020 request, $11.2 billion; includes Modification program) resides in this category. Also in the FY 2020 request are 32 - 4th generation F/A-18E/F (24) and F-15EX (8) aircraft. This reflects the Department's strategy to layer capability to address different threat situations. Against high-end threats, the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force are procuring 5th generation F-35 jet fighters to address advance technology aircraft being deployed by Russia and China. To defeat lower technology platforms, the Department is procuring additional 4th generation F/A-18E/F and the F-15EX aircraft, which nominally have lower operating costs when compared to 5th generation combat jets such as the F-22 and the F-35. Also in this category is the funding for attack and utility helicopters; Unmanned Aerial System (UAS); manned reconnaissance platforms and systems; the incremental cost for the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) aircraft; as well as future platforms such as the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber and the Next Generation Air Dominance (6th generation fighter).

Command, Control - Includes funding for various C4I systems, to include command centers; communications gear; air traffic control; night vision equipment; cyber space operations and requirements; data processing equipment; fire control systems; other information technology; and related systems. This category includes funding for a far-reaching number of programs such as Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit (HMS) radio, Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS), Information Systems Security Program (ISSP), the Air Force National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) Recapitalization program, the Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES), and the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A).

Ground Systems - Includes funding for combat vehicles, artillery, infantry support weapons, tactical radar systems, tactical and non-tactical vehicles of all types, physical security equipment, logistics and engineer equipment, and research and development of various weapons equipment. This category includes funding for new and upgrades to tactical vehicles, such as the new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) for the Army and the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) for the Marine Corps.