Space Force seeks $832 million in classified spending, new missions and more in annual wish list | C4ISRNET

For its underfunded priority list, which is a yearly wish list of expenditure that each service gives legislators, the US Space Force requests Congress for $832 million more than its $17.4 billion budget request. Additional cash for dozens of initiatives, upgrades to Space Force installations, and $279 million in classified spending to “create a warfighting punch” are included in the proposal filed to Congress on June 3. Surprisingly, the wish list includes $113 million for the expansion of additional missions. This comprises $28 million for radiofrequency payloads for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack program, which aims to show the Pentagon the value of a wide constellation of networked satellites in low Earth orbit.

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/06/04/space-force-seeks-832-million-in-classified-spending-new-missions-and-more-in-annual-wishlist/