How will US funding for defense technology innovation evolve?

Published on November 7, 2022

McKinsey & Company analysis of United States Department of Defense research spending projections, somewhat underwhelming:

“Our analysis revealed that innovation funding accounted for only $34 billion of the $857 billion US national-security budget for 2022—approximately 4 percent of the total”

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/how-will-us-funding-for-defense-technology-innovation-evolve

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