Spending · subcategory
Military (Department of Defense)
Pay, operations and maintenance, weapons procurement, research, and construction for the armed forces. Part of National defense. FY2025 net outlays: $868B, 95% of the category and 12.39% of all federal spending. The largest program is Operation and Maintenance, Navy ($73.3B).
$868B
FY2025 net outlays
95%
of National defense
+5.1%
change from FY2024 ($826B)
112
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
112 accounts with FY2025 spending in Military (Department of Defense), largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 92 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 112 accounts above) | $850B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (33 accounts) | −$3.84B |
| Payments between government accounts, net (e.g. general-fund transfers into trust funds, less the matching receipts) | $22.6B |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $868B |
The largest offsets
| Working Capital Fund, Air Force Revolving and Management Funds | −$1.24B |
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (So. Korea) Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$534M |
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (Qatar) Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$380M |
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Army Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$339M |
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Air Force Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$154M |
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (Japan) Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$148M |
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Defense Agencies Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$139M |
| Recoveries under the Foreign Military Sales Program, Defense Agencies Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$111M |
| Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and Receivables from Cancelled Accounts, Air Force Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$98M |
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Navy Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$94M |
| Afghanistan Security Forces Fund Operation and Maintenance | −$88M |
| Undistributed Intragovernmental Payments and Receivables from Cancelled Accounts, Navy Department of Defense--Military Programs | −$75M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $70.0B | $73.3B | +4.7% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $61.6B | $63.6B | +3.1% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Army Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $62.0B | $62.8B | +1.3% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $59.0B | $61.2B | +3.8% | |
| Military Personnel, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $50.0B | $52.4B | +4.7% | |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $45.4B | $46.3B | +2.0% | |
| Combat and Operational Medicine Program Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $38.9B | $40.0B | +2.9% | |
| Military Personnel, Navy Military Personnel | Discretionary | $35.9B | $38.6B | +7.6% | |
| Military Personnel, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $34.4B | $37.1B | +7.9% | |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $34.5B | $36.2B | +4.9% | |
| Other Procurement, Air Force Procurement | Discretionary | $32.8B | $31.1B | −5.3% | |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $26.5B | $25.7B | −3.3% | |
| Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy Procurement | Discretionary | $19.6B | $20.9B | +6.7% | |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force Procurement | Discretionary | $16.9B | $17.9B | +5.9% | |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy Procurement | Discretionary | $17.1B | $17.2B | +0.5% | |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $16.6B | $17.0B | +2.4% | |
| Military Personnel, Marine Corps Military Personnel | Discretionary | $14.7B | $16.1B | +9.5% | |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $14.6B | $16.0B | +9.6% | |
| Other Procurement, Navy Procurement | Discretionary | $11.9B | $13.1B | +10% | |
| National Guard Personnel, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $9.74B | $10.4B | +7.0% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $10.0B | $10.1B | +0.6% | |
| Other Procurement, Army Procurement | Discretionary | $9.09B | $9.53B | +4.9% | |
| Procurement, Defense-wide Procurement | Discretionary | $6.03B | $9.41B | +56% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $8.37B | $8.47B | +1.2% | |
| National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund Procurement | Discretionary | $6.14B | $7.21B | +17% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $7.38B | $7.14B | −3.2% | |
| Reserve Personnel, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $5.26B | $5.48B | +4.2% | |
| Weapons Procurement, Navy Procurement | Discretionary | $4.03B | $5.33B | +32% | |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army Procurement | Discretionary | $4.74B | $5.25B | +11% | |
| National Guard Personnel, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $4.79B | $5.25B | +9.6% | |
| Missile Procurement, Army Procurement | Discretionary | $5.07B | $4.99B | −1.5% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Space Force Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $4.02B | $4.65B | +16% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $3.82B | $3.98B | +4.3% | |
| Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps Military Construction | Discretionary | $3.72B | $3.90B | +4.9% | |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Army Procurement | Discretionary | $3.35B | $3.77B | +12% | |
| Military Construction, Air Force Military Construction | Discretionary | $3.22B | $3.56B | +11% | |
| Aircraft Procurement, Army Procurement | Discretionary | $3.26B | $3.54B | +8.6% | |
| Procurement, Marine Corps Procurement | Discretionary | $3.70B | $3.42B | −7.4% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $3.19B | $3.32B | +4.3% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $2.85B | $3.02B | +6.1% | |
| Missile Procurement, Air Force Procurement | Discretionary | $2.49B | $2.84B | +14% | |
| Procurement, Space Force Procurement | Discretionary | $2.35B | $2.82B | +20% | |
| Reserve Personnel, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $2.31B | $2.60B | +12% | |
| Reserve Personnel, Navy Military Personnel | Discretionary | $2.42B | $2.57B | +6.0% | |
| Military Construction, Defense-wide Military Construction | Discretionary | $2.36B | $2.50B | +6.1% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Navy Military Personnel | Discretionary | $2.18B | $2.26B | +4.0% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $2.05B | $2.19B | +7.0% | |
| Working Capital Fund, Defense Commissary Agency Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | $1.57B | $1.58B | +0.8% | |
| Military Personnel, Space Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $1.12B | $1.47B | +30% | |
| Military Construction, Army Military Construction | Discretionary | $1.08B | $1.36B | +26% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $1.27B | $1.25B | −1.8% | |
| Working Capital Fund, Navy Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | −$1.61B | $1.18B | n/a | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Marine Corps Military Personnel | Discretionary | $1.10B | $1.18B | +6.6% | |
| Defense Production Act Purchases Procurement | Discretionary | $394M | $996M | +153% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, National Guard Personnel, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $944M | $954M | +1.1% | |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps Procurement | Discretionary | $964M | $945M | −2.0% | |
| Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps Military Personnel | Discretionary | $898M | $929M | +3.5% | |
| Allied Contributions and Cooperation Account Operation and Maintenance | Mandatory | $804M | $920M | +14% | |
| Working Capital Fund, Army Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | −$726M | $793M | n/a | |
| National Guard and Reserve Equipment Procurement | Discretionary | $860M | $778M | −9.5% | |
| Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense Procurement | Discretionary | $1.09B | $641M | −41% | |
| Military Construction, Army National Guard Military Construction | Discretionary | $516M | $581M | +13% | |
| Host Nation Support Fund for Relocation Trust Funds | Mandatory | $585M | $538M | −8.0% | |
| Office of the Inspector General Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $513M | $525M | +2.3% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Army Military Personnel | Discretionary | $510M | $511M | +0.2% | |
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account Military Construction | Discretionary | $415M | $465M | +12% | |
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army Family Housing | Discretionary | $433M | $429M | −0.9% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, National Guard Personnel, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $372M | $384M | +3.2% | |
| Working Capital Fund, Defense-wide Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | $2.00B | $381M | −81% | |
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps Family Housing | Discretionary | $361M | $356M | −1.4% | |
| Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $396M | $354M | −11% | |
| Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $283M | $336M | +19% | |
| Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $295M | $333M | +13% | |
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Family Housing | Discretionary | $320M | $318M | −0.6% | |
| Military Construction, Air National Guard Military Construction | Discretionary | $330M | $265M | −20% | |
| Cooperative Threat Reduction Account Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $303M | $264M | −13% | |
| Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Working Capital Fund Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | $473M | $235M | −50% | |
| Family Housing Construction, Army Family Housing | Discretionary | $177M | $228M | +29% | |
| Space Procurement, Air Force Procurement | Discretionary | $172M | $208M | +21% | |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Military Construction | Discretionary | $161M | $202M | +25% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Air Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $198M | $196M | −1.0% | |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force Procurement | Discretionary | $327M | $193M | −41% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Navy Military Personnel | Discretionary | $184M | $187M | +1.6% | |
| Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $498M | $178M | −64% | |
| Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund Family Housing | Discretionary | $42M | $160M | +281% | |
| Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps Family Housing | Discretionary | $103M | $158M | +53% | |
| Military Construction, Army Reserve Military Construction | Discretionary | $77M | $153M | +99% | |
| Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Military Construction | Discretionary | $116M | $109M | −6.0% | |
| National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | $89M | $109M | +22% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps Military Personnel | Discretionary | $94M | $93M | −1.1% | |
| Family Housing Construction, Air Force Family Housing | Discretionary | $67M | $84M | +25% | |
| Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $86M | $83M | −3.5% | |
| Other DOD Trust Funds Trust Funds | Mandatory | $62M | $68M | +9.7% | |
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Space Force Military Personnel | Discretionary | $58M | $67M | +16% | |
| Military Construction, Navy Reserve Military Construction | Discretionary | $65M | $52M | −20% | |
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide Family Housing | Discretionary | $44M | $51M | +16% | |
| Lease of Department of Defense Real Property Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $16M | $25M | +56% | |
| National Defense Sealift Fund Revolving and Management Funds | Discretionary | $24M | $25M | +4.2% | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $14M | $21M | +50% | |
| Defense Strategic Capital Credit Program Procurement | Mandatory | $0 | $20M | n/a | |
| Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund Trust Funds | Mandatory | $20M | $16M | −20% | |
| Support of Athletic Programs Operation and Maintenance | Mandatory | $4M | $7M | +75% | |
| Miscellaneous Special Funds Operation and Maintenance | Mandatory | $2M | $6M | +200% | |
| Foreign National Employees Separation Pay Trust Funds | Mandatory | $5M | $4M | −20% | |
| Disposal of Department of Defense Real Property Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $2M | $2M | +0.0% | |
| Department of Defense Rapid Prototyping Fund Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | Discretionary | $3M | $2M | −33% | |
| Support for International Sporting Competitions Operation and Maintenance | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Mutually Beneficial Activities Operation and Maintenance | Mandatory | $6M | $1M | −83% | |
| Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Fund Operation and Maintenance | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a | |
| Defense Production Act Program Account Procurement | Discretionary | $4M | $1M | −75% | |
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 Military Construction | Discretionary | $2M | $1M | −50% | |
| Homeowners Assistance Fund Family Housing | Discretionary | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Military (Department of Defense) since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.