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US Boosting Military Budget

Anonymous sources in the Pentagon say the US military budget for 2007 may go up by 5 percent as compared to 2006 and reach $439.3 billion.

About $84.2 billion will be spent to acquire new types of weapons and military equipment, which is 8 percent more than during the current year. The Army, which got $11 billion this year to purchase weapons, will get $16.8 billion in 2007.

Anonymous sources in the Pentagon say the US military budget for 2007 may go up by 5 percent as compared to 2006 and reach $439.3 billion.

About $84.2 billion will be spent to acquire new types of weapons and military equipment, which is 8 percent more than during the current year. The Army, which got $11 billion this year to purchase weapons, will get $16.8 billion in 2007.

Altogether $111,8 billion will go to finance the UA army, of it $42.6 is allocated to pay the personnel.

About $1.383 billion would be spent to purchase over 3.000 "Hammer" vehicles and 100 "Stryker" armored vehicles. The US Air Force is to get $2.2 billion to buy F-22 jet fighters. The US Navy will spend about $2.5 billion on a "Virginia"-class submarine. In addition, over 80 "Black Hawk" helicopters and 5 "Joint Strike Fighter" planes will be purchased.
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