Each year, the Department of Defense (DoD) submits Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) to Congress detailing the status, plans, and funding requirements for almost eighty Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs).
The Weapon Systems Factbook summarizes the program plans and funding for each of the major acquisition programs with a SAR and four additional programs: the Air Force’s new B-21 bomber; Long Range Standoff Missile (LRSO); and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the future replacement for the Minuteman III; and the Navy’s Ohio-class replacement program. The programs included in this report represent 34 percent of the total acquisition budget in the FY 2017 FYDP.
The Factbook is divided by categories of weapon systems: aircraft, air and missile defense, communications and electronics, ground systems, missiles and munitions, nuclear forces, shipbuilding, and space systems. The aircraft category is the largest among these.
