The administration is requesting "flat" defense spending. Industry, however, has few worries. No one in Washington reallly takes this budget request serioiusly.

"Though weapons spending is collectively down in fiscal 2021 versus fiscal 2020, we see no chance of the proposed budget passing in its current form".

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