The Pentagon requested $ 582 billion

WASHINGTON Washington US Defense Secretary Ashton Carr Esther says President Barack Obama will request a $ 582.7 billion Pentagon funding for as part of the fiscal year 2017, part of the fund will be used to keep competitors Russia and China and to pay quadrupled in Europe.

Mr Carr said the Internet as part of the money will include $ 71.4 billion for R & D funding development, adding that most of the money will be focused on maintaining an advantage over the competition because Russia and China The opponent of our most intense pressure.



According to Carr, Esther, said the budget will also include $ 7.5 billion to fight the Islamic state of 8.1 billion dollars for submarines and $ 1.8 billion on ammunition.

Mr Carr said Esther these funds are advised to use for 5 factors is increasing the power of Russia and China threatened threats from North Korea, the US and its allies Pacific mischievous effect against Iran's allies in the region Gulf and the ongoing fight against the Islamic state (IS / ISIS).

Mr. Carr Esther said: 'We do not have the luxury or a choice between fighting the current and future battles we need to do both, and that's what our budget is prepared to do the job.

He added that the Ministry of Defence in the past tend to focus on and plan and prepare for what people think big wars are far horizon, but such a strategy does not work for the world we live in current.

He said: 'We had to destroy the jihadists of the Islamic State. IN

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