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Rob telson knows the transgenders of the 1000 eyes?
 
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How does Santa define good?
How do you not know this?

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
'Cause Santa Claus is coming to town
Oh, let's go
Now, he sees you when you're sleeping
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
 
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How do you not know this?

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
'Cause Santa Claus is coming to town
Oh, let's go
Now, he sees you when you're sleeping
And he knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Very good evidence of coercive control so taking a line out of this Christmas song Santa Claus ā€˜better watch out’ if he is coming to town because Mrs. Clause has called the police and they have a warrant for his arrest.

Police have asked for anyone with
video evidence of Santa Clause grooming children in major shopping centres or soliciting written communications in the form of letters to Santa with their personal details and address to contact Crime Stoppers. šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤”šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£
 
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Wonder if they stuck with the old and a few tweaks or popped something else in :unsure:



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First Aus drive of the GLC

Comment on Hey Merc function.

Could take either way.

Old tech but being enhanced as it goes or new tech with a few bugs to iron out still.



2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300: International first drive


Rob Margeit
08:0106 September 2022

Mercedes-Benz Australia has rolled the dice with the all-new GLC medium SUV, with just a single well-specified variant available next year. And we've driven it.

It should come as little surprise that the Mercedes-Benz GLC, the German brand’s luxury take on the medium SUV segment, has become its biggest seller around the world.

Merc’s ā€˜Hey Mercedes’ voice commands work fine for the most part – such as route guidance, making phone calls, changing the radio station or music selection, for example – but she can still be caught napping. But, Merc says the function has been improved and keeps evolving.

ā€˜Hey Mercedes’ can also act as a ā€˜Tourguide’, offering an informative talk track when requested that highlights information about ā€˜points of interest’ along the route. We didn’t get to sample this feature as it’s currently only available in German (boo!). Merc has plans, though, to roll it out in other regions.
 
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Fascinatingly Intuitive.
Chippers,

NASA, the Artemis 1 moon rocket, or more specifically the pod thingi which orbited the moon recently will be touching down back on earth roughly 11th Dec 2022 , American time.

Sooooo....

A month or two later, when the boffins have crunched all the data, we may find out if Brainchip was amoungst any of the experiments / technology utilised..... or not.

Either way all very exciting.

Regards,
Esq.
 
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Very good evidence of coercive control so taking a line out of this Christmas song Santa Claus ā€˜better watch out’ if he is coming to town because Mrs. Clause has called the police and they have a warrant for his arrest.

Police have asked for anyone with
video evidence of Santa Clause grooming children in major shopping centres or soliciting written communications in the form of letters to Santa with their personal details and address to contact Crime Stoppers. šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤”šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£
Well I guess you will like an all time classic that we used to sing at school:

  1. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    For the Bible tells me so;
    Little ones to Him belong;
    They are weak, but He is strong.
    • Refrain:
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      The Bible tells me so.
  2. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    As He loved so long ago,
    Taking children on His knee,
    Saying, ā€œLet them come to Me.ā€
  3. Jesus loves me still today,
    Walking with me on my way,
    Wanting as a friend to give
    Light and love to all who live.
  4. Jesus loves me! He who died
    Heaven’s gate to open wide;
    He will wash away my sin,
    Let His little child come in.
  5. Jesus loves me! He will stay
    Close beside me all the way;
    Thou hast bled and died for me,
    I will henceforth live for Thee.
 
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Well I guess you will like an all time classic that we used to sing at school:

  1. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    For the Bible tells me so;
    Little ones to Him belong;
    They are weak, but He is strong.
    • Refrain:
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      The Bible tells me so.
  2. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    As He loved so long ago,
    Taking children on His knee,
    Saying, ā€œLet them come to Me.ā€
  3. Jesus loves me still today,
    Walking with me on my way,
    Wanting as a friend to give
    Light and love to all who live.
  4. Jesus loves me! He who died
    Heaven’s gate to open wide;
    He will wash away my sin,
    Let His little child come in.
  5. Jesus loves me! He will stay
    Close beside me all the way;
    Thou hast bled and died for me,
    I will henceforth live for Thee.
The one thing my darling wife claims she learnt from me is when to claim the right to remain silent.

And she was right and this is one of those occasions. šŸ˜‡šŸ˜‡šŸ˜‡šŸ˜‡
 
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Late to add, but I do like an RT like and a brand naming in reference šŸ˜Ž

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I know that there was some complaints about the podcast but I thinking if BRN was not happy with it they would not have aired it they are not live.
 
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I know that there was some complaints about the podcast but I thinking if BRN was not happy with it they would not have aired it they are not live.
What, and be tongue lashed by the thousand gobs! 🤣🤣🤣
 
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I'm guessing everyones in the same boat but just saying, kind of depressing to see our SP this week..
 
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Afternoon fellow chippers,

Humans are a funny animal.

There was discussion a while ago here about the war in Ukraine, with several civilised nations supplying weapons .

These weapons, and all that goes with them will , unfortunately, have to be replenished by those who donated to the Ukraine effort.

Below article from AFR , and the American funding effort in their own backyard and further afield.

Plenty of scope to incorporate Akida in a plethora of new weaponry.

Regards,
Esq.
Just a reminder that Vi Nguyen Thanh Le from Brainchip Australia won the Defence Science and Technology Group Award.
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I personally believe that the CES conference in January will deliver news, very pleasing news, why, oh why, please kind sir?

Mercedes made an announcement 12 months ago basically, have they been sitting on their hands ever since, of course not, nor has
any other Brainchip EAP, let's all be honest here, we are expecting some solid announcements starting in January, surely?

Whether that equals instant revenue, I, like many here think not, but the next 12 months on 12 months, that is, 8 quarters of potential
growth, well that's my time frame, and it's been up until now, extremely fair and reasonable, so let the "real growth begin"

Let's not talk about takeovers, I'm 100% confident it just won't happen in the short to medium term anyway. $10.00 US a share
would be tempting at this point, but the one/s who ultimately have the last say wouldn't even consider it at this point, we are too
young into our journey, the passion is still alive.

God bless that fact.

Tech x 🤘

Edit: Please remember that this is my own opinion, based on logic, and when I refer to news, I'm talking about news delivered by
our client in the first instance, if that makes sense, but I will add that I was reassured that Sean would deliver on his statement/s
regarding AKD 2.0 IP completion, but also understand that, that news could well be fluid in arriving, thanks.
 
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As for more general wishes (as I have no religious belief whatsoever which includes Santa as an omnipotent, slightly dodgy overlord). I'm putting this one out to the universe and beyond (whatever that entails philosophically or otherwise). For those who know me this is my regular rant, so full of assumptions and poorly thought out conclusions.

Can the SP please go up just enough so I don't have to rent (EVER) and can move into a house on the nearest inhabitable planet with no dogs, cats, bogans, those who were brought up without any capacity for empathy or have lost it because they are in denial of how they affect the lives of others, insanely grumpy/aggressive old people, retail customers, shorters, high frequency traders, powerful greedy and selfish leaders of countries and poisonous criminal organisations, anyone who indoctrinates anyone into anything before they are capable of making their own choices, scammers, sink or swim advocates who hold their beliefs only as long as they are doing well or with their very privileged starts in life and the very poorly socialised (the category I fit into most snugly). Oh and noisy air-conditioners.

I feel like I'm losing my capacity for empathy as the above likely suggests so may have to move away from myself :unsure:

Hey could I use it as my pitch for Master Universe pageant?
 
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Well I guess you will like an all time classic that we used to sing at school:

  1. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    For the Bible tells me so;
    Little ones to Him belong;
    They are weak, but He is strong.
    • Refrain:
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      Yes, Jesus loves me!
      The Bible tells me so.
  2. Jesus loves me! This I know,
    As He loved so long ago,
    Taking children on His knee,
    Saying, ā€œLet them come to Me.ā€
  3. Jesus loves me still today,
    Walking with me on my way,
    Wanting as a friend to give
    Light and love to all who live.
  4. Jesus loves me! He who died
    Heaven’s gate to open wide;
    He will wash away my sin,
    Let His little child come in.
  5. Jesus loves me! He will stay
    Close beside me all the way;
    Thou hast bled and died for me,
    I will henceforth live for Thee.
Hey, Slade I’m all in, for an adult to have an open mind about having faith in a higher power / divinity but I have always cringed when coercive nursery rhymes are rammed down children’s throats.

cherish it adam sandler GIF
 
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PREVIEW


TSMC’s $40 Billion Bet on U.S.-Made Chips: Just a Start.


This past Tuesday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it would expand its investments in Arizona to more than $40 billion—from its initial $12 billion commitment. TSMC’s first Arizona fab will begin making 4-nanometer chips in 2024, and a second will produce 3-nanometer chips by 2026. Smaller chips normally are faster and more power-efficient than larger ones.


Forty billion is a big number, but it’s not a panacea. TSMC didn’t lay out a time frame to spend the money. And it will be a fraction of TSMC’s overall capital spending, which J.P. Morgan estimates at $100 billion from 2022 to 2024. The fabs will add to U.S. capacity, but with limitations. Taiwan has become a geopolitical flashpoint with China and the U.S. because it accounts for more than 90% of the world’s most advanced chip manufacturing, notes a 2021 report from the Semiconductor Industry Association and Boston Consulting Group. Most of that comes from TSMC.


By the time the Arizona plants go on line, they’ll be one or two generations behind Taiwan’s most advanced fabs. J.P. Morgan expects TSMC’s Taiwan plants to start making 3-nanometer chips in 2023’s first quarter; by 2026, they are likely to have moved on to something better. By then, chips for the latest Apple iPhone won’t be U.S.-made because they’ll require the most advanced technology. The Arizona fabs will likely support older iPhones or iPads.


Last month, Tufts’ Chris Miller, author of Chip War, told Barron’s that U.S. policy makers were still underestimating the risks around Taiwan, should the geopolitics deteriorate. While $40 billion may relieve political pressures, advanced chip-making will remain concentrated in Taiwan.
 
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3 questions you should ask to get the most out of edge data

For years, enterprises have touted the benefits of a data-first approach — where every major business decision is informed by data insights. With cloud adoption and greater accessibility of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), more data teams have started to live out this ideal. But there’s a curveball being thrown at data leaders, and it’s coming from the edge.

An essential building block of a data-first strategy is access: You need easy access to critical data streams to analyze them and put them to use. But when it’s predicted that 75% of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed outside of the cloud or centralized data centers, data leaders are in a predicament. Their fastest growing data source is far, far away from centralized analytics environments, rendering it effectively useless.

This challenge is growing: The combination of 5G connectivity and the rapid adoption of IoT devices in industries like manufacturing, automotive, logistics and energy is supercharging the edge technology market, which is expected to hit around $116.5 billion by 2030.

So how will data-first strategies evolve when your largest data source becomes your most distributed?

We’re in the early stages of seeing this play out, and I expect that a significant amount of innovation in the coming years will help alleviate this challenge. But for now, there are three essential questions data leaders can consider as they look to apply a data-first mindset to the edge.

After real-time processing, what’s next?

Vendors like EdgeConneX and ClearBlade, as well as AWS and Azure Stack Edge, have made it easy for enterprises to derive value from edge data in real time. In manufacturing, edge processing enables predictive maintenance for equipment; in healthcare it allows patients to monitor health from home; and in the automotive industry it makes self-driving cars a reality. Computing outside the centralized data center has been, and will continue to be, game-changing for so many industries.

But data leaders hard-wired with a data-first mindset are naturally starting to wonder: Does the value of edge data stop at the edge?

After real-time processing, data often ends up sitting in edge data stores, collecting dust (and storage costs). This growing pool of critical user data is being left out of the AI applications running in platforms like Snowflake or Databricks — the driving forces behind next-generation customer experiences and strategic business decisions. As this data piles up, more and more data leaders are starting to explore where the long-term value of this data source lies.

Which brings us to question No. two.

Are edge data centers always the most cost-efficient?

To date, edge data centers have proven to be a cost-efficient home for IoT data. But as IoT devices proliferate, the edge data cost analysis is starting to skew. When a single enterprise generates as much as 60 petabytes of edge data every two weeks, storage costs add up. For some, this volume of edge data is translating to multiple millions of dollars a year, which will only go up over time.

Sure, if you’re not paying to store data at the edge, you’ll be paying to store it in the cloud. But the difference is ROI. While data at the edge adds value in the moment, it does nothing over time. If it were in the cloud, on the other hand, it could start informing new product lines or spark strategic partnerships.

So before edge storage fees get unruly, many enterprise data teams are assessing what do do with their edge data: continue to store it at the edge to be analyzed locally; delete it to save money and/or mitigate privacy concerns; or move it to a centralized data center or cloud environment.

Can my data architecture withstand exponential growth?

If you decide that hanging onto your edge data makes sense, you’ll have to think strategically about what that means for your data architecture. In a world where edge data is king, modern data architectures will need to thrive with data that grows exponentially.

This could mean you need to scale up or scale out edge data storage. It could also mean building a data pipeline that accommodates continuous data movement.

Data migrations have traditionally been viewed as one-and-done processes. But the edge is forcing everyone to rethink this assumption. Migration now has to happen continuously, and originate from highly distributed environments. You’re no longer just pulling data, once, from an on-premises data center and dropping it in AWS, Azure or GCP.

To accommodate this shift, some companies are streaming small amounts of data to the cloud, slowly but surely centralizing subsets of business-critical edge data. Alternatively, extremely data-heavy enterprises are looking to automate edge migrations at scale. Whatever route you take, factoring in the reality that your data is growing exponentially is essential to maximizing its value over time.

Evolving the data-first mindset

As edge data becomes your fastest-growing data source, your data-first strategies have to evolve. There is no one right answer for how enterprises should make use of their edge data, but assessing its long-term potential and building the right processes to accommodate (and benefit from) its scale are helpful places to start.

Once these essential questions are answered at the edge, data-first strategies could yield even bigger and more transformative results.

David Richards is CEO of WANdisco.
 
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I personally believe that the CES conference in January will deliver news, very pleasing news, why, oh why, please kind sir?

Mercedes made an announcement 12 months ago basically, have they been sitting on their hands ever since, of course not, nor has
any other Brainchip EAP, let's all be honest here, we are expecting some solid announcements starting in January, surely?

Whether that equals instant revenue, I, like many here think not, but the next 12 months on 12 months, that is, 8 quarters of potential
growth, well that's my time frame, and it's been up until now, extremely fair and reasonable, so let the "real growth begin"

Let's not talk about takeovers, I'm 100% confident it just won't happen in the short to medium term anyway. $10.00 US a share
would be tempting as this point, but the one/s who ultimately have the last say wouldn't even consider it at this point, we are too
young into our journey, the passion is still alive.

God bless that fact.

Tech x 🤘
$10 USD a share is tempting? I'll do a nudie run on the MCG during the first session of the boxing day test with Brainchip tattooed on my butt if that happens!

Edit: That's nearly $15 a share! Approx $26 billion market cap. We would be the 16th largest company in Australia!

I love your enthusiasm but it's not a realistic short term target.
 
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I’m just going to enjoy the ride until 2025 when the EVs’ come out.

Conventional vehicles contain an average of $330 value of semiconductor contentwhile hybrid electric vehicles can contain up to $1,000 and 3,500 semiconductors.

The Automotive Semiconductor Market – Key Determinants of ...​




We are a trusted partner with Valeo and our sweet spot is LiDAR. The Scala 3 LiDAR comes out in 2025 vehicles.

Valeo has agreements with both Mercedes and Stellantis who sell 2million and 6.5 million cars annually.

Imagine if we earn $100 each car (a guess) for providing our science fiction beast enabling them to create this technology and run it on low power to give maximum battery life which is necessary.

My math says that’s an earner of $850 000 000 per annum with a 90+% profit margin as it’s IP.
With less than $20 mil to run the company that not a bad start and I’m sure other car manufacturers will follow suit to keep competitive!

A different business but Afterpay went over $100 whilst it wasn’t profitable!

Imagine if we get $200 or more per car?

And that’s not including the multitude of other EAP’s we don’t know about let alone the Renesas, NASA and the big one being Defence!



And for those who haven’t read it yet this is well worth a read.

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Final Report:​



Enjoy
 
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I’m just going to enjoy the ride until 2025 when the EVs’ come out.

Conventional vehicles contain an average of $330 value of semiconductor contentwhile hybrid electric vehicles can contain up to $1,000 and 3,500 semiconductors.

The Automotive Semiconductor Market – Key Determinants of ...



We are a trusted partner with Valeo and our sweet spot is LiDAR. The Scala 3 LiDAR comes out in 2025 vehicles.

Valeo has agreements with both Mercedes and Stellantis who sell 2million and 6.5 million cars annually.

Imagine if we earn $100 each car (a guess) for providing our science fiction beast enabling them to create this technology and run it on low power to give maximum battery life which is necessary.

My math says that’s an earner of $850 000 000 per annum with a 90+% profit margin as it’s IP.
With less than $20 mil to run the company that not a bad start and I’m sure other car manufacturers will follow suit to keep competitive!

A different business but Afterpay went over $100 whilst it wasn’t profitable!

Imagine if we get $200 or more per car?

And that’s not including the multitude of other EAP’s we don’t know about let alone the Renesas, NASA and the big one being Defence!



And for those who haven’t read it yet this is well worth a read.

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Final Report:​



Enjoy


More light reading:



There’s a bit of money in there that could end up in Brainchip’s direction.

The Department of Defense Releases the President's Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget​

March 28, 2022 |


Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
ā€œI am proud to join President Biden today in submitting the fiscal year 2023 Budget. Our department’s budget will help us continue to defend the nation, take care of our people and succeed through teamwork with our allies and partners.
This $773 billion budget request reinforces our commitment to the concept of integrated deterrence, allows us to better sequence and conduct operations around the globe that are aligned to our priorities, modernizes the Joint Force, and delivers meaningful support for our dedicated workforce and their families.
To those ends, we are requesting nearly $56.5 billion for air power platforms and systems; more than $40.8 billion for sea power, to include nine more battle force ships, and nearly $12.6 billion to modernize Army and Marine Corps fighting vehicles. We are requesting more than $130.1 billion for research and development in this budget - an all-time high - because we understand the need to sharpen our readiness in advanced technology, cyber, space and artificial intelligence. Importantly, this budget funds modernization of all three legs of the nuclear triad to ensure that we continue to maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent. And we have devoted more than $3 billion to address the effects of climate change, bolstering our installation resiliency and adaptation to climate challenges.
We are also asking that Congress support our efforts to take care of our most critical asset, our people. Our budget requests $479 million to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault, and our 4.6 percent pay raise for our military and civilian personnel helps ensure they receive the pay they deserve and need, particular in light of the challenging current economic realities. Our budget request also includes additional investments to provide affordable childcare for both our military and civilian workforce. For instance, we are making additional investments in childcare fee assistance for both military and civilian members.
As I have said many times, we need resources matched to strategy, strategy matched to policy and policy matched to the will of the American people.
This budget gives us the resources we need to deliver on that promise. Our budget reflects our National Defense Strategy and the focus of that strategy on the pacing challenge of China. It will help us prepare for other future challenges, as well, including those posed by climate change. It preserves our readiness and deterrent posture against the threats we face today: the acute threat of an aggressive Russia and the constantly emerging threats posed by North Korea, Iran, and violent extremist organizations. And it absolutely supports our policy of U.S. global leadership of — and responsibility for — our vast network of alliances and partnerships.
I am proud of the work that has gone into this budget request, and I look forward to discussing it with members of Congress in the days and weeks ahead.ā€ – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

On March 28, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget request of $813.3 billion for national defense, $773.0 billion of which is for the Department of Defense (DoD). In a dynamic and evolving security environment, a strong and adaptive U.S. military remains a central pillar for U.S. national security. The FY 2023 Defense Budget provides the resources necessary to sustain and strengthen U.S. deterrence, advancing our vital national interests through:
  • Integrated Deterrence: Working across warfighting domains, operational theaters, the spectrum of conflict, and our network of alliances and partnerships
  • Campaigning: Conducting and sequencing military initiatives aimed at advancing well-defined, strategy-aligned priorities
  • Building Enduring Advantages: Modernizing the Joint Force to make its supporting systems more resilient and agile in the face of threats ranging from competitors to the effects of climate change
The FY 2023 DoD Budget request of $773.0 billion is a $30.7 billion, or 4.1% increase, from the FY 2022 enacted amount. In addition to supporting the Department’s ability to sustain and strengthen deterrence, it also supports our service members and their families. The request strengthens our alliances and partnerships and enhances America’s technological advantage. This request reflects the recent inflationary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of global supply chains.
Taking Care of People
The DoD recognizes that its most critical asset is our people. The FY 2023 Budget aims to cultivate our military and civilian workforce, grow our talent, build resilience and force readiness, and ensure accountable leadership. Investments include:
  • 4.6% pay increase for military and civilian personnel
  • Funds $15 Per hour Minimum Wage for the Federal Workforce
  • Investments in child care, including fee assistance, new construction, and sustainment
  • Funding the new Basic Needs Allowance to help the most vulnerable military families and fully funding anticipated Housing and Subsistence inflation increases
  • $479 million to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military
  • A focus on talent management initiatives to improve racial and gender diversity at key points in the military career life cycle
  • $34 million to improve the Department’s capability to deter, detect, and address concerning behaviors and extremism in the ranks
  • $1 billion for a new Red Hill Recovery Fund to enable DoD to quickly and flexibly address the health, environmental, and national security needs of the Hawaii community and the Department
  • $12.2 billion for Construction and Family Housing programs, including $2 billion for family housing and $1.3 billion supporting the construction of quality of life and medical facilities
The FY23 President’s Budget allows DoD to develop, procure, and modernize capabilities to ensure combat-credible forces across all domains to address the pacing challenge from the People’s Republic of China and to address acute threats from Russia:
Nuclear Enterprise Modernization to recapitalize all three legs of the nuclear triad ($34.4 billion). Investments Include:
  • COLUMBIA Class Ballistic Missile Submarine - $6.3 billion
  • B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber - $5 billion
  • Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) - $3.6 billion
  • Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) Missile - $1 billion
Lethal Air Forces ($56.5 billion). Investments include:
  • 61 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - $11 billion
  • 24 F-15EX - $2.8 billion
  • 15 KC-46 Pegasus - $2.9 billion
  • NGAD (Air Force) $1.7 billion
Modernized Naval Forces ($40.8 billion). Investments include:
  • 2 DDG-51 ARLEIGH BURKE Class Destroyers - $5.6 billion
  • 1 Frigate (FFG(X)) - $1.3 billion
  • 2 VIRGINIA class Submarines - $7.3 billion
Combat Effective Ground Forces ($12.6 billion). Investments include:
  • 72 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles - $381 million
  • 74 Amphibious Combat Vehicles - $631 million
  • 3,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles - $1.1 billion
Missile Defeat and Defense ($24.7 billion). Investments include:
  • Ground-Based Midcourse (GMD) and Improved Homeland Defense/Next Generation Interceptors (NGI) - $2.6 billion
  • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Ballistic Missile Defense - $335 million
  • PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement - $1 billion
Long Range Fires ($7.2 billion). Investments include:
  • Funds to procure highly-survivable, precision-strike, and long-range fires—from hypersonic to subsonic – across the joint force
Space and Space-Based Systems ($27.6 billion). Investments include:
  • Space Based Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Systems - $4.7 billion
  • 2 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enterprise - $1.8 billion
  • 6 Launch Vehicles - National Security Space Launch (NSSL) and Rocket System Launch Program (RSLP) - $1.6 billion
Campaigning. Investments include:
  • U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, $6.1 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, including military construction, defense of Guam, missile warning and tracking architecture, and Mission Partner Environment (MPE) framework for multinational information sharing, and the Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability
  • U.S. European Command, $4.2 billion for the European Deterrence Initiative, including $300 million in assistance to Ukraine and support Security Cooperation programs within the USEUCOM Area of Responsibility
Joint Force Readiness ($134.7 billion, an increase of $6.3 billion or +4.9% over the estimated FY22 enacted amount of $128.4 billion). The Department is approaching readiness through a strategic lens, expanding beyond operational readiness to incorporate multi-dimensional and long-term readiness. Investments include:
  • Army readiness - $29.4 billion
  • Navy readiness - $47.4 billion
  • Marine Corps readiness - $4.1 billion
  • Air Force readiness - $35.5 billion
  • Space Force readiness - $3.0 billion
  • Special Operations Command readiness - $9.7 billion
  • Joint Capabilities - $5.6 billion
U.S. prosperity and military success depend on the cyber resiliency of the Joint Force to execute missions successfully in a contested environment. The FY 2023 Budget allows for continued investment in cyberspace initiatives.
Cyberspace Activities ($11.2 billion). Investments include:
  • Operationalizing Zero Trust Architecture across Military Departments and Defense Agencies
  • Increasing cybersecurity support to the Defense Industrial Base
  • Growing the Cyber Mission Force Teams
The FY 2023 Budget continues DoD’s progress to modernize and innovate, including the largest investment ever in RDT&E—more than 9.5% over the FY 2022 enacted level.
Science and Technology and Advanced Capability Enablers. Investments include:
  • RDT&E request - $130.1 billion
  • Science and Technology - $16.5 billion
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Microelectronics - $3.3 billion
  • 5G - $250 million
  • Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, including investments in chemical production, bio-manufacturing, and rare earth element supply chains
The Department recognizes the vital importance of addressing dangerous transboundary threats. The FY 2023 Budget ensures DoD continues its work to combat current and future crises.
Addressing the Climate Crisis ($3.1 billion). Investments include:
  • Installation Resiliency and Adaptation - $2 billion
  • Operational Energy and Buying Power - $247 million
  • Science and Technology - $807 million
  • Contingency Preparedness - $28 million
Building Pandemic Preparedness. Focus areas include:
  • Defense Health Program for continued COVID-19 clinical testing and public health efforts - $188 million
  • Expanded surveillance activities, including wastewater surveillance Whole Genomic Sequencing of COVID variants
  • Chemical and Biological Defense Programs - $280.4 million
The Department is committed to being responsible stewards of taxpayer funds. The military departments have driven program reforms and retired vulnerable systems and programs that no longer meet mission needs to allow DoD to realign spending towards supporting Secretary’s priorities to Defend the Nation, Take Care of People, and Succeed Through Teamwork. Areas of savings include:
  • Reform Savings - $2.6 in FY23
  • Re-Prioritization Savings - $2.7 billion in FY23
 
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