WASHINGTON – The US Department of Defense has proposed spending $23.67 billion in fiscal year 2010 for procurement and research in military communications, electronics, telecommunications, and intelligence technologies, a 0.13% decrease from the 2009 level.

Industry analysts estimate an additional $75 billion would be needed to cover other electronics-intensive military applications including aircraft avionics, vetronics (vehicle electronics) and missile guidance systems, according to Military & Aerospace Electronics, putting the total proposed budget for procurement and research related to electronics and electro-optics products at close to $100 billion.

Electronics related expenditures will account for nearly half of the DoD's proposed $210.1 billion 2010 procurement and research budget.