Fast, easy access to the Pentagon’s entire acquisition budget.
U.S. Defense Budget Forecast
Forecast International’s U.S. Defense Budget Forecast is a streamlined database designed to simplify the enormous task of navigating the Department of Defense budget. The tool provides quick access to historical, current, and forecast spending, including the full FYDP, through an online interface with downloadable Excel spreadsheets. For anyone familiar with the grind of wading through DoD budget documents, this is the essential solution.
Comprehensive Database
Navigating the massive U.S. defense budget can be a daunting task. Yet staying current on the needs and priorities of both the Department of Defense and Congress is essential for developing a successful market planning strategy. Time is valuable, and your organization deserves a tool that can quickly provide the data you need.
Forecast International’s U.S. Defense Budget Forecast is a comprehensive acquisition database that makes it easy to track the flow of U.S. military spending and identify future opportunities and risk.
A Complete 10-Year View of Procurement & RDT&E Funding
A new update to this online interactive product allows users to view 10 years of Procurement or RDT&E funding at a time, consisting of:
– Five years of historical data
– Five years of the Pentagon’s Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)
Historical FYDP datasets are also available, providing final spending data back to 2012. This update also makes it easier to identify procurement trends by displaying quantity details over time. All 10-year datasets can be downloaded in Excel for further analysis or custom data manipulation.
Analytical Tools That Reveal Opportunities & Risk
The database includes analytical tools capable of:
– Identifying winning and losing programs in the Pentagon’s annual budget request
– Grouping related line items scattered throughout the budget to reveal total program acquisition costs
– Ranking programs within the budget by value
The latest version also includes a new filter that enables sorting by market segment, which is especially useful when examining opportunities in the difficult-to-navigate RDT&E budget.
Real-Time Tracking Through the Congressional Markup Process
The service provides real-time tracking of every line item in the Pentagon’s acquisition budget through the full congressional markup process, delivering a clear picture of how legislative decisions impact program funding.
It also expedites your research by offering quick access to program-level justification documents, eliminating the need to search through thousands of pages of government files.
Key Features
Intuitive Online Interface
for rapid access to funding and quantity data
Full 10-year funding view
5 years historical + FYDP
Trend comparison
between new budget requests and earlier DoD projections
Robust search and filtering tools
Grouping of line items
to display actual program acquisition costs
Sorting tools
that identify high-value programs
Congressional Budget Tracker
for real-time legislative updates
Instant access
to all program Budget Justification Documents
Analysis of the President’s Budget Request
and congressional markups
Customizable Excel downloads
Historical Spending & FYDP Archive
Visibility back to 2012
FI’s Top 25 Featured Programs
Curated insight into high-impact portfolios
See the Defense Budget Clearly — Make Decisions Confidently
The U.S. Defense Budget Forecast gives you the visibility needed to understand funding shifts, track evolving priorities, and identify opportunities across the DoD’s entire acquisition portfolio.