Money is set aside for aircraft, drones and nine classes of cutter
What the document says“$4,300,000,000 is provided for procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters, equipment related to such cutters, and program management for such cutters, to provide operational presence and security of the maritime border and for interdiction of persons and controlled substances;”
Nine of the thirteen line items buy aircraft and ships: $1,142,500,000 for fixed-wing aircraft, $2,283,000,000 for rotary-wing aircraft and $266,000,000 for long-range unmanned aircraft and base stations, each for maritime border security; $4,300,000,000 for Offshore Patrol Cutters and $1,000,000,000 for Fast Response Cutters, for presence, border security and interdiction of persons and controlled substances; $4,300,000,000 for Polar Security Cutters and $3,500,000,000 for Arctic Security Cutters, to ensure timely presence in the Arctic and Antarctic; $816,000,000 for light and medium icebreaking cutters; and $162,000,000 for Waterways Commerce Cutters, to support aids to navigation, waterways and coastal security and inland search and rescue.
What the document actually says“$4,300,000,000 is provided for procurement of Offshore Patrol Cutters, equipment related to such cutters, and program management for such cutters, to provide operational presence and security of the maritime border and for interdiction of persons and controlled substances;”
One sum is $4.3 billion. It buys Offshore Patrol Cutters and their gear. They patrol the sea border and stop smuggling.
A cutter is a Coast Guard ship. Eight other sums buy other kinds. Three sums buy planes, helicopters and drones.
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