The Hill: Pentagon’s No. 2 official: Trump’s ‘Space Force’ could cost 'billions'
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Thursday said Pentagon officials do not yet know how much it will cost to establish President Trump’s desired "Space Force" but assume it would cost "billions."
“We have not done cost estimation yet,” Shanahan told reporters at the Pentagon, adding that he expects he won’t have a more concrete number until November.
Trump in March first announced his desire to create a Space Force, and in June directed the Pentagon to begin creating the new military branch.
Vice President Pence followed up by announcing Thursday at the Pentagon that the administration will seek to create the Space Force as the sixth branch of the military, to be established by 2020.
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