Arizona slipped from top 10 in Pentagon spending, but defense economy still strong – Cronkite News
Ground crews check an F-35 at Luke Air Force Base in this photo from 2018, when total Defense Department spending in the state was $15.2 billion, 10th-most in the nation. Pentagon spending in Arizona fell to $14.6 billion in fiscal 2021, and the state fell out of the top 10, but economists and business officials say the long-term picture is still strong. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Cronkite News)
WASHINGTON – Pentagon spending in Arizona fell sharply in fiscal 2021, part of an overall decline in expenditures nationally that bumped the state from seventh place among states to 13th, according to Defense Department data released this fall.
Military spending overall in the state fell from $20.2…
