BBC NEWS | Americas | US approves $447bn defence bill: "The US Senate has unanimously approved a $447bn defence spending bill which includes $25bn for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is 5.7% larger than the 2004 defence budget, excluding the Iraq money, but is 1.7% below what President George Bush was asking for.
Senators also voted to boost army numbers by 20,000.

2005 DEFENCE BILL
$76bn weapons and ordnance
$68.6bn research and development
$30bn national defence programs
$10.2bn missile defence system
$4.6bn Joint Strike Fighter
$925m heavy armoured vehicles
$905m light armoured vehicles
$727.3m Chinook CH-47 helicopters
$603.2m body armour
$131.1m reconnaissance drones. "