Pentagon budget must prioritize Navy, Air Force and cyber, lawmakers say February 22 Two sea power advocates in Congress are making the case to grow the Navy s budget, along with the Air Force and cyber capabilities, at the expense of the other services. (U.S. Navy via Huntington Ingalls Industries) WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and cyberwarfare must start taking a larger share of the defense budget if the U.S. is going to compete with China, two sea power advocates in Congress said last week. Speaking at a recent Hudson Institute virtual event, House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the Pentagon is at an “inflection point” over whether the Navy, Air Force and cyber “are going to take a larger portion of the pie chart” when the fiscal 2022 budget is released this spring.