washington nearly half president donald trump 2017 30 billion supplemental defense budget proposal would go buy modernize warplanes warships missiles payment trump promise boost military spend although congress must approve 13.5 bln request likely make change boeing co would one big beneficiaries administration proposal include 2.3 billion 24 f/a-18 e/f super hornet jet fighters 10 u.s. house representatives approve march 2017 base spend bill navy use additional money bolster age fleet fighters lieutenant general anthony ierardi director force structure resources assessment joint chiefs staff tell reuters dec. 22 tweet inaugurate trump suggest buy boeing f/a-18s call comparable lockheed martin f-35 despite fact f-35 stealth aircraft difficult enemy radar detect 1990s-vintage f/a-18 use stealth technology navy also propose 920 million buy six boeing p-8 submarine-hunting aircraft army request 708 million 20 boeing apache attack helicopters lockheed martin also one big winners administration proposal pentagon officials say request additional 2017 fund would help accelerate plan acquisitions f-35 joint strike fighters pentagon budget 596 million buy five stealthy jet cost 95 million 123 million depend model past president trump complain tremendous cost cost overrun f-35 program pentagon expensive weapons program pentagon budget 151 million lockheed thaad missile defense 376 million 17 blackhawk helicopters make sikorsky aircraft lockheed subsidiary proposal also request 433 million complete third version ddg-51 navy destroyer build general dynamics corp bath iron work maine general account office report publish aug. say navy demonstrate sufficient acquisition design knowledge provide accurate estimate vessel cost administration supplemental request take base pentagon budget fiscal 2017 541 billion analyst robert stallard vertical research say report thursday congress likely consider request april 28 current defense department fund expire story refiled correct data paragraph 10 boeing lockheed martin winners trump 's 2017 supplemental request