- F2010 = Other Vietnam War « RDT&E* $400B --- = Procurement = Operations & $200B --- Maintenance U.S. Inflation-Adjusted Defense Spending ($B) =u Personnel $B 1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 Note: *Adjusted for inflation using GDP price index. **RDT&E is Research, Devel