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NDAA Conference Report Boosts Navy And Missile Defense Spending

Monday, November 20th, 2017

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The fiscal year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report released Nov. 8 strongly boosts Navy and Missile Defense spending over the Defense Department’s initial requests.The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) report summary highlights how it works to repair the military and restore readiness, which includes requiring the Secretary of the Navy to provide quarterly updates on the progress of the service’s Physiological Episode Team (PET) and how it is trying to solve the PE problem in F/A-18s,…

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