
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s $32 billion topline increase in its defense policy bill includes authorizing billions more for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG-51), Virginia-class submarine and future intercontinental ballistic missile programs. After unveiling high-level details of its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act last week, bill text filed on Wednesday shed more light on how SASC allocated boosts to specific programs. “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act represents a strong, bipartisan commitment to…