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Weapons Programs Take a Hit After Lawmakers Reduce NDAA by $5 Billion

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

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The Air Force’s new bomber, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and MQ-9 Reaper were among the weapons programs affected when lawmakers on Nov. 2 evening chopped $5 billion from the National Defense Authorization Act to bring the bill in line with the budget agreement.The deal permits Congress to appropriate $607 billion—$548 billion in base budget authority and about $59 billion in overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds—for defense in fiscal year 2016, an amount that falls short of the $612 billion sought by…

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