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SASC’s FY ‘22 NDAA Authorizes Second Navy Destroyer, Adds One More F-35A

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

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SASC’s FY ‘22 NDAA Authorizes Second Navy Destroyer, Adds One More F-35A

The future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer conducting builders trials in February 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) restores funding for a second Navy destroyer and calls for adding an additional F-35 above the budget request. SASC approved its NDAA markup during a closed session on Wednesday by a vote of 23-3. The committee, most notably, approved a $25 billion increase to the Pentagon’s requested FY ‘22 topline of $715 billion budget request, which followed repeated calls from Republican lawmakers pushing for…

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