House NDAA requires weapons readiness before Trump-class battleship construction begins
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Riley Ceder
2d ago· 4 min readenNews
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The House Armed Services Committee's proposed $1.15 trillion fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision stipulating that construction of the Trump-class battleships cannot begin until their onboard munitions packages are verified as deployable. The NDAA provides foundational funding for the Trump administration's proposed $1.5 trillion defense initiative, with bipartisan support for ensuring weapons technology readiness before shipbuilding commences.
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Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee announced their $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, stipulating that the new battleship built in the president's name will not begin construction until the munitions packages onboard are sound enough to deploy.
The NDAA provides a foundational sum of money for the Trump administration's proposed $1.5 trillion f
Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee released the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday.
