“The committee urges focus on the most rapid possible development, testing, and fielding of a more capable SHORAD system and would favorably consider an appropriate reprogramming request to get this started,” wrote HASC Chairman Adam Smith and Rep. Mike Rogers, its top Republican.
"The Russian invasion in Ukraine fundamentally altered what our national security posture, what our defense posture needs to be," Rep. Adam Smith said.
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act issues a challenge to the Pentagon: Lower F-35 sustainment costs, or the services won't be able to buy or fly as many as they want.