Shelby votes to secure billions in Alabama defense funding Here's a breakdown of how much money and where in Alabama it will go
The FY22 omnibus appropriations package provides $782 billion for the Department of Defense and other defense functions – $30 billion more than President Biden’s budget request, $4 billion more than the level authorized in the FY22 NDAA, and nearly $42 billion more than FY21.
“I am very pleased that this package contains a significant increase of $42 billion to our defense budget to help develop, maintain, and equip our military forces and intelligence community,” said Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, who also serves as the vice chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and its subcommittee on defense. “Throughout this appropriations process, I have insisted upon dollar-for-dollar parity for defense and non-defense increases. We have achieved that goal.
$710 million for Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missile and $161 million for Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles .$130 million for Javelin missiles for the Navy, Air Force, and Army.Army Research – $14.5 billion for continued investment in transformational technologies to address modern and future Army warfighting needs.for the Missile Defense Agency which is located in Huntsville, to ensure support for urgent MDA priorities such as space sensors, ballistic missile defense, and cybersecurity efforts.
Hypersonic weapons – fully funds Army hypersonic research, as well as an additional $50 million to develop a common hypersonic glide body and $77 million towards high energy laser development.$2.6 billion for Space Launch System, of which $600 million is for concurrent Block 1B development, which is managed by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.$570 million for FBI construction at Redstone Arsenal, which supports ongoing and growing efforts in Huntsville.
“I have no doubt that this legislation will result in long-term benefits for our country,” Shelby said. “Alabama has for many decades played an important role in national defense, and I look forward to what lies ahead for our great state. The security of the nation must always be our number one priority.”, sailed through the Senate by a vote of 68-31, with both of Alabama’s senators supporting it. It now heads to President Joe Biden for final approval.
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