House Draft Bill Impacts NGAD, F-15EX, F-22, and ARRW Programs.

The House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act slashes nearly a third of the Air Force's request for funding for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, amounting to $550 million. However, the draft NDAA does not appear to put that $550 million directly back into the F-22 program. Instead, the bill notes the $550 million as a "deferment" from the Air Force's $2.326 billion request for NGAD. The full committee will meet to vote on amendments and approve the NDAA on June 21.