The measure includes funding for additional F-35 and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets and Navy ships and authorizes the increase of the missile defense program in Alaska.
In August, Senator John McCain said he would amend the NDAA to include a strategy for US forces in Afghanistan if President Donald Trump’s administration fails to come up with one by September. He introduced the amendment that outlines the US Afghanistan strategy.
The Pentagon is currently increasing military presence in Afghanistan in accordance with the new strategy released by Donald Trump. Also, the US army is conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
The National Defense Authorization Act is a US federal law that specifies the budget for the Department of Defense. Congress passes a new act for each fiscal year.
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