Today, Senate Armed Services Committee member and 25-year Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly announced that he secured major Arizona priorities in this fiscal year’s defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, which passed the Senate Armed Services Committee with strong bipartisan support in June, also included a Kelly-supported $45 billion increase above President Biden’s original budget request. The defense bill delivers additional Compass Call electronic attack and F-35 aircraft, planes flown at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Luke Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, upgrades to infrastructure at multiple Arizona bases, and makes critical investments to improve military readiness, competitiveness, and more.
