The bill represents a 1% increase over last year, but additional government funding will bring the defense budget close to $1 trillion.
The $400 million investment will create a domestic supply chain for materials used in fighter jets and missiles.
One example is Joby Aviation’s electric “air taxi.”
HBCUs like Howard often lost out on research grants due to systematic underfunding. Now there’s a push to fund more research at HBCUs.
“You can’t separate” economic and national security, says Undersecretary of Defense William LaPlante.
The Department of Defense is expected to send a report on the structure of the proposed sixth branch of the military by August.
The military got big and it's hard to scale back.
