House panel adds $780M for new Guam project, THAAD and Aegis

摘要

The $24 billion topline increase proposed as part of the House Armed Services Committee's mark of the fiscal year 2022 defense policy bill boosts missile defense spending by $780 million, adding significant funds for a new Guam defense system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system interceptors and the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. New details about the major FY-22 spending boost proposed by Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) - and adopted by the authorization panel as part of the committee's process to finalize a package for the House to consider - are detailed in a 20-page document that identifies that spending by program. The increases are above the topline submitted by committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA). The proposed increases would boost missile defense spending across more than a dozen projects.