Senate Panel Authorizes Funds To Help Maintain U.S. Technological Edge

摘要

Backing the Pentagon's research and development push amid its third offset strategy, the Senate Armed Services Committee is interested in investing money in areas that will help maintain the U.S. technological edge. According to the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill summary released last week, the committee has increased spending for the Pentagon's innovation initiative by $400 million, and also set aside $725 million to fund R&D work on the Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration. The innovation initiative funds are designed to "advance the 'Third Offset Strategy' to outpace our emerging adversaries," according to the summary.