The House Appropriations defense subcommittee moved to increase Navy modernization spending by $3.2 billion compared to President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget request, proposing additional funding to buy more aircraft and ships while trimming research and development funds. The panel's mark of the FY-18 Pentagon spending bill includes $53.2 billion for Navy procurement, including $2.8 billion more for aircraft and $1.6 billion more for shipbuilding than the service requested in its $49.5 billion spending proposal. The House subcommittee also cut...
