House appropriators are recommending a $5.3 billion boost in Pentagon procurement spending, including major funding increases for missile defense, tactical fighters and military vehicles. According to the soon-to-be-released report accompanying House appropriators' FY-13 defense-spending bill, the legislation would add $849 million for cooperative missile defense with Israel, a significant increase above the $99 million requested by the Defense Department. Most of the increase would go to the Iron Dome program. The full House Appropriations Committee is slated to mark up...
