The National Guard Bureau has sent Congress a $2.7 billion unfunded priorities list for fiscal year 2025, highlighting an unmet need for various readiness spending as well as big-ticket aircraft -- like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- that could not be procured due to "fiscal constraints," according to a document obtained by Inside Defense . The No. 1 unfunded priority on the list seeks $349 million to address “Diminished Manufacturing Supply and Required Support Equipment” for the C-130J aircraft...
