The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a defense spending bill that would inject the Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion efforts with $280 million above the service's fiscal year 2025 request, according to legislative documents . The proposed funding would be in addition to the service’s request for the Advanced Engine Development program -- about $562 million -- to total $842.34 million. Those funds would then be for NGAP’s research and development, rather than NGAP falling under the AED umbrella...