Despite pitching the fiscal year 2017 budget amendment as a military readiness supplement, the Defense Department is also seeking billions more for research and development, including more money for the Navy's new anti-ship missile. The FY-17 budget amendment would boost DOD research, development, test and evaluation spending by $2.2 billion this year, including an additional $427 million for Navy development accounts, according to budget documents released last week. The amendment increases funding for Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon (OASuW) development by...
