WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee released its $1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, which would green light about a dozen multiyear munitions deals and add back funding for the E-7 Wedgetail program.
The spending level allocated by appropriators is in line with the Pentagon’s $1.15 trillion discretionary request, as funding for military construction, among other things, are spelled out in a separate bill. The department has also requested $350 billion in mandatory funding through a reconciliation bill, which is also formulated outside of the appropriations process.
Munitions production is a focus of the FY27 spending measure, with the bill including $10.6 billion to buy critical legacy munitions — including PAC-3, THAAD and Tomahawk — and $836 million to procure low-cost munitions for the first time. Lawmakers also would approve multiyear procurement authority for those weapons, allowing the Pentagon to go ahead and finalize recently announced framework deals with defense contractors for systems like PAC-3 and THAAD.
The bill fully funds F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement at $6.9 billion, and includes $379.9 million for Golden Dome.
Innovation programs were also a priority, California Rep. Ken Calvert, chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, said in a statement.
