NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
The FY 2019 NDAA includes the following in its provisions:
Davis-Monthan
• A-10 re-wing: $163 million for A-10 enhancements, including an additional $65 million above the president’s budget request for re-winging; also directs the Air Force to consider multi-year funding to get the job done cheaper, quicker, and more efficiently.
•Compass Call Cross-deck initiative: full funding president’s budget request ($108 million) and directs that the cross-deck project be accelerated
• Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: $15 million for a long-overdue Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) facility
Supporting Arizona’s Military Installations
• Luke Air Force Base: $40 million for additional military construction for F-35 aircraft maintenance unit facility and squad operations
• Increased testing resources for testing ranges at the Yuma Proving Ground and the Electronic Proving Ground at Ft. Huachuca with an additional $58.9 million to improve and modernize these major combat range and test facility bases, including procurement of advanced threat radar systems to improve open-air range test capabilities for next-generation equipment and aerial armament.
AZ Defense Industry
• F-35: $4.17 billion for 77 new F-35’s • Supports 27 different suppliers and 6,020 direct and indirect jobs in Arizona (worth $503.8 million of economic impact)
• Improved Turbine Engine Program – the Army’s premier engine enhancement program for its Future Vertical Lift initiative • $284.6 million for new AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, which are built in Mesa • Full funding for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, which will ensure access to space for military and commercial assets
• $128 million for Global Hawk modifications in Sierra Vista, impacting over 342 Arizona suppliers, and supporting 220 jobs in Sierra Vista • $338.1 million for Stryker A1 combat vehicle upgrades • $216 million for 198 additional Tomahawk missiles (line was previously set for decommission) • $25 million for HMMWV modernization for the National Guard (above President’s budget request) • $60 million for Gray Eagle service live extension program • Accelerated construction of the fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier, construction of two additional Littoral Combat Ships, and supports two additional Virginia class attack submarines in fiscal years 2022 and 2023