US President Donald Trump signed the budget at the White House on Tuesday Dec 12,2017 while noting that the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) could not have come at a more opportune or important time.
The NDAA authorises $626 billion of the base budget resources for the Department of Defence and the national security programmes of the Department of Energy, providing an additional $66 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations.
It approves $26.2 billion for shipbuilding, including multi-year procurement of Virginia class submarines, $10.1 billion to procure 90 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and $2.2 billion for Army ground combat vehicles.
The budget would give legislative authority to implement his South Asia strategy and authorises critical missile capabilities to confront threats posed by North Korea
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