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• Carley Welch, Michael Marrow, Theresa Hitchens, Valerie Insinna
Congress unveils $839B defense compromise, boosts sixth‑generation fighter funding
Congress unveiled a $839 billion FY‑26 defense spending compromise that increases funding for both the Air Force and Navy sixth‑generation fighter efforts, adds targeted buys for the F‑47, the E‑7 AEW platform and new C‑130Js, and signals appropriators will press Pentagon decisions on program pauses.
