WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

“As we face the most complex security environment since World War II, the FY26 NDAA delivers on President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda and ensures our warfighters are the most ready, lethal, and capable force in the world.

At the core of this bill is a fundamental overhaul of the Pentagon’s broken acquisition system. The FY26 NDAA cuts red tape and focuses defense acquisition on one mission: getting our warfighters the capabilities they need, when they need them.

This is a strong, bipartisan bill that supports our servicemembers and their families, revitalizes our defense industrial base, and sends a clear message to our adversaries. I urge the Senate to quickly pass the FY26 NDAA so President Trump can sign it and we can begin implementing his agenda."

“This year’s NDAA also authorizes $197 million for military construction projects in Alabama and further establishes Alabama as the national leader in defense.”

Measures that directly benefit the state of Alabama included in the final version of the FY2026 NDAA can be found below:

Military Construction at Alabama Bases:

• $50 million for an access control point at the Anniston Army Depot.
• $55 million for a propulsion systems building at Redstone Arsenal.
• $64 million for a general-purpose warehouse at the DLA distribution center in Anniston.
• $28 million for area maintenance support activity at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Bolstering Innovation through Investments in Defense Capabilities:

• $3.9 million for missile enhancement with electric motor prototypes
• $7 million for infantry support weapons, including combat aviation aircrew enhancement
• $18 million for air defense command, control, and intelligence, including air and missile defense common operating picture
• $239 million for M-VEST for Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)
• $10 million for an embedded hypersonic seeker in Navy RDT&E

Addressing Readiness Concerns at Alabama Bases:

• Addresses the chronic understaffing of gate guards like Redstone Arsenal by authorizing contract guards to augment existing force protection options at military installations.
• Expedites construction of Space Command HQ in Huntsville:
• Provides the use of other transaction authorities (OTAs) and progressive design-build, identified as the preferred contracting authority for construction of SPACECOM headquarters
• Provides an exception to Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) growth offset for SPACECOM headquarters

• Includes A as a location for the Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-domain operations and robotics autonomous systems training, testing, and experimentation.
• Limits funding to transform the primary helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
• Funding in the FY26 NDAA directly impacts Anniston Army Depot, which needs significant recapitalization and modernization of its fleet of DPO-CVHT3 (“carts”) to continue efficient operations and maintain an appropriately safe work environment for depot employees.

Reforms the Outdated Acquisition Reform System:

• Acquisition reforms cut bureaucracy, strengthen Alabama’s defense economy, and get better weapons into the hands of our warfighters faster. Alabama is at the center of the modernized industrial base the FY26 NDAA is building.
• The FY26 NDAA overhauls the broken acquisition system so companies in Alabama can get new programs moving faster and with less red tape. Alabama’s defense industry will see faster contracts, fewer regulatory barriers, and greater demand.
• The bill requires DoD to look to commercial solutions first, rather than creating bespoke systems. This change directly benefits Alabama’s growing commercial tech, space, and manufacturing sectors.
• Landmark acquisition reform in this year’s NDAA rolls back outdated contracting rules and removes barriers that have kept smaller companies out of the defense market, helping small and mid-sized Alabama businesses compete for defense work and grow.
• The bill creates BOOST and other “valley of death” initiatives to ensure promising technologies transition into programs. That means more opportunity for Alabama’s emerging AI, autonomy, hypersonics, and advanced manufacturing firms.
• The NDAA makes multi-year procurement the rule rather than the exception for weapon systems procurement and authorizes multi-year procurement for several high-demand munitions and missile systems, providing long-term, stable demand for suppliers across Alabama
• Alabama builds many systems sought by allies—from missile defense to aviation and ground systems. NDAA reforms streamline foreign military sales, enabling more international demand for Alabama-made equipment.

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