Richard Shelby: “I believe that with some direction and some accountability, NASA's endeavors can be successful and inspire future…”

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.

Russia's launched multiple hypersonic weapons as part of their invasion of the Ukraine and China is continuing to develop its own hypersonic weapons.

I am concerned about this--what this communicates to both our allies and our adversaries.

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.