The Air Force would not be permitted to terminate its innovation division -- AFWERX -- under the House Appropriations defense subcommittee's version of the fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill. Appropriators would provide AFWERX with about $61 million next year for research, development, evaluation and test to continue operations. The service requested just $3.6 million in FY-27 “to close out activities and prepare for termination of AFWERX,” according to a report accompanying the panel’s version of the FY-27 defense spending...