The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is displeased with the Trump administration's use of fiscal year 2026 budget reconciliation dollars provided for the sea-launched, nuclear-armed cruise missile and with the decision to exclude further program funding from the FY-27 budget request. Congress provided approximately $2 billion in mandatory funds to accelerate SLCM-N development in FY-26. The FY-26 National Defense Authorization Act also directed the Pentagon to establish a rapid fielding approach to expedite the program’s initial...