After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.
The two services will work together to boost the country's amphibious fleet size and availability after the readiness rate of its ships dropped in 2025.
An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle disputed reports that sailors were experiencing food shortages aboard vessels stationed in the Middle East.
Iran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.