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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/portman-announces-senate-passed-fy-2021-ndaa-conference-report-includes-0 | Portman Announces Senate-Passed FY 2021 NDAA Conference Report Includes Funding for Abrams Tanks, Stryker Vehicles and Maneuver Short Range Air Defense | 2020-12-11 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Republican | Senate | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Portman Announces Senate-Passed FY 2021 NDAA Conference Report Includes Funding for Abrams Tanks, Stryker Vehicles and Maneuver Short Range Air Defense $1.4 Billion for Abrams Tanks,$1.1 Billionfor Stryker Vehicles, $532.8 Million for M-SHORAD Included in NDAA Conference Report December 11, 2020 | Press Releases WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today announced that the Senate-passed FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes $1.02 billion in funding to upgrade 89 Abrams tanks and $392 million for Abrams modifications, which will continue the production of the M1A2 SEPv3 upgraded Abrams tanks at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima in order to ensure that our forward deployed soldiers have tanks with the most cutting-edge capabilities. The conference report also includes$1.1 billion for upgrading Stryker Vehicles. In addition, the conference report includes $532.8 million to produce 72 Stryker chassis to support the Army's Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) program. Portman has been a strong advocate for both Lima and the Abrams and Stryker programs, ensuring that our men and women of the military have the best and most lethal weapons systems while keeping good, high-paying jobs in Lima. The legislation now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. The Senate-passed FY 2021 NDAA conference report is a big win for Lima and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, which supports our troops both at home and around the globe. The newest version of the Abrams tank, the M1A2 SEPv3 is a vital investment for our soldiers to meet the realities highlighted in the latest National Defense Strategy and they come off the line at JSMC in Lima. This funding will ensure that more tanks are produced at Lima and get to our forward deployed soldiers. This is a significant improvement when not long ago the workforce was only funded for one tank per month. This is important for our armored formations and for Lima and its irreplaceable workforce. I am also pleased the NDAA conference report will increase funding for producing Stryker A1 vehicles. This authorization will help provide long-term stability to the industrial base and ensure our soldiers are rapidly provided with the most capable and survivable vehicle coming off the line. In addition, the NDAA conference report includes funding to support the Army's Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) program. The Army has developed the M-SHORAD program to deal with the new, short range air defense threats on the modern battlefield. It is based on the highly capable Stryker platform that is produced in Lima. This is good news for the Army and the world-class workforce in Lima. NOTE: Portman has been a staunch supporter of the JSMC and has visited the JSMC recently, where he met the new Base Commander, received a briefing on how funding he helped secure is leading to increased employment, and saw the latest work on the Abrams Tank and Stryker vehicle line. While the Obama administration proposed shuttering the plant in 2011, Portman has made a commitment to ensuring the long-term viability of the JSMC since taking office and protecting Lima's skilled workforce that provide a unique capability to our national security and defense industrial base. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |