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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/portman-praises-senate-passage-ndaa-conference-report-including-funding | Portman Praises Senate Passage of NDAA Conference Report Including Funding for Abrams Tanks and Stryker Vehicles | 2019-12-17 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Portman Praises Senate Passage of NDAA Conference Report Including Funding for Abrams Tanks and Stryker Vehicles $1.7 Billion for Abrams Tanks and $917 Million for Stryker Vehicles Included in National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report December 17, 2019 | Press Releases WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today praised Senate passage of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, which includes $1.7 billion in funding to upgrade 165 Abrams tanks, increasing the production of the 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 bill also includes $394 million for upgrading Stryker Vehicles and $523 million for purchasing 152 top of the line Stryker A1 Vehicles.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 conference report now heads to the president's desk for signature. Portman released the following statement: This funding 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 Abrams tank 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 increased 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 increases funding for producing Stryker A1 vehicles and upgrading older vehicles to the A1 standard.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. NOTE: Portman has been astaunch supporter of the JSMCand visited the JSMC recently during his three-day Results Tour', 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 |