WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ted Budd issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act today, which would strengthen cooperation on bilateral defense programs between the United States and Israel. This bill aims to expand and accelerate defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, and industrial cooperation between both countries.
"The U.S. has a long history of working with our ally Israel on defense programs to counter unmanned aerial systems from our adversaries, strengthen missile defense, and detect and neutralize under...