The Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision to establish a U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, aimed at expanding and accelerating bilateral research, development, testing, evaluation, and industrial cooperation in defense technologies. The provision advanced out of the House Armed Services Committee after lawmakers rejected an amendment seeking to remove it from the annual defense policy bill. Critics have made claims that the measure would merge U.S. and Israeli militaries or undermine U.S. sovereignty. The House version of the NDAA provision on U.S.-Israel defense tech cooperation has drawn controversy, and opponents are expected to renew their challenge when the legislation reaches the House floor, likely in July. According to alarabiya, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 18-9 to advance the NDAA to the full Senate for consideration, and the bill authorizes increased funding for joint U.S.-Israel programs focused on countering drones and subterranean threats. The NDAA also calls for expanded defense cooperation with Israel and efforts to strengthen security ties with countries that normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords. According to the intercept, a proposal to entwine U.S. and Israeli tech in AI and autonomous systems is controversial and closely resembles a pro-Israel bill that died earlier this year.