The MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter, which replaces Vietnam War-era Hueys, will be used to patrol nuclear missile fields across the northern United States.
The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms.
Piloted in 2017, the Air Force's Shark Tank knockoff formed part of a broader campaign to expedite the process of finding and developing new technology.