Florida’s U.S. Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody say they have lined up nearly $1 billion in military construction and range support for bases across the state, from Homestead to Eglin and the Space Coast. The money is tucked into language tied to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup and would only be spent if the full bill makes it into law.
Senators tout the wins
“Florida is home to thousands of servicemen and women,” Sen. Rick Scott said in a press release from Rick Scott, noting that the committee’s version of the bill includes “over $930 million” for military construction in the state. Reporting by Florida Politics puts the figure in the bill text at roughly $935,000,000 for Florida installations.
Which bases would get money
Sen. Ashley Moody’s office released an itemized list of projects that reads like a construction wishlist for Florida’s bases. It highlights major work at Eglin Air Force Base, MacDill and Tyndall, including F-35 hangars and new barracks at Eglin, along with a $33 million climate-controlled tactical warehouse at Homestead Air Reserve Base. The list also flags a large incremental authorization for a command-and-control facility at Naval Air Station Key West and a mix of training, operations and resilience projects scattered around the state. Sen. Moody has the full breakdown.
What happens next
The allocations came out of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2027 markup on June 11 and now head to the full Senate. As with every NDAA, the authorizations must clear both the Senate and House and then be signed by the president before any of this money can actually be obligated. The committee’s own summary lays out the topline numbers and procedure. The Senate Armed Services Committee explains the timeline in its statement and executive summary.
Local impact and context
Military construction usually brings a one-two punch of readiness upgrades and local construction jobs, and Florida officials regularly pitch NDAA authorizations as economic fuel for base communities. Moody's earlier $851.7 million win last December suggests this year’s nearly $1 billion package builds on a broader push the delegation has been working for months.
Next up: watch how leadership schedules the bill for floor debate and what survives negotiations with the House. If the current figure holds, Florida installations could see a wave of construction and resilience work slotted into the federal fiscal 2027 cycle. We will track the votes and any line-item tweaks as the NDAA moves through Congress.
