A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed May 20 near Havelock, North Carolina, and the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft.

The Democrat-led House Appropriations defense subcommittee has proposed slashing the U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance by 50% or $500 million.

The production award comes as the program grapples with a critical design flaw.