Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging Congress to robustly fund the Department of Defense science and technology program for FY18. Without sustained investment in these Defense S&T programs, we risk losing the progress we have made to address current threats and develop the military technologies of the future. Under the FY18 BBA, CNSR requests increased support for these critical programs.