A compromise version of the 2018 defense policy bill would allow the U.S. Navy to acquire 13 ships — higher than the Trump administration’s request for eight vessels, Defense News reported Wednesday.

Earlier this week, a joint House-Senate conference committee agreed on a compromise National Defense Authorization Act that includes $692 billion in fiscal 2018 Defense Department funds.

The committee agreed to authorize three littoral combat ships proposed by the House Armed Services Committee and added a destroyer, an amphibious transport dock, an expeditionary sea base and a cable ship.

The bill would also fund the repairs of destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain, which were involved in separate collisions in summer.

Congress is slated to review and approve the compromise NDAA in coming weeks.

The U.S. Army and other military branches have scouted for drone and autonomous technology at the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s event which exhibited prototypes and demonstrations of drone, robotics and artificial intelligence technology.

The Army said Thursday the ThunderDrone event began September at the SOCOM SOFWERX facility in Ybor City, Florida.

Experts from military branches examined 30 projects from over 20 firms during the collaborative event.

Ghost Robotics demonstrated its Minitaur robot designed to climb through stairs and fences.

Shield AI exhibited its autonomous Hivemind Nova quadcopter designed to fly in buildings, caves and tunnels while providing video and mapping coverage.

Planck Aerosystems showcased its drone designed to autonomously launch from and land on a moving vehicle.

Josh Wells, CEO at Planck Aerosystems, stated that the technologies exhibited in the event were originally designed for maritime operations, but are also applicable for land use.

SOCOM and the Strategic Capabilities Office plan to administer to more Rapid Prototyping Events in 2018 at the same venue were ThunderDrone was held.

NATO plans to increase its military headquarters from seven to nine and integrate cyber efforts into all alliance operations, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

The organization’s defense ministers agreed to build a maritime security-focused command center in the Atlantic as well as a Europe-based command site for troop movements, with specific locations to be identified in 2018.

“The NATO command structure is the backbone of the alliance… the command structure has to change when the security environment is changing,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at a meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

NATO also decided to expand its cyber operations in line with a 2014 commitment to broaden collective efforts to counter cyber attacks.

Stoltenberg noted NATO aims to become as effective in the cyber area as in the air, land and sea domains.

Kirstjen Nielsen, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, has said she would help DHS implement a “holistic” approach to recruit border security and cybersecurity professionals if Congress approves her nomination, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday.

Nielsen told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs during a meeting held Wednesday that she also aims to implement internal controls for hiring, retention and employee development efforts across DHS.

She added that DHS can address staffing and operational requirements through “a combination of both personnel and technology.”

Nielsen also vowed to study the needs for a physical barrier along the Southern border; protect against whistleblower retaliation; and work with the Justice Department and local governments to address radicalization in and outside U.S.

Nielsen currently serves as Trump’s deputy chief of staff and previously worked as chief of staff for former DHS Secretary John Kelly.