A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to field an integrated air defense system to bolster the capability of NATO to defeat unmanned aerial systems and deter Russian aggression, and for other purposes.

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, working with the Secretary of State, to work with NATO leaders to develop and carry out a strategy for an integrated air defense system against unmanned aerial systems (drones). The strategy would focus on NATO's eastern members, including Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. It would identify gaps in NATO's drone defenses, describe current U.S. contributions, and lay out five-year actions, such as producing low-cost ammunition and rockets, developing artificial intelligence and high-power microwave weapons, and expanding drone production with Ukraine. The Secretary of Defense would submit the strategy to Congress within 90 days and a progress report by March 15, 2027.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors