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Next-generation integrated air and missile defense system munitions strategy

Division A · Title XVI: Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters · Subtitle D: Missile Defense Programs

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The Department of Defense must submit a plan within 180 days outlining options for buying munitions for the new air and missile defense system. The plan will detail the types and amounts of munitions needed by 2028, assess current and planned production capabilities, review alternative munitions that could be used, and evaluate how these alternatives might affect the system's performance.

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Section Text · Sec. 1654.
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(a) Plan required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an alternative plan with respect to procuring munitions for the next-generation air and missile defense architecture being developed pursuant to Executive Order 14186 (90 Fed. Reg. 8767).

(b) Elements

The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

A summary of the munitions and associated procurement quantities necessary to meet mission objectives by 2028.

(2)

An assessment of current and near-term planned production capacity for each munition.

(3)

An overview of alternative munitions with potential air and missile defense capability, including the production capacity of each such munition.

(4)

An evaluation of the feasibility of incorporating alternative munitions into the next-generation air and missile defense architecture and associated effects on operational performance.