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119-s-5340119th Congress

A bill to require a drone posture review.

Sponsored By: Senator Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Defense to complete a comprehensive multi‑domain drone posture review of uncrewed aerial, ground, surface, and undersea vehicles and their enabling systems. It would also require the Secretary to submit a report with the review's findings to the congressional defense committees by March 1, 2027.

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  • Department of Defense planners would identify gaps in U.S. capabilities and vulnerabilities to foreign unmanned systems across all platform types.
  • Military commanders and acquisition teams would gain a consolidated assessment to guide future investments, force posture, and counter‑unmanned strategies.
  • Congressional defense committees would receive a formal report by March 1, 2027 to inform oversight and possible legislation.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Defense review of uncrewed systems

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to review uncrewed aerial, ground, surface, and undersea vehicles and their enabling systems. The review would identify gaps in U.S. forces' capabilities and vulnerabilities to foreign uncrewed systems. The Secretary would send a report with the findings to the congressional defense committees by March 1, 2027. The bill would not authorize new funding or create new legal authorities.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

MI • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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