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HR5086119th Congress

SkyFoundry Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

Introduced

Summary

Rapid development and mass production of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). This bill would create the SkyFoundry Program inside the Department of Defense to accelerate R&D, testing, and scalable manufacturing of sUAS and related autonomous systems using faster acquisition tools and public private partnerships.

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  • Military and defense planners: Would give the Army a government-run Innovation Facility for testing and a Production Facility to scale proven designs. The program would use rapid prototyping and fielding authorities to move designs faster into service.
  • Manufacturers and the industrial base: Would allow use of Title III authorities under the Defense Production Act to prioritize domestic capacity, fund production scale up, and treat sUAS and related energetics as essential to the defense industrial base. The United States must retain government purpose intellectual property rights for systems developed under the program.
  • Local communities and supply chain workers: The Production Facility is expected to reach a capacity of 1,000,000 sUAS annually once established. Site rules push use of existing Army Depots and specific acreage and facility size criteria to guide location and upgrades.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Army program to mass-produce small drones

If enacted, DoD would set up the SkyFoundry Program run by the Army. It would build two government sites: an innovation lab and a production plant. The plant would aim to make up to 1,000,000 small drones a year when fully built. The Secretary would try to use existing Army Depots and pick two separate locations. For the production site, the choice would favor a depot with 15,000 acres, about 10,000 buildable acres, about 8,000,000 square feet, and within 50 miles of four states. The program could use fast-track tools, multiyear deals, hybrid teams, and public‑private partnerships. The Secretary could waive some DoD rules, use funds to renovate or build, and the government would keep key intellectual‑property rights to allow ongoing production and competition.

Defense Production Act boost for drones

If enacted, the President or Defense Secretary would use Defense Production Act Title III to prioritize small drones and related energetics and autonomous systems. These items would be treated as essential to the defense industrial base. Actions could include funding to scale factories, build stockpiles of key materials, and add surge capacity in the U.S. This would mostly aid domestic producers and their workers, not provide direct payments to households.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

NC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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