Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§4425 Definition of Weapon System Component
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART V — ACQUISITION › Subpart F — Major Systems, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, and Weapon Systems Development › CHAPTER 327 — WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER II — DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPING, AND DEPLOYMENT OF WEAPON SYSTEM COMPONENTS OR TECHNOLOGY › § 4425
Summary
Treat "weapon system component" the same way the law defines "major system component" in section 4401 of this title.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §4425
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this subchapter, the term “weapon system component” has the meaning given the term “major system component” in section 4401 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1851(c)(5), substituted “section 4401” for “section 2446a”. Pub. L. 116–283, § 1851(c)(1), renumbered section 2447e of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 2017, see section 806(a)(2) of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 4421 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 4425
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102