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§5532 Hypersonic Defense Capability Development

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart A— Elements › Chapter 551— MISSILE DEFENSE › Subchapter III— MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES › § 5532

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Missile Defense Agency must lead the Defense Department’s effort to build the United States’ ability to counter hypersonic boost-glide weapons and conventional prompt-strike weapons that could threaten the United States, its allies, or U.S. forces. The Director must create end-to-end plans—from detecting threats to stopping them—using systems from the military departments and Defense Agencies. The plans must include both kinetic (physical) and nonkinetic (nonphysical) options. By September 30, 2017, the Director must establish an official program to develop that capability.

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Title 10, §5532

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(a)The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall serve as the executive agent for the Department of Defense for the development of a capability by the United States to counter hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt strike capabilities that may be employed against the United States, the allies of the United States, and the deployed forces of the United States.
(b)In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall—
(1)develop architectures for a hypersonic defense capability, from detecting threats to intercepting such threats, that—
(A)involves systems of the military departments and the Defense Agencies; and
(B)includes both kinetic and nonkinetic options for such interception; and
(2)not later than September 30, 2017, establish a program of record to develop a hypersonic defense capability.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XVI, § 1687, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2629, which was set out in a note under section 4205 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1649(b)(5), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2199.

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10 U.S.C. § 5532

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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