NDAA Navigator — FY2027 H.R. 8800

SECTION TEXT · SEC. 111.

(a) In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish standards to guide the development, procurement, and fielding of covered capabilities to protect ground combat, support, and mobility platforms against small unmanned aircraft systems.

(b) Requirements

The standards established under subsection (a) shall provide for the development, procurement, and fielding of covered capabilities that—

(1)

are interoperable across brigade combat team elements, including interoperability of capabilities for the detection, tracking, and kinetic interception of small unmanned aircraft systems;

(2)

ensure seamless networking between a wide variety of sensors and ground platforms; and

(3)

meet such other requirements as the Secretary of the Army determines appropriate.

(c) Report to Congress

Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army establishes the standards under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes—

(1)

an explanation of the standards; and

(2)

identification of any hardware or software components that—

(A)

potentially meet such standards; and

(B)

would be appropriate for incorporation into covered capabilities.

(d) Covered capabilities defined

In this section, the term covered capabilities means platforms and other capabilities that—

(1)

are networked and autonomous;

(2)

are capable of the detection, tracking, and kinetic interception of small unmanned aircraft systems; and

(3)

incorporate—

(A)

passive and active sensors for the persistent detection and tracking of threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems;

(B)

autonomous kinetic effects capable of neutralizing threats with minimal operator intervention; and

(C)

mesh networking to allow for sensor-to-shooter handoffs between multiple ground platforms.