Sec. 1073. Prioritization and acceleration of investments to attain threat matrix framework level 4 capability at training ranges supporting F–35 operations
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It is the sense of the Senate that— the Air Force must train to fight and win in highly contested and competitive environments against technologically advanced adversaries; in order for the Air Force to be proficient in tactics, techniques, and procedures and effectively execute at an operational level, the Air Force must train in an accurately replicated multi-domain environment for joint operations; the Air Force can emulate only a fraction of existing and emerging threats to a level suitable for advanced sensors and cannot provide a contested or degraded environment with the threats available at the two major training ranges of the Air Force; and since the Secretary of the Air Force says the Air Force cannot afford to allocate advanced capabilities across all ranges, the Air Force must prioritize developments and upgrades for ranges to ensure that one or more ranges have a complete suite of capability to conduct advanced F–35 training.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall prioritize and accelerate investments to develop and upgrade one or more ranges to attain threat matrix framework level 4 capability, such as peer capability, by not later than fiscal year 2026. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall prioritize— advanced radar threat systems; live mission operations capability common architecture; infrastructure, including roads, site preparation, secure facilities, power and communications infrastructure, and modernized range operations centers; advanced integrated air defense systems; air combat maneuvering instrumentation modernization; global positioning system jamming suites; contested-degraded operations jamming suites; higher fidelity targets with more advanced characteristics; modernized weapons scoring systems; and secure, live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat training systems.