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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 4638 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 135

Sec. 135. Air base air defense

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The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan for a program to support the fielding of sites for air base air defense at installations of the Air Force and other priority locations, if designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d). In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with— the Commander of the United States European Command; the Commander of the United States Northern Command; and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. The sites for air base air defense under the program described in subsection
(a)shall include the following capabilities: Expeditionary mobile protection for dispersed air bases. Fixed protection for primary air bases. Layered kinetic and non-kinetic effects from the surface. Counter-uncrewed aircraft systems. Counter-fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Counter-cruise missile. Interoperability with joint command and control networks. 360-degree active and passive sensors. Systems and software that enable reduced staffing. The Secretary of Defense shall designate a prioritized list of installations of the Air Force and other locations for the program described in subsection (a). The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that— not fewer than four sites for air base air defense are fielded by September 30, 2027; not fewer than four sites for air base air defense are fielded each year through 2031; and not fewer than two sites for air base air defense are sited in the United States each year. The Secretary of the Air Force shall— not later than March 1, 2025, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under subsection (a), the capabilities described in subsection (c), a plan to meet the fielding requirement under subsection (e), and related acquisitions; and ensure the fielding requirement under subsection
(e)is fully resourced in the budget for fiscal year 2027 submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
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