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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 232

Sec. 232. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT CAPABILITIES

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## SEC. 232 DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT CAPABILITIES ###
(a)Joint Demonstration Required Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency may jointly conduct a demonstration of the persistent close air support capability during fiscal year 2016. ###
(b)Parameters of Demonstration ####
(1)Selection and equipment of aircraft If the demonstration under subsection
(a)is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force shall select and equip at least two aircraft for use in the demonstration that the Secretary otherwise intends to use for close air support. ####
(2)Close air support operations If the demonstration under subsection
(a)is conducted, the demonstration shall include close air support operations that involve the following: #####
(A)Multiple tactical radio networks representing diverse ground force user communities. #####
(B)Two-way digital exchanges of situational awareness data, video, and calls for fire between aircraft and ground users without modification to aircraft operational flight profiles. #####
(C)Real-time sharing of blue force, aircraft, and target location data to reduce risks of fratricide. #####
(D)Lightweight digital tools based on commercial-off-the-shelf technology for pilots and joint tactical air controllers. #####
(E)Operations in simple and complex operating environments. ###
(c)Assessment If the demonstration under subsection
(a)is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall jointly— ####
(1)assess the effect of the capabilities demonstrated as part of the demonstration required by subsection
(a)on— #####
(A)the time required to conduct close air support operations; #####
(B)the effectiveness of blue force in achieving tactical objectives; and #####
(C)the risk of fratricide and collateral damage; ####
(2)estimate the costs that would be incurred in transitioning the technology used in the persistent close air support capability to the Army and the Air Force; and ####
(3)provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the results of the demonstration, the assessment under paragraph (1), and the cost estimates under paragraph
(2)by December 1, 2016.
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