Sec. 1666. PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE INITIAL AND FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR THE GLIDE PHASE INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM

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## SEC. 1666 PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE INITIAL AND FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR THE GLIDE PHASE INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM ###

(a)Program to Achieve Initial Operational Capability ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (d), shall carry out a program to achieve, by not later than December 31, 2029, an initial operational capability for the Glide Phase Interceptor as described in paragraph (2). ####

(2)Required capabilities For purposes of paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program shall be considered to have achieved initial operational capability if— #####

(A)the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-atmospheric hypersonic vehicles that are known to the Department of Defense and fielded as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and #####

(B)not fewer than 12 Glide Phase Interceptor missiles have been fielded. ###

(b)Program to Achieve Full Operational Capability ####

(1)Program required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (d), shall carry out a program to achieve, by not later than December 31, 2032, full operational capability for the Glide Phase Interceptor as described in paragraph (2). ####

(2)Required capabilities For purposes of paragraph (1), the Glide Phase Interceptor program shall be considered to have achieved full operational capability if— #####

(A)the Glide Phase Interceptor is capable of defeating, in the glide phase, any endo-atmospheric hypersonic vehicles— ######

(i)that are known to the Department of Defense and fielded as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and ######

(ii)that the Department of Defense expects to be fielded before the end of 2040; #####

(B)not fewer than 24 Glide Phase Interceptor missiles have been fielded; and #####

(C)the Glide Phase Interceptor has the ability to be operated collaboratively with space-based or terrestrial sensors that the Department of Defense expects to be deployed before the end of 2032. ###

(c)Cooperative Agreement Authorized The Director of the Missile Defense Agency is authorized to enter into a cooperative development agreement with one or more international partners of the United States for the development of the full operational capability described in subsection (b). ###

(d)Officials Specified The officials specified in this subsection are the following: ####

(1)The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. ####

(2)The Secretary of the Navy. ####

(3)The Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. ####

(4)The Commander of the United States European Command.