Sec. 152. PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELDING AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE SITES AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS

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## SEC. 152 PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELDING AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE SITES AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS ###

(a)Plan Required The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Commander of United States European Command, and the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop and implement a plan to support the fielding of air base air defense sites at Air Force installations and other priority sites identified by the Secretary. ###

(b)Air Base Air Defense Site Requirements Each air base air defense site fielded under the plan required under subsection

(a)shall have the following capabilities: ####

(1)Expeditionary mobile protection for dispersed air bases. ####

(2)Fixed protection for primary air bases. ####

(3)Ground-based protection systems that incorporate kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities. ####

(4)Counter-unmanned aircraft systems. ####

(5)Counter-fixed and Counter-rotary wing aircraft capabilities. ####

(6)Counter-cruise missile capabilities. ####

(7)Interoperability with joint command and control networks. ####

(8)360-degree active and passive sensors. ####

(9)Systems and software that enable reduced staffing. ###

(c)Fielding Requirement Pursuant to the plan developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####

(1)by not later than September 30, 2027, field a total of not fewer than four air base air defense sites, of which not fewer than two such sites shall be located in the United States; and ####

(2)in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031, field at least four air base air defense sites per year, of which not fewer than two of the sites fielded each year shall be located in the United States. ###

(d)Report Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan required under subsection (a).