Sec. 166. ASSESSMENTS OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES

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## SEC. 166 ASSESSMENTS OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES ###

(a)In General The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall jointly assess the sufficiency of established inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles. ###

(b)Elements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly— ####

(1)assess planned deliveries of air-to-air missiles through 2029 and the total available missiles by type in each year through 2029; ####

(2)assess combined requirements for air-to-air missiles to support operational plans of the United States Central Command, the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the United States Northern Command, and the United States European Command, at low, medium, and high risk; ####

(3)consider emerging requirements for surface-to-air defense and collaborative combat aircraft and how those additional missions will affect inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles; ####

(4)consider the sufficiency of planned acquisition for air-to-air missiles through 2029 to meet operational requirements; ####

(5)consider whether continuing production of the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile program of record through 2029 would enhance available inventories of air-to-air missiles; and ####

(6)develop recommendations to adjust the planned mix of missiles, including an assessment of whether extending the range or capability of existing air-to-air missiles would better support combined combatant command requirements at medium risk. ###

(c)Report Following the completion of the assessment required under subsection (a), but not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment, which shall include a summary of the results of the assessment with respect to each element specified in subsection (b). ###

(d)Form of Report The report required under subsection

(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.