Extension and Modification of United States-Israel Cooperation to Counter Unmanned Systems in All Warfighting Domains

Statutory Text

(a) In General.—Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking “unmanned aerial systems” and inserting “unmanned systems in all warfighting domains”;

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows: “United States-Israel Program on Countering Unmanned Systems”;

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking “to establish capabilities” and inserting “to accelerate development of advanced technologies”; and

(ii) by striking “unmanned aerial systems” and inserting “unmanned systems in all warfighting domains”;

(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);

(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) Activities.—The activities required by this subsection may include the following:

“(A) Collaborative research initiatives involving government, private sector, and academic institutions in the United States and Israel.

“(B) Joint training exercises and information- sharing mechanisms to maximize the sharing of technical expertise, data, and tactics related to emerging unmanned systems and related threats.

“(C) Development of joint technical requirements.

“(D) Collaborative development and evaluation of novel systems with defense industry partners.

“(E) Coordination with acquisition program offices of the United States and Israel military service departments, components, and commands to expedite deployment of relevant systems and enhance military readiness.”

; and

(E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking “activities described in paragraph (1)” and inserting “activities described in this subsection”;

(3) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking “aerial”; and

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “$55,000,000” and inserting “$70,000,000”;

(4) in subsection (c), by striking “an appropriate research and development entity of a military department” and inserting “the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate”;

(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;

(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:

“(e) Annual Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on an annual basis a report that shall include for the preceding year a description of activities conducted under the program including—

“(1) an assessment of progress made by the United States and Israel in addressing unmanned systems threats and requirements;

“(2) an assessment of the program’s collaboration with other United States Government programs and defense contractors;

“(3) an update on efforts to transition capabilities to acquisition program managers for fielding by United States or Israeli military services, components, and commands; and

“(4) recommendations for future program activities and funding.”

; and

(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking “December 31, 2026” and inserting “December 31, 2028”.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 119-60 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

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