The United States House and Senate Armed Services Committees have unveiled legislation to invest USD 150 billion in defence to modernise the military and strengthen national security.
Counter-drone and other air defence measures feature strongly in the proposal. These include USD 350 million for the development, production and integration of non-kinetic C-UAS programmes as well as USD 250 million for land-based C-UAS and USD 200 million for ship-based C-UAS.
Further investment is proposed for a hypersonic test bed programme, directed energy development and space-based capabilities as well as for the ‘golden dome’ missile defence system.
The bill will next be sent to the House Budget Committee to help form the full reconciliation bill.
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