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S. 5340Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill to require a drone posture review.

Sponsored by Elissa SlotkinSen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Introduced August 6, 2026

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The bill directs the Department of Defense to evaluate the United States' use of uncrewed vehicles—including drones that operate in the air, on land, on water, and underwater—as well as the systems that support them. The review must identify any shortfalls in U.S. capabilities and any weaknesses that foreign uncrewed systems could exploit. The findings are to be reported to the congressional defense committees by March 1, 2027.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary of Defense must conduct a comprehensive review of all U.S. uncrewed aerial, ground, surface, and undersea vehicles and their supporting technologies.
  • The review must pinpoint gaps in U.S. capabilities and vulnerabilities to foreign uncrewed systems.
  • A report summarizing the review’s findings must be submitted to the congressional defense committees no later than March 1, 2027.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

August 6, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

August 6, 2026

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

August 6, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued August 6, 2026

II

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5340

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 6, 2026

Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To require a drone posture review.

1.

Drone posture review

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a drone posture review for uncrewed aerial, ground, surface, and undersea vehicles and their enabling systems, including an identification of gaps in the capability of United States forces and the vulnerabilities of United States forces to foreign uncrewed systems.

(b)

Report

Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the findings of the review required under subsection (a).