EconDefense
B-11 / Strategic assessment

Accelerate drone fielding while expanding the supplier base

Existing acquisition pathways; external constraints remain

Existing pathway

Research, prototype, commercial acquisition and production-support tools can support an eligible defense drone requirement.

What remains unresolved

Airspace permissions, spectrum, test-range access, supply restrictions and fielding approvals are separate; acquisition authority does not waive them. This research does not establish a missing general power to buy drones.

Coordination or legislative question

Name the actual blocked action before requesting legislation; use relevant DoD and civil-agency coordination where existing law permits.

Analytical mapping from the cited demand to statutory mechanisms; not a claim that the strategy expressly requests every possible mechanism.

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