Department of the Air Force electronic warfare roadmap

Chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 500h. Department of the Air Force electronic warfare roadmap (a) In general (1) Not later than March 31, 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop an integrated electronic warfare capabilities roadmap for air and space operations. (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall update the plan developed under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every year ending in an odd number. (b) Threat assessment The roadmap as developed every other year shall be updated on the threat assessment that is ten years later than the date of production of the roadmap. (c) Roadmap contents The roadmap developed under subsection (a) shall detail an integrated plan for capabilities that are— (1) already in effect; (2) under development; and (3) require a future material acquisition. (d) Force structure In the roadmap developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall outline the force structure requirements in terms of— (1) size of personnel; (2) types of occupational specialty; and (3) expected training requirements. (e) Synergistic capabilities As part the roadmap required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the greatest extent possible, detail synergistic cooperation with respect to— (1) waveform transport between threat emitters and weapon systems; (2) targeting, including physics-based modeling of different electronic warfare effects; (3) battle damage assessment; and (4) and such other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate. (f) Review by the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee The Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee established by section 500 of this title shall review the roadmap required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and each update under paragraph (2) of such subsection. (g) Briefing Not later than April 30, 2027, and not less frequently than once every year that ends in an odd number, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the findings of the Committee with respect to the latest review conducted under subsection (f)..