Small UAS Test and Training Corridors (HR9909)
Current understanding
HR9909 (119th Congress) would direct the Secretary of Defense to establish designated test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and associated capabilities. The bill is an incremental addition to existing DoD unmanned-systems and counter-UAS policy, focused on providing dedicated airspace and range infrastructure for developing, testing, and training with small drones. Status: introduced; substantive requirements, corridor siting, and interagency coordination details remain to be developed as the bill advances.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-23 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems and associated capabilities, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with counter-uas-technology-governance: DoD sUAS test and training corridors would provide controlled environments in which counter-UAS technologies could also be evaluated, linking offensive and defensive small-drone capability development. (novelty: 2)
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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems and associated capabilities, and for other purposes.
23-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces