A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
Key claim: If enacted, this Senate bill would require the Defense Secretary to try to set up a joint program with Taiwan to field drones and systems that can counter drones.
Abstract
(S3163 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-11-07): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Why this matters
A dedicated U.S.-Taiwan joint program for drones and counter-drone systems would move defense cooperation beyond arms sales into co-development and fielding, reflecting lessons from Ukraine on the centrality of uncrewed systems in modern conflict. If enacted, it would create a formal channel for sharing production, technology, and operational concepts across the Taiwan Strait deterrence problem. As an introduced bill, it signals congressional direction but carries no binding effect or appropriation yet.