
The final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act does not include a House-proposed provision to establish a Drone Corps as a new branch within the Army. The move to scrap the Drone Corps proposal, which was also not included in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the NDAA, follows pushback from senior Army leaders on the idea. The provision included in the earlier House-passed version of the NDAA would have directed the Army to stand up a…