Lawmakers are seeking an update on the Defense Department's progress toward further integration of unmanned ground and aerial vehicles into the joint force, according to the House Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill. An amendment authored by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) directs the secretary of defense to deliver a report to the committee by Sept. 15, 2016, detailing the department's progress toward legislative parameters outlined in the FY-01 National Defense Authorization Act. The full committee approved the...
