Chris Coons

I look forward to staying in touch and I will echo what you heard from several other Senators about the urgency of deploying the counter UAS platforms at speed that are effective and affordable.

A big piece of the NDIS (National Defense Industrial Strategy) partnering and our allies. AUKUS Pillar 2 is particularly intriguing to me.

I'm concerned we're not learning the lessons of the war in Ukraine.

I regret that the significant investment that we made there will not likely redound to our benefit.

This is what keeps me up at night, is a number of very capable foreign terrorist organizations that see this.

That is a high priority for me and for my home State.

I just don't think we are moving fast enough.

I am also concerned about Force protection for our Forces who are in FOBs, in Eastern Syria or in Somalia.

I would urge you to engage in providing even modest resources to Coastal West Africa.

A joint strategy effort between DOD, State, and USAID successfully moved it back into the column of countries we can work with.

The State Partnership Program which I think has shown real benefits in Ukraine and in a dozen other countries.

I look forward to following up with you, if I can, briefly, on three things.

I look forward to staying in touch and I will echo what you heard from several other Senators about the urgency of deploying the counter UAS platforms at speed that are effective and affordable.

A big piece of the NDIS (National Defense Industrial Strategy) partnering and our allies. AUKUS Pillar 2 is particularly intriguing to me.

I agree with you that we have widespread, I think, bipartisan grave concern about whether our defense system overall is appropriately aligned with the requirements of the war fighter.

I'm concerned we're not learning the lessons of the war in Ukraine.

This is what keeps me up at night, is a number of very capable foreign terrorist organizations that see this.

I regret that the significant investment that we made there will not likely redound to our benefit.

I co-led a letter with Senator Barrasso to continue, frankly, to complete what has been, I think, an important acquisition process that helps support national security and ensure interoperability.

I am a huge fan of the State Partnership Program.

That is a high priority for me and for my home State.

Please continue to support it robustly. And I will continue to advocate for that.

I am as concerned about Forces in Somalia and Northeastern Kenya, as I am about Forces in Iraq and Syria.

I would urge you to engage in providing even modest resources to Coastal West Africa.

The Global Fragility Act, 5 years ago President Trump signed into law a bill that Senator Graham and I worked on for years.