Zachary Nunn: “I thank Chairman Calvert not only for his leadership on this but for the fight to make sure that our men and women in…”

“I thank Chairman Calvert not only for his leadership on this but for the fight to make sure that our men and women in the field have the resources, tools, and capabilities to win the next generation of fight. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 4016, particularly our amendments, the wireless power transmission, No. 371, as well as the MAPS Generation II, a precision navigation and timing system. As a combat veteran myself, I know firsthand how critical it is to provide our warfighters with the tools they need to be able to achieve mission success. To that end, I am proud to offer two bipartisan amendments with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to make sure that we strengthen this bill and help our warfighters on the front lines. This first amendment increases the investment in wireless drone charging. This keeps our unmanned aircraft operational longer and reduces the need for a long-term resupply. We know this is important. As we see in Ukraine today, this is not the fight of the future. This is the fight of today, and the U.S. gets to be a leader in our ability to help present this. The second supports the MAPS Generation II, a next-generation system that allows vehicle crews to operate in GPS-denied environments, preserving our battlefield advantage.”