Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award contracts for up to 24 long-range assault aircraft before a program reaches full-rate production as part of an accelerated low-rate early production effort. The authority is intended to speed delivery, preserve program momentum and learning, stabilize the workforce and industrial base (including facilities in Texas and Kansas), and curb cost growth; the law also requires the Secretary to follow three statutory considerations when using the authority.

Requires the Secretary to deliver a report to the congressional defense committees within 180 days after enactment describing the implementation plan and timeline for the procurement, the status of industrial-base readiness and supply‑chain coordination, and estimates of long‑term cost savings and operational benefits from the early production effort.