launched from Syria an unmanned aerial vehicle (commonly known as a drone ) that penetrated Israeli airspace. (2) Israeli officials noted that the unmanned aerial vehicle was in Israeli airspace for a minute-and-a-half before being shot down by its air force. (3) Senior Israeli officials stated that the unmanned aerial vehicle was an advanced piece of technology. (4) It remains unclear whether the unmanned aerial vehicle was armed. Nonetheless, the launch, and sophistication of the unmanned aerial vehicle, highlight the threat Israel faces from unmanned aerial vehicles from Iranian forces active in Syria and from Hezbollah in Lebanon. (5) The United States likewise faces the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles along the United States border and in areas of active hostilities, including Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) drones in Syria and Iraq and al Qaeda manufactured drones in Afghanistan. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) joint research and development to counter unmanned aerial vehicles will serve the national security interests of the United States and Israel