; and (2) that includes an articulation of other means for increasing survivability of such aircraft in the event of such an attack, including dispersal and deception. (c) Form The report and plan required by this section shall be submitted in classified form. 1350. Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range missiles in Indo-Pacific region (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for improving the posture of ground-based theater-range missile capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of gaps in conventional ground-based theater-range precision strike capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (2) An identification of military requirements for conventional ground-based theater-range missile systems, including range, propulsion, payload, launch platform, weapon effects, and other operationally relevant factors in the Indo-Pacific region. (3) An identification of prospective basing locations in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including an articulation of the bilateral agreements necessary to support such deployments. (4) A description of operational concepts for employment, including integration with short-range and multi-domain fires, in denial operations in the Western Pacific. (5) An identification of prospective foreign partners and institutional mechanisms for co-development and co-production of new theater-range conventional missiles. (6) An assessment of the cost and schedule of developmental ground-based theater-range missiles programs, including any potential cost-sharing arrangements with foreign partners through existing institutional mechanisms. (7) The designation of a theater component commander or joint task force commander within the United States Indo-Pacific Command