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COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS)
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY26 available).
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY26 |
|---|---|
| Request | $693.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS)
SSN I24016 / C-SUAS DIRECTED ENERGY is a new start within the COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) program in FY 2026 Counter Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) is a part of the Department of Defense Capability Based (Agile) Funding pilot, which provides enhanced capabilities by fostering innovation and accelerated deployment of promising technology. This is not a new start. The funding is an administrative realignment from: (1) Counter Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-SUAS) (AD0500) (2) Counter Small Unmanned Aerial System Intercept (C82200) This funding line supports the Army Transformation Initiative and Homeland Defense and is an Air and Missile Defense Army modernization priority. Advances in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology and ease of accessibility increase the potential use of UAS as weapons and intelligence-gathering mechanisms against U.S. forces and Department of Defense (DoD) facilities. Funds support the procurement, training, and equipping of fixed, semi-fixed, mounted, dismounted, and handheld counter-UAS capabilities for U.S. forces and strategically-important DoD facilities worldwide. Planned counter-UAS capability procurements provide a layered defense construct against UAS threats and include a mix of electronic warfare capabilities, fire control, and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors. The C-sUAS system-of-systems was initiated in JUN 2016 in response to Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) CC-0558, to detect, track, classify, evaluate, and defeat Groups 1 and 2 UAS threats. On 19 NOV 2021, the Army Requirements Oversight Council approved C-sUAS Capability Development Document (CDD) Increment 1 for C-UAS Batteries. On 1 FEB 2022, the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) accelerated C-sUAS procurement into FY 2022 (from FY 2023) and specified the systems and quantities for each battery. In a 30 MAR 2022 Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM), the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) authorized use of the Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) pathway for five separate Acquisition Category III C-sUAS programs, including expeditionary and mobile platforms, sensors, effectors, and handheld/dismounted systems. These programs were approved for entry into the MCA pathway at post-Full Rate Production (FRP) following an 8 MAY 2024 program initiation briefing to the Milestone Decision Authority. Enduring programs are required to develop, test, evaluate, and continuously integrate solutions, to address a rapidly-emerging UAS threat that continues to grow in sophistication, range, lethality, and numbers. Both Joint and Army RDTE will develop Joint and Army-unique solutions that will be procured under this budget line. Prior to FY 2022, C-sUAS procurement funding resided in line item 0713BZ0501 Indirect Fire Protection Family of Systems.
Justification
Justification — COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS)
I24011 / C-SUAS EFFECTOR: The total FY 2026 capabilities-based funding request of $56.310 million will procure a total of 363 ea. kinetic interceptors. Base funding of $34.639 million will procure 172 ea. kinetic interceptors for one Army C-UAS Battery, to support self-protection for critical assets, facilities, and infrastructure; and 30 ea. for deployed systems in support of JUON C-0558. BOIR funding of $21.671 million will procure 161 ea. kinetic interceptors to replace interceptors expended in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). FY 2026 funds are an administrative realignment from C82200 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEPT / C82216 C-SUAS EFFECTORS for Agile Portfolio Management. This is not a new start. I24012 / C-SUAS LAUNCHER: The FY 2026 capabilities-based funding request will procure 22 ea. Expeditionary Launcher Systems, including 12 ea. for one Army C-UAS Battery and 10 ea. to replace deployed mobile systems (i.e., dual vehicle systems) with an expeditionary kinetic capability, and 5 ea. Quantities in the P-40 are not correct; please refer to the P-5. Mobile Launcher Systems for one Army C-UAS Battery. FY 2026 funds are an administrative realignment from C82200 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEPT / C82217 C-SUAS LAUNCHERS for Agile Portfolio Management. This is not a new start. I24013 / C-SUAS FIXED SITE: The FY 2026 request for C-sUAS Fixed Site includes $164,129 thousand of discretionary and $36,800 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $200,929 thousand. The mandatory funds procure additional Joint and Army C-sUAS capabilities for Homeland and Specified Fixed Sites (HSFS), for self-protection against small UAS threats. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20004 (Munitions & Supply Chain) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. The discretionary funds procure additional C-sUAS capabilities for HSFS locations and support upgrade of current HSFS sites to a heavy configuration, as well as providing obsolescence mitigation, sustainment spares, fielding, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) efforts. FY 2026 funds are an administrative realignment from AD0500 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) / AD0511 C-SUAS FIXED for Agile Portfolio Management. This is not a new start. I24014 / C-SUAS OPERATIONS: The FY 2026 request for C-sUAS Operations includes $3,773 thousand of discretionary and $350,000 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $353,773 thousand. The mandatory funds will support procurement, integration, and fielding to provide one C-UAS Battery with expeditionary and mobile platforms, sensors, and handheld/dismounted C-sUAS capabilities, to enable self-protection for critical assets, facilities, and infrastructure, and include increases to support the Army Transformation Initiative and to procure Soldier Common C-sUAS handheld/dismounted systems and platform-agnostic equipment for Unit Common C-sUAS mobile solutions. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20004 (Munitions & Supply Chain) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. FY 2026 funds are an administrative realignment from AD0500 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) / AD0512 C-SUAS OPERATIONAL for Agile Portfolio Management. This is not a new start. I24015 / C-SUAS GRND READINESS: The FY 2026 capabilities-based funding request will provide Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) in support of Family of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FoCUS) procured in prior years. FoCUS sustainment is critical to mitigate force protection capability gaps in countering UAS threats to personnel, facilities, and infrastructure in CONUS and OCONUS locations. FY 2026 funds are an administrative realignment from AD0500 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) / AD0513 C-SUAS GROUND READINESS for Agile Portfolio Management. This is not a new start. I24016 / C-SUAS DIRECTED ENERGY: The FY 2026 capabilities-based funding request will produce up to two Enduring High Energy Laser systems based on the Army's enduring DE integrated system test. The FY 2026 request for C-SUAS includes $306,568 thousand of discretionary and $386,800 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $693,368 thousand. The mandatory funds procure additional Joint and Army C-sUAS capabilities for Homeland and Specified Fixed Sites (HSFS), for self-protection against small UAS threats. The mandatory funds will support procurement, integration, and fielding to provide one C-UAS Battery with expeditionary and mobile platforms, sensors, and handheld/dismounted C-sUAS capabilities, to enable self-protection for critical assets, facilities, and infrastructure, and include increases to support the Army Transformation Initiative and to procure Soldier Common C-sUAS handheld/dismounted systems and platform-agnostic equipment for Unit Common C-sUAS mobile solutions. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20004 (Munitions & Supply Chain) of the Reconciliation Exhibit.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $306.6M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Reconciliation | $386.8M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $693.4M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $284.9M | $306.6M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
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Lobbying Mentions
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No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →