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Air Expendable Countermeasures
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Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $105.4M |
| FY25 | $66.4M |
| FY26 | $98.4M |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $56.2M | $107.3M | $105.4M | ||
| Enacted | – | $107.3M | $104.5M | $66.4M | |
| Request | – | – | $104.5M | $75.4M | $98.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $104.5M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $105.4M as actual total obligation authority — $829.0K above the request. 105.36 − 104.53 = 0.83 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
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 — Air Expendable Countermeasures
The Air Expendable Countermeasures (AECM) line provides funding for procurement of countermeasure self-protection devices for all United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) tactical, rotary and other fixed-wing aircraft. AECM supports fleet aircrew training, readiness and operational combat requirements for all USN and USMC aircraft. Delivering airborne defensive Electronic Warfare (EW) self-protection solutions enables the global warfighter success against an evolving adversary. In FY2022, the AECM program began Common Carriage (CC) procurements to standardize countermeasures across all Services and increase operability across multiple platforms. The CC solution (square form factor) permits aircraft to carry additional, more advanced countermeasures resulting in increased readiness/capability/lethality/survivability against current and emerging threat systems. CC will utilize Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy, (RDT&E,N) Program Element 0604270N, Project Unit 3309 and Aircraft Procurement, Navy, Modification, Program Element: 0204161N, Operational Safety Improvement Program 006-00. The AECM Program is divided into the following threat related groupings: (1) Active Jammers (2) Infrared (IR) Decoys (3) associated Impulse Cartridges (4) Chaff Countermeasures and (5) F-35 Countermeasures. ACTIVE JAMMERS: Current Active Jammer is ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD). The FOTD, when integrated with the rest of the F/A-18E/F EW suite (i.e., ALQ-214, ALR-67(V)3, ALE-47) and with the associated cockpit controls, displays and other avionics, significantly improves the survivability of the host aircraft in a Radio Frequency (RF) threat environment. Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasure Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) has transitioned to Block 4 which utilizes ALE-50 and ALE-55 FOTD integrated hardware to include Electronic Frequency Converter (EFC) and Integrated Multi-Purpose Launch Controller (IMPLC). Dual Band Decoy (DBD) is a future active jammer which began with a Demonstration of Existing Technologies contract that awarded in FY2019 and an Engineering, Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract that awarded in FY2023. DBD will replace the ALE-55 FOTD and significantly improve F/A-18E/F survivability against emerging radar-guided threats. DBD will utilize RDT&E,N, Program Element 0604270N, Project Unit 2175. DBD production will replace the FOTD in FY2025. Advanced Active Expendable Device (AAED) is a future free fall active RFCM decoy providing enhanced multi-platform self-protection capability against Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) and Air-to-Air Missiles (AAM) threats. AAED provides aircrew with tailored solutions in a dense RF engagement environment. AAED replaces the Gen-X legacy free fall active RFCM with modern hardware and techniques for enhanced capability. Development of an AAED began with US Army DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium. Further development continued in FY2024 using RDT&E,N, Program Element 0604270N, Project Unit 3309. IR DECOYS: The MJU-32/38/49 are currently used by all aircraft, except the KC130J/T, UC-35D and F-35B/C, to provide self-protection from SAM and AAM IR missiles. The MJU-61/64 are used on the KC-130J/T, UC-35D and F-35B/C aircraft to provide self-protection from SAM and AAM IR missiles. The SM875 is a dedicated, low cost training device. The MJU-57 provides a kinematic IR countermeasure to defeat specific Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) used on the F/A-18, MV-22, P-8, UC-12W and KC-130J. The MJU-66 is an advanced spectral countermeasure in support of KC-130J/T and UC-35D. The MJU-67 Multi-spectral flare provides an enhanced spectral signature required for USN/USMC aircraft self-protection against accelerated proliferation of advanced MANPADS. The procurement mix of CC (square form factor) and traditional (round form factor) countermeasures will vary as aircraft transition to square form factor dispensers. In the CC solution, MJU-76, MJU-77 and MJU-78 are equivalent to MJU-57, MJU-38 and MJU-67 respectively. In addition to these CC devices, MJU-61/64/66 are square form factor IR Decoys and procurements will continue to support the CC solution. Beginning in FY2025, MJU-76 procurements replaced F-35 unique countermeasure MJU-68 procurements to standardize the Kinematic flare across platforms. IMPULSE CARTRIDGES: Used to propel the self-protection devices away from the aircraft. The CCU-136 is used by F-35 for ALE-70 and all other all airframes except the KC-130J/T and UC-35D. The CCU-145 is used on KC-130J/T, UC-35D and F-35B/C. Impulse Cartridge procurements transition to CCU-145 to accommodate the CC solution for square form factor devices. The CCU-41 is used on F/A-18E/F for deploying ALE-50 AAED. CHAFF COUNTERMEASURES: The RR-129/144 are operational devices used on all USN/USMC aircraft platforms, except the USMC KC-130J/T, UC-35D and F-35B/C in a RF threat environment. The RR-170 is the operational device procured in support of the KC-130J/T and UC-35D. The RR-144 is also used as a round form factor RF training device and RR-188 is a square form factor RF dedicated training device that does not interfere with Federal Aviation Administration tracking radars. In the CC solution, RR-170 and RR-188 are equivalent to RR-129 and RR-144 respectively. RR-202 and RR-203 are new advanced RF passive countermeasures used against current and advancing SAM and AAM to provide high scattering radar Cross Section capability to platforms with CC square expendable form factor. Advanced RF passive countermeasure procurements began in FY2025. Development began using Small Business Innovation Research program. Further development continued in FY2024 using RDT&E,N, Program Element 0604270N, Project Unit 3309. F-35 COUNTERMEASURES: PMA-272, operating under a PEO(JSF)-PEO(T) Memorandum of Agreement, procures F-35 countermeasures for all DoD and global participants under a combined contracting strategy to gain unit price efficiencies while meeting global operational requirements. F-35 Countermeasures includes unique countermeasures that provide self-protection for F-35 aircraft in IR and RF devices. ALE-70 is an active jammer which significantly improves F-35 survivability against radar-guided threats. F-35 Active Expendable Device (AED), ALQ-260, is a self-contained active RF Anti-Missile countermeasure to defeat emergent radar-guided threat systems. The RR-198/AL is a passive RF countermeasure addressing survivability against emergent advanced RF threats on F-35B/C aircraft. The RR-199/AL is a dedicated, low-cost chaff training device for F-35. In addition to F-35B/C unique IR countermeasures, the MJU-61 serves as a low-cost F-35B/C training device and MJU-64 devices are used for F-35B/C operational self-protection. Beginning in FY2025, MJU-68 transitioned from the F-35 countermeasure suite and funding was realigned to MJU-76 square form factor IR Decoy device to support inventory objectives. FY2024 includes supplemental funding from Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division A of Public Law 118-50). DON has received $15.989M for the procurement of ALE-70s (164 qty), IR Decoys (35,352 qty), Chaff Countermeasures (1,115 qty) and Impulse Cartridges (2,910 qty) for the replacement of Navy stock. This results in an increase in FY2024 quantities from 450,447 to 489,988 countermeasures. FY2025 matches the Base for Reprogramming Actions, DD 1414 and does not include supplemental funding from Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division A of Public Law 118-50). In FY2025, DON has received $32.060M for the procurement of DBD (156 qty) for the replacement of Navy stock. This results in an increase in FY2025 quantities from 49 to 205 DBD.
Justification
Justification — Air Expendable Countermeasures
In accordance with ORD: #512-88-89 dated 28 May 1999, AECM program is tasked with maintaining an operationally effective mixture of countermeasures that can degrade and/or neutralize the effectiveness of current and/or projected threats and provide pre-emptive, area and point source devices that must be compatible with Night Vision Goggles. ORD: #512-88-89 mandates Product Improvement Program (PIP) and Production Engineering Support (PES) to ensure expendables are cost effective, environmentally friendly and Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance safe. The AECM program buys to budget based on actual fleet usage, fleet forecasted usage and best-negotiated pricing against all airborne expendable types. FY2026 baseline funding is required to procure Active Jammers, IR Decoys, Impulse Cartridges, Chaff Countermeasures, F-35B/C Countermeasures and associated support for USN and USMC tactical, rotary and other fixed-wing aircraft to meet Fleet inventory level requirements, based on Naval Munitions Requirements Process (NMRP). These proven countermeasure devices provide pre-emptive or terminal and reactive self-protection solutions for all USN and USMC strike, assault, rotary wing, and other fixed wing aircraft from RF or IR guided missile attack and other advanced threats. FY2026 baseline funding supports DBD, F-35 Countermeasures inventory shortfalls, USN and USMC CC and USMC procurements to address known shortfalls of round countermeasures. DBD replaces the ALE-55 FOTD whose last procurement was in FY2020. DBD continues integration efforts with EFC and IMPLC. DBD significantly improves F/A-18E/F survivability against emerging radar-guided threats. As part of the CC solution, square form factor IR Decoy devices (MJU-76, MJU-77 and MJU-78) and advanced RF passive chaff countermeasures (RR-202 and RR-203), will standardize countermeasures across Services and increase operability across multiple platforms to support initial fleet load out and buildup of inventory to established requirement level. In response to F-35 urgent fleet requirements, FY2026 funding supports procurements of F-35 AED, a new self-contained active RF Anti-Missile countermeasure to defeat emergent radar-guided threat systems and RR-202, a new advanced RF passive expendable countermeasure to defeat current and advancing SAM and AAM. FY2026 Baseline funding in the amount of $1.899M is provided for the replenishment of the following types of countermeasures: $1.437M for IR Decoys (11,060 qty), RF Chaff (2,267 qty) and Impulse Cartridges (8,035 qty) and $0.462M for associated Lot Acceptance Tests in support of Non-Enduring Operations. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.196 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." OOC: FY2024 includes $5.291M in Overseas Operations Costs (OOC) Actuals and $15.989M in supplemental funding from Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 for countermeasure replenishment Actuals. FY2025 includes $1.899M in OOC Requested. FY2026 includes $1.899M for the OOC Budget Estimate. OOC were financed previously with former Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY24 Actuals | $105.4M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY25 Enacted | $66.4M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $98.4M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY26 Total | $98.4M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $1.82B | $105.4M | $66.4M | $98.4M | $98.4M |
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The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOY SURFACES CO INC | FA821317D0006 | high |
| ALLOY SURFACES CO INC | N0010418DPH01 | high |
| ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO | N0010418DPJ01 | high |
| ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO | N0010423DC901 | high |
| ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO | N0010423FC901 | high |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION I | N0001916C0020 | high |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | N0010416CK037 | high |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | N0010416G0726 | high |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | N0010418FMM03 | high |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | N0010418FMM04 | high |
| KILGORE FLARES COMPANY LLC | N0010418DPK01 | high |
| KILGORE FLARES COMPANY LLC | N0010420DVQ01 | high |
| KILGORE FLARES COMPANY LLC | N0010420FVQ01 | high |
Contractor concentration
High-confidence award links only, pooled across ingested years. The index uses positive obligations; program obligations are net of deobligations. The figures over every published link, including medium-confidence ones, are in the downloadable warehouse, not on this page — why.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Air Expendable Countermeasures. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O459
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O458
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O469
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.