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JATOS
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 | $7.43M |
| FY25 | $7.41M |
| FY26 | $6.37M |
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 | $6.62M | $7.10M | $7.43M | ||
| Enacted | – | $7.10M | $7.43M | $7.41M | |
| Request | – | – | $7.43M | $7.41M | $6.37M |
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 — Jet Assisted Take Off (JATOs)
Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) / Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO) are solid propellant rocket motors used to launch subsonic aerial targets into controlled flight. Subsonic aerial targets are used in Fleet Live Fire with a Purpose pre-deployment force generation certification events, Naval Sea Systems Command's post availability Combat System Ship Qualification Test (CSSQT) program and developmental and operational test and evaluation in support of Navy and DoD acquisition programs. The JATO / RATO family of rocket motors consists of the MK-23 and MK-129 in support of BQM-34 launches, the MK-117 in support of BQM-74 launches and the MK-85 in support of BQM-177 launches. MK-129 JATO Procurement includes required MK-296 Igniters. MK-129 is developed under PE 0604258N. JATO / RATO quantities are tied to BQM-177 procurement, target operating activity inventories and annual target presentation requirements of the fleet for training and post availability combat systems checks, Navy and DoD acquisition programs and fleet exercise programs. Funding also supports production engineering support, integrated logistics support, ordnance safety, product improvements, quality assurance and lot acceptance testing.
Justification
Justification — Jet Assisted Take Off (JATOs)
FY 2026 baseline funding is required to support the procurement of MK-85 rocket motors in matched pairs to launch subsonic aerial targets. The quantities are based on current and projected expenditures, ready for issue SubSonic Aerial Targets (SSAT) inventory, target operating site build capabilities, and maintaining inventory in accordance with OPNAV SSAT authorized allocation. FY 2026 also funds production support and other costs required in the production and acceptance of the MK-85 rocket motors. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.007 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."
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 | $7.43M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY25 Enacted | $7.41M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $6.37M |
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | N | FY26 Total | $6.37M |
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 | $110.9M | $7.43M | $7.41M | $6.37M | $6.37M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
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 JATOS. 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 · O460
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 · O459
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 · O470
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.