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Radiological and Nuclear Defense Modernization
Budget figures
No FY2026 R-1/P-1 request line for this program element. The FY2026 President's Budget request workbook carries no FY2026 line for it; its last workbook figure is FY2024. An absent line is not by itself an ending — PB2026 renumbered program elements at scale across the services and defense agencies, so this work may continue under a different number. No successor is linked for this line: this site's program-lineage layer holds no keyed edge pointing forward from here. That is an absence in this site's lineage layer, not a finding about the program: if the J-book narrative on this page describes a realignment, it is quoted below in the document's own words, and this note does not restate it.
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
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY24 available).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | – | $5.39M |
| Enacted | – | $0 | $5.53M |
| Request | – | – | $5.53M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $5.53M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $5.39M as actual total obligation authority — $142.0K below the request. 5.4 − 5.5 = -0.1 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
Mission — Domestic Prepare Against WMD
As a FY 2024 new start, this program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression, Defend the Homeland, Provide Nuclear Deterrence and being prepared to prevail, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. The Radiological and Nuclear (R/N) Detection Gear Modernization and Procurement for the Joint Force research and development activities (RDAs) enhance DoD’s capabilities to campaign across the domains of threats and spectrums of conflict by: improving the Department’s capability to survive and operate in the Radiological and Nuclear environment – including in the information and early warning domain; reinforcing our own warfighting advantages by providing increased capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats; and enhancing our interoperability and access to address acute forms of coercion. This program is specifically geared to provide modern improved networked R/N detection, indications and identification capability to the warfighter and to upgrade obsolete equipment and increase capability to continue to operate in the R/N environment (Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance and the 2023 CWMD Strategy). RDAs provide enhanced R/N capabilities. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio enables DoD to provide Joint Force and National Guard capability development, acquisition and modernization funding to prepare for and respond to any emergency involving nuclear and/or radiological events in the United States; provide a capability for the Joint Force to withstand, operate through, and recover from an R/N event and will ensure DoD strategic direction aligns with the National Defense Strategy’s priorities; is a necessary action to improve resilience; and promotes integrated deterrence of WMD with state, local and other federal agencies. This funding line is the only BA7 funding in the Department dedicated to providing improved R/N capability to the warfighter. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio is executing along cohesive lines of effort (LOEs) designed to prepare the Joint Force for a Future Operating Environment in which adversary pursuit or possession of WMDs pose threats ranging from existential to tactical, and limit U.S. strategic choices. The Office of the Secretary of Defense uses the Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio to invest strategically in projects across the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and Defense Agencies. Funding is prioritized for projects that close Joint Force warfighter capability gaps. An annual investment strategy is used to meet emergent operational and capability needs validated by the Joint Force and the National Guard Bureau, yielding new fielded capabilities within one to two years. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio: Systems Development and Demonstration program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to fielded capabilities that improve capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats. This program bridges the gap between basic research to accelerate and enable transition of technologies to fielded capabilities by leveraging significant science and technology (S&T) investments made by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry. This program funds labor, materials, and travel to support the requirements of this program, performed by a government agency or by private individuals or organizations under a contract with the government, for activities and acquisitions including RDT&E, assessments and analyses, research studies, education, and other activities related to capability development and fielding.
Mission — Domestic Preparedness Against Weapons Of Mass Destruction
As a FY 2024 new start, this program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression, Defend the Homeland, Provide Nuclear Deterrence, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. The Radiological and Nuclear (Rad/Nuc) Detection Gear Modernization and Procurement for the Joint Force research and development activities (RDAs) enhance DoD’s capabilities to campaign across the domains of threats and spectrums of conflict by: improving our capability to operate in the Radiological and Nuclear environment – including in the information and early warning domain; reinforcing our own warfighting advantages by providing increased capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats; and enhancing our interoperability and access to address acute forms of coercion. This program is specifically geared to provide improved rad/nuc detection, indications and identification capability to the warfighter and to upgrade obsolete equipment (Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance). RDAs provide enhanced Rad/Nuc capabilities. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio enables DoD to provide Joint force and National Guard capability development for radiological and nuclear (R/N) capability development, acquisition and modernization funding to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving nuclear, and radiological events in the United States; will ensure DoD strategic direction aligns with the National Defense Strategy’s priority for Homeland Defense; is a necessary action in the Homeland to improve resilience; and promotes integrated deterrence of WMD with state, local and other federal agencies. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio is executing along cohesive lines of effort (LOEs) designed to prepare the Joint Force for a Future Operating Environment in which adversary pursuit or possession of WMDs pose threats ranging from existential to tactical, and limit U.S. strategic choices. The Office of the Secretary of Defense uses the Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio to invest strategically in projects across the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and Defense Agencies. Funding is prioritized for projects that close Joint Force warfighter capability gaps. An annual investment strategy is used to meet emergent operational, and capability needs validated by the Joint Force and the National Guard Bureau, yielding new fielded capabilities within one to two years. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio: Systems Development and Demonstration program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to fielded capabilities that improve capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats. This program bridges the gap between basic research to accelerate and enable transition of technologies to fielded capabilities by leveraging significant science and technology (S&T) investments made by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry. This program funds labor, materials, and travel to support the requirements of this program, performed by a government agency or by private individuals or organizations under a contract with the government, for activities and acquisitions including RDT&E, assessments and analyses, research studies, education, and other activities related to capability development and fielding.
Mission — Domestic Prepare Against WMD
As a FY 2024 new start, this program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression, Defend the Homeland, Provide Nuclear Deterrence, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. The Radiological and Nuclear (Rad/Nuc) Detection Gear Modernization and Procurement for the Joint Force research and development activities (RDAs) enhance DoD’s capabilities to campaign across the domains of threats and spectrums of conflict by: improving our capability to operate in the Radiological and Nuclear environment – including in the information and early warning domain; reinforcing our own warfighting advantages by providing increased capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats; and enhancing our interoperability and access to address acute forms of coercion. This program is specifically geared to provide improved rad/nuc detection and identification capability to the warfighter and to upgrade obsolete equipment (Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance). RDAs provide enhanced Rad/Nuc capabilities. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio enables DoD to provide Joint force and National Guard capability development for radiological and nuclear (R/N) capability development, acquisition and modernization funding to prepare for or to respond to any emergency involving nuclear, and radiological events in the United States; will ensure DoD strategic direction aligns with the National Defense Strategy’s priority for Homeland Defense; is a necessary action in the Homeland to improve resilience; and promotes integrated deterrence of WMD with state, local and other federal agencies. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio is executing along cohesive lines of effort (LOEs) designed to prepare the Joint Force for a Future Operating Environment in which adversary pursuit or possession of WMDs pose threats ranging from existential to tactical, and limit U.S. strategic choices. The Office of the Secretary of Defense uses the Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio to invest strategically in projects across the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and Defense Agencies. Funding is prioritized for projects that close Joint Force warfighter capability gaps. An annual investment strategy is used to meet emergent operational, and capability needs validated by the Joint Force and the National Guard Bureau, yielding new fielded capabilities within one to two years. The Domestic Prepare against WMD portfolio: Systems Development and Demonstration program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to fielded capabilities that improve capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats. This program bridges the gap between basic research to accelerate and enable transition of technologies to fielded capabilities by leveraging significant science and technology (S&T) investments made by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry. This program funds labor, materials, and travel to support the requirements of this program, performed by a government agency or by private individuals or organizations under a contract with the government, for activities and acquisitions including RDT&E, assessments and analyses, research studies, education, and other activities related to capability development and fielding.
Mission — Domestic Prepare Against WMD
As a FY 2024 new start, this program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression, Defend the Homeland, Provide Nuclear Deterrence and being prepared to prevail, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. The Radiological and Nuclear (R/N) Detection Gear Modernization and Procurement for the Joint Force research and development activities (RDAs) enhance DoD’s capabilities to campaign across the domains of threats and spectrums of conflict by: improving the Department’s capability to survive and operate in the Radiological and Nuclear environment – including in the information and early warning domain; reinforcing our own warfighting advantages by providing increased capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats; and enhancing our interoperability and access to address acute forms of coercion. This program is specifically geared to provide modern improved networked R/N detection, indications and identification capability to the warfighter and to upgrade obsolete equipment and increase capability to continue to operate in the R/N environment (National Defense Strategic Guidance and the 2023 CWMD Strategy). RDAs provide enhanced R/N capabilities. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio enables DoD to provide Joint Force and National Guard capability development, acquisition and modernization funding to prepare for and respond to any emergency involving nuclear and/or radiological events in the United States; provide a capability for the Joint Force to withstand, operate through, and recover from an R/N event and will ensure DoD strategic direction aligns with the National Defense Strategy’s priorities; is a necessary action to improve resilience; and promotes integrated deterrence of WMD with state, local and other federal agencies. This funding line is the only BA7 funding in the Department dedicated to providing improved R/N capability to the warfighter. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio is executing along cohesive lines of effort (LOEs) designed to prepare the Joint Force for a Future Operating Environment in which adversary pursuit or possession of WMDs pose threats ranging from existential to tactical, and limit U.S. strategic choices. The Office of the Secretary of Defense uses the Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio to invest strategically in projects across the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and Defense Agencies. Funding is prioritized for projects that close Joint Force warfighter capability gaps. An annual investment strategy is used to meet emergent operational and capability needs validated by the Joint Force and the National Guard Bureau, yielding new fielded capabilities within one to two years. The Radiological and Nuclear Defense Capability Development portfolio: Systems Development and Demonstration program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to fielded capabilities that improve capability to detect and identify radiological and nuclear threats. This program bridges the gap between basic research to accelerate and enable transition of technologies to fielded capabilities by leveraging significant science and technology (S&T) investments made by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry. This program funds labor, materials, and travel to support the requirements of this program, performed by a government agency or by private individuals or organizations under a contract with the government, for activities and acquisitions including RDT&E, assessments and analyses, research studies, education, and other activities related to capability development and fielding.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
Domestic Prepare Against WMD
The Domestic Prepare Against WMD: Systems Development and Demonstration program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to Rad/Nuc Defense fielded capabilities. Significant S&T investments in prototype development by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry are leveraged, capitalizing on mature technologies to accelerate and enable transition to fielded capabilities. Resulting fielded capabilities protect the warfighter, support indications and early warning, command and control, defend vulnerabilities in networks, programs, facilities, and weapons systems; and enable the disablement or defeat of WMD and their delivery systems.
Domestic Prepare Against WMD Operational Systems Dev
Domestic Prepare Against WMD Operational Systems Development program invests in maturation of prototypes; integration of technologies, systems and components; developmental and operational test and evaluation; and transition to R/N Defense fielded capabilities. Significant S&T investments in prototype development by the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and industry are leveraged, capitalizing on mature technologies to accelerate and enable transition to fielded capabilities. Resulting fielded capabilities protect the warfighter, support indications and early warning, command and control, defend vulnerabilities in networks, programs, facilities, and weapons systems; and enable the disablement or defeat of WMD and their delivery systems.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $3.67M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $1.72M |
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.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals |
|---|---|---|
| Program Element — line 1 | $0 | $1.72M |
| 784: Domestic Prepare Against WMD | $0 | $3.67M |
| 785: Domestic Prepare Against WMD | $0 | $1.72M |
| Program Element — line 2 | — | $3.67M |
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 Radiological and Nuclear Defense Modernization. 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: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J1012
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J960
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · K986
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.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.
RDTE OSD PB 2026 · comptroller.war.gov
PDF page 1407