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Marine Group 5 UAS Series
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 | $93.1M |
| FY25 | $112.7M |
| FY26 | $143.7M |
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 | $1.98M | $86.1M | $93.1M | ||
| Enacted | – | $86.1M | $98.1M | $112.7M | |
| Request | – | – | $98.1M | $112.7M | $143.7M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $98.1M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $93.1M as actual total obligation authority — $5.00M below the request. 93.1 − 98.1 = -5.0 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 — Marine Group 5 UAS Series
The Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) program of record originated from the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Expeditionary (MUX) program to address capability requirements identified in the October 2016 MUX ICD and to meet the National Defense Strategy objectives through USMC Force Design Requirements by enabling operations inside of an adversary's weapons engagement zone. This second of two increments within the MALE program are purposed to provide persistent long-range stand-off multi-sensor reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting as well as airborne network extension and data relay of Command, Control, and Communications (C3) capabilities to MAGTF Stand-In-Forces (SIF) such as the Marine Littoral Regiment. These capabilities will enhance the multi-domain awareness and survivability of Joint Task Forces and provide passive and active sensing, tactical edge automation and a critical node in area of operations kill webs during expeditionary, Joint and Combined Operations. This program has associated Research, Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) USN funding in PE 0603128N and 0304240M. The FY 2026 cost of the Sky Tower II Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $60.9 million, including RDT&E and procurement of prototype units. The Department will certify FYDP funding in a future budget submission.
Justification
Justification — Marine Group 5 UAS Series
This budget request supports the MQ-9A with the integration of modifications associated with Auto Takeoff capability, Landing Radar Altimeter, Global Positioning System (GPS) Anti-Jam, Detect And Avoid System (DAAS), Electronic Warfare (EW), Airborne Network Extension (ANE) / SkyTower II, Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) systems and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in support of Inc II capabilities to satisfy operational requirements. The GPS Anti-Jam Antenna delivers protection against interference and intentional jamming providing an accurate GPS location and the Auto Takeoff Landing Capability, Radar Altimeter provides a safe autonomous takeoff, and landing capability reduces the accident-prone portion of the mission by reducing operator risk. The USMC MALE program will realize substantial operating and sustainment cost savings by remaining aligned with the USAF configuration. FY 2026 funds Detect and Avoid System (DAAS), Electronic Warfare (EW), Smart Sensor (EW enabler), Airborne Network Extension (ANE) / SkyTower II, DuraNET, Centerline Avionics Bay (CAB) GFE, and Ground Control Station (GCS) Intel Com Directive (ICD) 705 Compliant accreditation in support of payloads, data, training equipment, support and associated installs. Additionally, the MQ-9A system will continue to evolve and upgrade its capabilities to address reliability, maintainability, and safety issues as they arise. Funding may be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) and Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) issues. The required upgrades include, but are not limited to, aircraft, sensors, ground control stations, ground support system retrofit to baseline configurations, and spares for modified components. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.508 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." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.098 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $93.1M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $112.7M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $143.7M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $143.7M |
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 | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $88.2M | $93.1M | $112.7M | $143.7M | $143.7M |
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 Marine Group 5 UAS Series. 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 · O352
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 · O356
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 · O357
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.