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Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Advanced Technology Development
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
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY26 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
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY26 |
|---|---|
| Request | $13.9M |
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
Mission — Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Advanced Technology Development
This Program Element (PE) matures and demonstrates uncrewed air vehicles and mission system technologies as well as advanced teaming capabilities to enable unmanned aerial system modernization. Emphasis is on developing aviation platform and mission system technologies to enhance uncrewed air vehicle combat and combat support operations for attack, reconnaissance, air assault, survivability, logistics, and command and control missions. The PE will fund civilian salaries for in-house researchers/scientists and program managers. Work in this PE contributes to the Army Science and Technology (S&T) air systems portfolio and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602148A (Future Verticle Lift Technology), PE 0602345A (Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Applied Research), and PE 0603043A (Air Platform Advanced Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy.
Mission — Air Launched Effects Advanced Technology
This Project develops and demonstrates the ability to launch Launched Effects (LE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from Army manned or unmanned aircraft at tactical altitudes and from manned or unmanned ground platforms and to control the UAS from the cockpit or a crew station; and assesses the enabled capabilities and determine their relevance to current Army Aviation engagement and survivability portfolios. Work in this Project is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602345A (Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Applied Research) / Project A42 (Air Launched Effects Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Science and Technology focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC).
Mission — Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Advanced Technology Development
This Program Element (PE) matures and demonstrates uncrewed air vehicles and mission system technologies as well as advanced teaming capabilities to enable unmanned aerial system modernization. Emphasis is on developing aviation platform and mission system technologies to enhance uncrewed air vehicle combat and combat support operations for attack, reconnaissance, air assault, survivability, logistics, and command and control missions. The PE will fund civilian salaries for in-house researchers/scientists and program managers. Work in this PE contributes to the Army Science and Technology (S&T) air systems portfolio and is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602148A (Future Verticle Lift Technology), PE 0602345A (Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Applied Research), and PE 0603043A (Air Platform Advanced Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy.
Mission — Air Launched Effects Advanced Technology
This Project develops and demonstrates the ability to launch Launched Effects (LE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from Army manned or unmanned aircraft at tactical altitudes and from manned or unmanned ground platforms and to control the UAS from the cockpit or a crew station; and assesses the enabled capabilities and determine their relevance to current Army Aviation engagement and survivability portfolios. Work in this Project is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602345A (Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Applied Research) / Project A42 (Air Launched Effects Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Science and Technology focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
Versatile Launched Effects (VLE) Demonstration
Mature, integrate and demonstrate attritable future unmanned aircraft system (FUAS) capabilities suitable for contested multi- domain operations in urban, urban-fringe, and littoral environments. Demonstrate UAS family of systems that can be organically carried and launched from aircraft and surface vehicles to Find, Fix, Target, Track, Engage, and Assess (F2T2EA) targets and threats to achieve overmatch in complex Joint All-Domain Operational environments and inform the System Specifications for the LE Program of Record.
Versatile Launched Effects (VLE) Demonstration
Mature, integrate and demonstrate attritable future unmanned aircraft system (FUAS) capabilities suitable for contested multi- domain operations in urban, urban-fringe, and littoral environments. Demonstrate UAS family of systems that can be organically carried and launched from aircraft and surface vehicles to Find, Fix, Target, Track, Engage, and Assess (F2T2EA) targets and threats to achieve overmatch in complex Joint All-Domain Operational environments and inform the System Specifications for the LE Program of Record.
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, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $13.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $13.9M |
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 | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $13.9M | $13.9M |
| A45: Air Launched Effects Advanced Technology | $13.9M | $13.9M |
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
Showing 25 of 66 from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
H.R.4213 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R.7147 - Further Additional Continuing…
H.R.7273 - NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026. S.933 - NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025. FY27 Commerce…
Issues associated with funding development of long endurance unmanned aerial systems in H.R. 9495 FY27 Defense…
FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 8800 / S 4784) and FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act and National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial…
Funding issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned aerial systems (UASs); FY2026 Department of…
Funding issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned aerial systems (UASs); FY2027 National Defense…
ALERT Act (H.R.7613) Aviation Navigation data bases Safe Air on Airplanes Act (H.R.4994) Issues related to…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
Issues relating to industrial base resilience, missiles, missile defense, counter-unmanned aerial systems, remote…
Issues relating to industrial base resilience, missiles, missile defense, counter-unmanned aerial systems, remote…
P.L. 119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act FY26, National Defense Authorization Act FY27 (bills pending)…
H.R. 8800/S. 4784 - National Defense Authorization Act FY27, H.R. 9495 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY27…
S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 JADC2 Cybersecurity. Cloud Acquisition policy/funding; DoD…
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation (P.L.119-21). H.R.5342 & S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science and…
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act. H.Con.Res.14 & S.Con.Res.7 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year…
Spectrum, to include 5G. Certification. Commercial aviation. Aviation quality and safety. Advanced aviation…
H.R.5342 & S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R.4552 & S.2465…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act and National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act and National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act and National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act and National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial…
Funding issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned aerial systems (UASs); FY2025/FY2026 National…
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 Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Advanced Technology Development. 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 · P50
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_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 - Vol 1 - Budget Activity 2 · www.asafm.army.mil
RDTE - Vol 1 - Budget Activity 1 · www.asafm.army.mil