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Fiscal Receipts

Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Testing

NRDT&EPartial Reconciliation0603851M
What it is
Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Testing — a research & development program run by Navy.
What changed
-$20.4M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$26.8M
FY25 Total
$30.3M
FY26 Request
$9.83M
FY25→26 Change
-$20.4M

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $26.8MFY25: $30.3MFY26: $9.83MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$26.8M
FY25
$30.3M
FY26
$9.83M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2015 actuals — PB2017 editionFY2016 actuals — PB2018 editionFY2017 actuals — PB2019 editionFY2018 actuals — PB2020 editionFY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2016 enacted — PB2017 editionFY2017 enacted — PB2018 editionFY2018 enacted — PB2019 editionFY2019 enacted — PB2020 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2017 request — PB2017 editionFY2018 request — PB2018 editionFY2019 request — PB2019 editionFY2020 request — PB2020 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY15FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$33.0M$28.0M$26.8M$23.9M$26.7M$27.9M$27.6M$27.6M$29.3M$26.8M
Enacted$29.4M$27.9M$29.9M$27.6M$28.5M$28.4M$28.2M$30.5M$31.1M$30.3M
Request$27.9M$29.9M$27.6M$28.5M$28.4M$29.6M$30.5M$31.1M$30.3M$9.83M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2018 book requested $29.9M for FY2018; the PB2020 book reports $23.9M actually spent — $5.94M below the request.

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 Non-Lethal Weapons

This project Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) develops and fields NLW intermediate force capabilities between presence and lethal effects in support of national interests.

Mission Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Testing

The DoD Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Program was established by the FY 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. The Office of the Secretary of Defense designated the Commandant of the Marine Corps as the DoD NLW Executive Agent (EA). The EA exercises centralized responsibility for joint research and development of non-lethal weapons and technology through the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program (JNLWP). The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment serves as the OSD Principal Staff Assistant and oversees, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the DoD NLW Executive Agent. The efforts described in this Program Element (PE) reflect Joint Service research and development (R&D) investment decisions by the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Integrated Product Team, a multi-service flag level corporate board that provides executive oversight and management of the JNLWP for the EA. Research conducted is based on the requirements and capabilities sought by the Services and the Coast Guard, as identified in the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) approved Joint Non-Lethal Effects Initial Capabilities Documents. This coordinated Joint Research and Development approach addresses mutual capability gaps and assures the most relevant non-lethal technologies, capabilities, and equipment are provided to the Joint Force while eliminating duplicative Service investment. Advanced Component Development and Prototypes non-lethal weapons initiatives provide non-lethal capabilities in direct support of the National Defense Strategy objective of strategic competition by providing options to the Joint Force in pursuit of national objectives in legal or policy constrained scenarios, as well as complementing the use of lethal effects in complex combat scenarios, for example, in urban environments with large civilian populations. Ongoing NLW studies, analyses, and exercise efforts with NATO and Allies also support NDS objectives to strengthen alliances and partnerships. Resulting capabilities facilitate a fully integrated non-lethal competency as a complement to lethal firepower, providing force application options for below lethal threshold engagements. This PE funds Joint Service research, development, test, and evaluation of non-lethal weapons, devices, munitions, and technologies which provide a non-lethal capability to minimize significant injuries as well as undesired damage to property and the environment. Counter-personnel (CP) and counter-materiel (CM) capability investment areas include directed energy (lasers, millimeter wave, and high power microwave), multi-sensory suppression/incapacitation initiatives (acoustics, optical, electro-muscular incapacitation), and other emergent technologies transitioning from coordinated JNLWP Science and Technology PE initiatives. Investments also focus on Joint and allied experimentation, exercise, demonstration, and assessment of advanced component and prototype initiatives in order to assist transition of suitable and effective capabilities to both joint and allied operational applications. The Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO) (formally Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate) is designated as a Research and Development organization and was established by the EA to manage the day to day research and development activities of the DoD's JNLWP. Each Service is responsible for their procurement and operating support costs.

Justification

No accomplishments or planned-program narratives in this line's J-book detail — some exhibits carry figures without per-project prose.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY24 Actuals$26.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Enacted$30.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Total$30.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Disc. Request$9.83M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Total$9.83M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$710.9M$26.8M$30.3M$9.83M$9.83M
2319: Non-Lethal Weapons$710.9M$26.8M$30.3M$9.83M$9.83M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high 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.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →