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Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration, Prototype Development, and Testing
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 | $15.8M |
| FY25 | $17.3M |
| FY26 | $5.49M |
All series figures: R-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 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $13.3M | $12.9M | $14.3M | $15.8M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $13.3M | $13.4M | $14.8M | $16.4M | $17.3M | |
| Request | – | – | $13.8M | $13.4M | $15.8M | $16.4M | $17.3M | $5.49M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $15.8M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $14.3M as actual total obligation authority — $1.54M below the request. 14.3 − 15.8 = -1.5 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 — Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration, Prototype Development, and Testing
This Program Element (PE) develops prototypes and demonstrates technology for detecting and defeating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The goal of this Project is to mature technology to increase the ability of deployed forces to positively identify IEDs with minimal false alarms and increase the rate of advance of route clearance missions. Additionally, the objective is to positively neutralize or mitigate the effects of IEDs with minimal collateral damage. Driven by the current threat facing deployed U.S. forces, this PE enables rapid development and delivery of capabilities that enable the detection, neutralization, and risk mitigation of IEDs and their effects. These technologies are intended to be matured and demonstrated for integration onto existing Department of Defense weapon systems. This PE is coordinated with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD/R&E) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Work in this Project is managed by Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. Work is performed by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and the Army Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Enterprise with oversight from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology for Research and Technology (DASA R&T). The FY 2026 request was reduced by $1.797 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 $0.038 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."
Mission — Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration
This Project develops prototypes and demonstrates technology for detecting and defeating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The goal of this Project is to mature technology to increase the ability of deployed forces to positively identify IEDs with minimal false alarms and increase the rate of advance of maneuver forces. An additional goal is to positively neutralize IEDs with minimal collateral damage. Driven by the current threat facing deployed U.S. forces, this project enables rapid development and delivery of capabilities that enable the detection, neutralization, and mitigation of IEDs and their effects. This Project is coordinated with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD/R&E) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (7)
Anti-Armor IED Detection Technology Demonstration
This effort demonstrates anti-armor IED detection using technologies to include high resolution electro-optical / infrared and other sensors to detect component characteristics to identify the location of IEDs prior to detonation.
Teamed IED Detection Technology Demonstration
This effort demonstrates the teaming of small unmanned aerial and ground systems to cooperatively detect IED emplacements and indicators of IED emplacements. This effort optimizes unmanned system teaming to increase the confidence in IED detection using multiple platforms with multiple sensor modes, and integrating their information. This effort will conduct a demonstration in FY 2025 using multiple heterogeneous platforms to reduce false alarms for IED detection.
IED Detection Evaluation in Varied Environments
This effort conducts characterization of mature IED detection system in in varying environments to ensure performance is known in various environmental conditions. Will conduct a series of annual assessments in varying environments, including hot, wet, and artic to ensure necessary performance.
Radio Controlled IED Interoperability Evaluation
This effort conducts regular assessments of interoperability of Radio Control IED neutralization technologies in the presence of battlefield and commercial radio frequency signals to ensure performance is maintained. This will be conducted with foreign partners and hosted by different countries.
Enhanced Personnel Borne IED Detection Prototyping
This effort evaluates the performance of prototype millimeter wave radar and imaging infrared sensors to detect concealed Personnel Borne IEDs (PBIEDs) while deployed. The focus will be on low size, weight and power with high probability of detection and low false alarm rates. This effort will evaluate mature solutions for applicability to PBIED detection in environments with both combatant and non-combatant populations.
Maneuver IED Detection and Mitigation Technology Demonstration
This effort focuses on the challenges of the force to detect and mitigate hidden IEDs in a battlefield environment. The detection is focused on anti-armor threats with mitigation through device neutralization or marking. The demonstration will employ detection capabilities on multiple platforms, manned and unmanned, to integrate mature technologies for detection and neutralization of IEDs.
Neutralization and Mitigation Technology Evaluation in Varied Environments
This effort will develop, mature and automate technologies capable of neutralizing IEDs with complex emplacements and configurations. It will evaluate and optimize neutralization capabilities in varied environmental conditions.
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 | FY24 Actuals | $15.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $17.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $17.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $5.49M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $5.49M |
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 | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $15.8M | $17.3M | $5.49M | $5.49M |
| CD4: Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration | $15.8M | $17.3M | $5.49M | $5.49M |
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
11 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
S. 1337, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; Counter-UAS legislation; S. 1875, Streamlining Federal…
S. 1337, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; Counter-UAS legislation; S. 1875, Streamlining Federal…
S. 1337- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; Counter-UAS legislation; S. 1875 - Streamlining Federal…
S. 1337- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; Counter-UAS legislation; S. 1875 - Streamlining Federal…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; H.R. 8610…
S. 1337- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act; Counter-UAS legislation; S. 1875 - Streamlining Federal…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; Counter-UAS…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; H.R. 8610…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; H.R. 8610…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; Counter-UAS…
S.1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023; Counter-UAS…
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 Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration, Prototype Development, and Testing. 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 · J92
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2021 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J110
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2021_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J81
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J83
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J83
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 · J83
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 - Vol 2 - Budget Activity 4A · www.asafm.army.mil