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Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) System

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What it is
Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) System — a research & development program run by Navy.
What changed
-$20.0M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$87.2M
FY25 Total
$107.9M
FY26 Request
$87.9M
FY25→26 Change
-$20.0M

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: $87.2MFY25: $107.9MFY26: $87.9MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$87.2M
FY25
$107.9M
FY26
$87.9M
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$126.5M$227.1M$141.3M$49.6M$26.1M$35.7M$59.6M$84.5M$84.8M$87.2M
Enacted$232.7M$144.4M$32.1M$27.0M$38.3M$61.7M$87.4M$87.3M$90.3M$107.9M
Request$144.4M$32.1M$27.1M$55.3M$78.3M$96.6M$87.5M$90.3M$107.9M$87.9M

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

Asked vs spent: the PB2020 book requested $55.3M for FY2020; the PB2022 book reports $35.7M actually spent — $19.7M 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 Air and Missile Defense Radar

The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program consists of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family Of Radars (FoR): - AN/SPY-6(V)1 (DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyer) - AN/SPY-6(V)2 (Nimitz class CVN, America class LHA, and San Antonio class LPD) - AN/SPY-6(V)3 (Ford class CVN, Constellation class FFG) - AN/SPY-6(V)4 (DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer backfit) AN/SPY-6(V)1 will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting both long range, exoatmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles, as well as Area and Self Defense against air and surface threats. For the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability, increased radar sensitivity and bandwidth over current radar systems are needed to detect, track and support engagements of advanced ballistic missile threats at the required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense against Air and Surface threats. For the Area Air Defense and Self Defense capability, increased sensitivity and clutter capabilities are needed to detect, react to, and engage stressing Very Low Observable/Very Low Flyer (VLO/VLF) threats in the presence of heavy land, sea, and rain clutter. This effort provides for the development of an active phased array radar with the required capabilities to address the evolving threat. The AN/SPY-6(V) FoR will obtain performance and technology enhancements throughout their service life based upon an approach that includes modularity of hardware and software, a scalable design and Open Architecture (OA). AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 (Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting Air Traffic Control (ATC), situational awareness, and ship self-defense against Air and Surface threats. For these missions, increased clutter capability, short-range detection and tracking, and special weather waveforms are needed. AN/SPY-6(V)3 is the primary air surveillance radar supporting ship self-defense, situational awareness and Air Traffic Control (ATC) for Ford class CVNs. For other ship classes, AN/SPY-6(V)2 is the primary radar for self-defense and situational awareness with the ancillary role of supporting ATC by resolving SPN-50 mast blockage for ATC. AN/SPY-6(V)4 will provide Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and digital beamforming technology for backfit to Flight IIA DDG. Backfit of SPY-6 technology on DDG 51 FLT IIA commences with non-recurring engineering efforts to scale the radar hardware and software; perform modeling and simulation to update the Concept of Operations (CONOPS),and enable SPY-6 Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) performance capabilities on FLT IIA DDGs. AN/SPY-6 Enhancements include Advanced Distributed Radar (ADR), High Efficiency High Powered Amplifier (HPA), Agnostic Signal Processing for Increased Radar Efficiency (ASPIRE) hardware development, second-source Radio Frequency (RF) Head, and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) in support of Combat System Test Beds, pivoting from software to hardware upgrades in FY25. ADR includes software enhancements that will enable multi-ship cooperative radar operations in order to support Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) for the SPY-6 FoR. ADR transitions Receive Only Cooperative Radar (ROCR), Networked Cooperative Radar (NCR), and EMPIRE software capabilities from Office of Naval Research (ONR) to tactical development, implementation and testing. ADR software enhancements will increase radar detection performance for IAMD capabilities and enable operations with radars in receive-only mode in cooperation with other AN/SPY-6(V) radars. Agnostic Signal Processing for Increased Radar Efficiency (ASPIRE) effort will transition from ONR to address hardware options for more flexible digital beamforming, advanced signal processing, signal synthesizer architecture, and smaller digital receiver-exciter systems, resulting in efficiencies in radar size, weight, and power requirements as a key enabler to further enhance radar capabilities. HPA development will proceed and improve manufacturability and efficiency second source development to drive down costs. M&S efforts include support of Combat System and Enterprise Test Beds. The FY26 funding request supports the following efforts: SPY-6(V)1 integration efforts and associated development to support AEGIS Baseline 10 integration, advanced radar capability testing at the Advanced Radar Development Evaluation Laboratory (ARDEL), and integration with the AEGIS Virtual Test Environment (VTE). Integration efforts and associated development for AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 (Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)) to integrate with Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Baseline 12 and meet the performance requirements contained in the Battlespace Awareness Interface Control Document/Drawing (ICD). This includes continued testing at the Land Based Test Site and integration efforts with the SYY-1 Air Traffic Control System and Cooperative Engagement Capability. AN/SPY-6(V)4 FLT IIA backfit efforts will continue with land-based system testing at Advanced Radar Development Laboratory (ARDEL), combat system integration testing at Combat System Engineering Development Site (CSEDS), system-level requirements updates, software defect correction, SPY-6(V)4 power and hardware integration risk reduction testing, and developmental efforts leading to delivery of SPY-6(V)4 radar equipment to DDG 91 in FY26. SPY-6 enhancement efforts include integration and testing of second-source RF Heads, testing of the high efficiency HPA, and continued M&S efforts to support Combat System Test Beds.

Mission Air & Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) System

The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program consists of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family Of Radars (FoR): - AN/SPY-6(V)1 (DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided missile destroyer) - AN/SPY-6(V)2 (Nimitz class CVN, America class LHA, and San Antonio class LPD) - AN/SPY-6(V)3 (Ford class CVN, Constellation class FFG) - AN/SPY-6(V)4 (DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer backfit) AN/SPY-6(V)1 will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting both long range, exoatmospheric detection, tracking and discrimination of ballistic missiles, as well as Area and Self Defense against air and surface threats. For the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability, increased radar sensitivity and bandwidth over current radar systems are needed to detect, track and support engagements of advanced ballistic missile threats at the required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense against Air and Surface threats. For the Area Air Defense and Self Defense capability, increased sensitivity and clutter capabilities are needed to detect, react to, and engage stressing Very Low Observable/Very Low Flyer (VLO/VLF) threats in the presence of heavy land, sea, and rain clutter. This effort provides for the development of an active phased array radar with the required capabilities to address the evolving threat. The AN/SPY-6(V) FoR will obtain performance and technology enhancements throughout their service life based upon an approach that includes modularity of hardware and software, a scalable design and Open Architecture (OA). AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 (Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) will provide multi-mission capabilities, simultaneously supporting Air Traffic Control (ATC), situational awareness, and ship self-defense against Air and Surface threats. For these missions, increased clutter capability, short-range detection and tracking, and special weather waveforms are needed. AN/SPY-6(V)3 is the primary air surveillance radar supporting ship self-defense, situational awareness and Air Traffic Control (ATC) for Ford class CVNs. For other ship classes, AN/SPY-6(V)2 is the primary radar for self-defense and situational awareness with the ancillary role of supporting ATC by resolving SPN-50 mast blockage for ATC. AN/SPY-6(V)4 will provide Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) and digital beamforming technology for backfit to Flight IIA DDG. Backfit of SPY-6 technology on DDG 51 FLT IIA commences with non-recurring engineering efforts to scale the radar hardware and software; perform modeling and simulation to update the Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and enable SPY-6 Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) performance capabilities on FLT IIA DDGs. AN/SPY-6 Enhancements include Advanced Distributed Radar (ADR), High Efficiency High Powered Amplifier (HPA), Agnostic Signal Processing for Increased Radar Efficiency (ASPIRE) hardware development, second-source Radio Frequency (RF) Head, and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) in support of Combat System Test Beds, pivoting from software to hardware upgrades in FY25. ADR includes software enhancements that will enable multi-ship cooperative radar operations in order to support Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) for the SPY-6 FoR. ADR transitions Receive Only Cooperative Radar (ROCR), Networked Cooperative Radar (NCR), and EMPIRE software capabilities from Office of Naval Research (ONR) to tactical development, implementation and testing. ADR software enhancements will increase radar detection performance for IAMD capabilities and enable operations with radars in receive-only mode in cooperation with other AN/SPY-6(V) radars. Agnostic Signal Processing for Increased Radar Efficiency (ASPIRE) effort will transition from ONR to address hardware options for more flexible digital beamforming, advanced signal processing, signal synthesizer architecture, and smaller digital receiver-exciter systems, resulting in efficiencies in radar size, weight, and power requirements as a key enabler to further enhance radar capabilities. HPA development will proceed and improve manufacturability and efficiency second source development to drive down costs. M&S efforts include support of Combat System and Enterprise Test Beds. The FY26 funding request supports the following efforts: SPY-6(V)1 integration efforts and associated development to support AEGIS Baseline 10 integration, advanced radar capability testing at the Advanced Radar Development Evaluation Laboratory (ARDEL), and integration with the AEGIS Virtual Test Environment (VTE). Integration efforts and associated development for AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 (Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)) to integrate with Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Baseline 12 and meet the performance requirements contained in the Battlespace Awareness Interface Control Document/Drawing (ICD). This includes continued testing at the Land Based Test Site and integration efforts with the SYY-1 Air Traffic Control System and Cooperative Engagement Capability. AN/SPY-6(V)4 FLT IIA backfit efforts will continue with land-based system testing at Advanced Radar Development Laboratory (ARDEL), combat system integration testing at Combat System Engineering Development Site (CSEDS), system-level requirements updates, software defect correction, SPY-6(V)4 power and hardware integration risk reduction testing, and developmental efforts leading to delivery of SPY-6(V)4 radar equipment to DDG 91 in FY26. SPY-6 enhancement efforts include integration and testing of second-source RF Heads, testing of the high efficiency HPA, and continued M&S efforts to support Combat System Test Beds.

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$87.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Enacted$107.9M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Total$107.9M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Disc. Request$74.9M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Reconciliation$13.0M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Total$87.9M

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

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$836.0M$87.2M$107.9M$74.9M$74.9M
3186: Air and Missile Defense Radar$836.0M$87.2M$107.9M$74.9M$74.9M

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? →