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Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced Development
Budget Figures
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? →
- FY24
- $54.9M
- FY25
- $80.0M
- FY26
- $45.3M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $18.4M | $36.6M | $54.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $19.1M | $35.1M | $64.2M | $80.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $19.1M | $35.1M | $64.2M | $60.0M | $45.3M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $64.2M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $54.9M actually spent — $9.39M 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 — C-sUAS Joint Enabling Capabilities Development
Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Joint Enabling Capabilities Development efforts will support the Joint C-sUAS Office in the development of materiel solutions to address joint capability gaps, support Military Service program management offices in conducting joint systems development, and minimize duplication and redundancy across the Services. These joint enabling efforts will inform future requirements and military services' acquisition decisions for C-sUAS materiel solutions to address evolving s-UAS threats and new operational environments where systems must be deployed.
Mission — Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced Development
The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) designated the Secretary of the Army (SA) as the Department of Defense's (DoD) Executive Agent (EA) for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS). The EA is tasked with leading, directing, and synchronizing DoD efforts to counter small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) threats while minimizing unnecessary duplication and redundancy. C-sUAS efforts are aligned to DoD Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandums (JROC-M) requirements for identification, development, testing, evaluation, and integration of technologies to defeat sUAS threats. C-sUAS efforts provide warfighters the ability to comprehensively detect, track, identify, and defeat enemy Group 1, 2 and 3 sUAS platforms. Finally, these efforts include joint development efforts, industry demonstrations, and system operational assessments that provide integrated solutions to meet the needs of the Military Services and DoD Agencies against emerging threats.
Mission — C-sUAS Joint New Capabilities Development
Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) efforts will demonstrate and support prototype efforts with technologies and concepts to enable and/or accelerate their transition to acquisition programs. The efforts will address technical gaps between initial technologies or concept development and quickly transition to warfighter capabilities. Efforts will explore new concepts and their applications in potential future operating environments within a systems-of-systems context. These joint prototyping efforts will inform future requirements and support Military Services' acquisition strategy planning to address the evolving s-UAS threats and new environments to which C-sUAS systems must be deployed.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (4)
Joint Assessments and Demonstrations
Execute demonstrations and assessments of new C-sUAS technology to explore new concepts, new applications of existing systems, and new industry technologies. New concepts and technologies demonstrations will address future capability gaps and acquisition programs to maintain pace with evolving threats and employment environments.
Joint Prototype Assessments
Execute operational assessments for C-sUAS prototypes developed by the military services, and industry solutions showcased at JCO demonstrations. Prototype operational assessments will occur in operationally relevant environments, such as Geographic Combatant Command Areas of Responsibility, and utilize threat representative targets. Prototype operational assessment results will be leveraged by the military services to inform future acquisition decisions.
C-sUAS Prototyping New Joint Capabilities
Prototyping detect, track, identify, and defeat capabilities, to include command and control technologies, to fill C-sUAS capability gaps. Prototypes will address operational requirements identified by JROCM 058-23 and prioritized critical capability gaps identified by DoD C-sUAS Executive Agent Governance.
Joint C-sUAS Demonstrations
Execute demonstrations of industry C-sUAS solutions to explore new concepts, new applications of existing systems, and new industry technologies. New concepts and technology demonstrations will address future capability gaps and acquisition programs to maintain pace with evolving threats and employment environments.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $54.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $80.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $80.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $45.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $45.3M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CQ6: C-sUAS Joint Enabling Capabilities Development | $13.2M | $41.2M | $21.2M | $21.2M |
| CQ5: C-sUAS Joint New Capabilities Development | $41.7M | $38.8M | $24.1M | $24.1M |
| Program Element | $54.9M | $80.0M | $45.3M | $45.3M |
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? →