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Fiscal Receipts

U-28

SOCOMProcurementPartial Reconciliation0607U28
What it is
U-28 — a procurement program run by SOCOM.
What changed
No FY25→26 comparison — trajectory data incomplete for this line.
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$5.92M
FY25 Total
FY26 Request
$2.03M
FY25→26 Change
Budget Trajectory
FY24: $5.92MFY26: $2.03MFY24FY26
FY24
$5.92M
FY26
$2.03M

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 →

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit P-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Procurement, Defense-WideSOCOMFY24 Actuals$5.92M
Procurement, Defense-WideSOCOMFY25 Enacted$5.26M
Procurement, Defense-WideSOCOMFY26 Disc. Request$2.03M
Procurement, Defense-WideSOCOMFY26 Total$2.03M

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

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$433.5M$5.92M$5.26M$2.03M$2.03M

Program Narratives

DescriptionU-28

This P-1 Line Item is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The mission of the U-28 is to provide a crewed fixed wing capability for improved tactical airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and targeting in support of Theater Special Operations Forces. This program element funds Special Operations-peculiar modifications to rapidly field U-28 aircraft, Simulator Block Upgrades for U-28 training devices, low-cost modifications for the Mission Training Device, and support equipment to meet evolving mission requirements. There is no associated Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation funding.

JustificationU-28

1. Mission Systems: Provides SO-peculiar modifications to include avionics, communication systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems, mission workstations, and mission software. FY 2025 to FY 2026 decrease of $5.259 million removes aircraft Low Cost Modifications. 2. Simulator Block Upgrades (SBUD): The SBUD program addresses obsolescence and procures concurrency modifications for the U-28 Mission Training Devices (MTD) and full flight simulators (FFS) to sustain and improve training capabilities. The U-28 portfolio of training devices reduces mission risk, overall costs, and safety stresses of live training required to attain aircraft and mission proficiency. FY 2025 to FY 2026 funding increase of $2.031 million completes aircraft simulator modifications and supports required qualification training for pilots. Simulator modifications are required to align system upgrade representative of operational aircraft which were previously modified. Additionally, simulator modifications are required to support continued training throughput for required aircrews.

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 326 programs). why →

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