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LCAC
Budget figures
$20.3M one-time reconciliation. Discretionary change vs FY2025 enacted: -100.0%.
Two official figures, one label— reconciled below
Fiscal Receipts uses P-1/R-1 workbook total obligation authority (TOA) as the headline figure sitewide. The workbook TOA includes budget rows that the R-2/P-40 J-book program line excludes — advance procurement in an ordinary year, and in FY2026 the one-time reconciliation appropriation as well. Each row below names the one it is. How the two bases relate →
FY26 Request · $20.3M TOA − $0 J-book line (a zero-dollar XML line) = 20.3M (20.3 − 0.0 = 20.3) — $20.3M of one-time FY2026 reconciliation money accounts for this gap — not advance procurement
Figures in the sentence are rounded for reading; the parenthesised arithmetic is the same subtraction in USD millions, at the precision where it closes.
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 | $10.2M |
| FY25 | $11.0M |
| FY26 | $20.3M |
All series figures: P-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 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $21.3M | $17.5M | $10.2M | ||
| Enacted | – | $17.5M | $10.8M | $11.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $10.8M | $11.0M | $20.3M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $10.8M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $10.2M as actual total obligation authority — $555.0K below the request. 10.2 − 10.8 = -0.6 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
Description — LCAC
The LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushion), which consists of both the legacy and LCAC 100 classes of craft, mission is to transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo, and personnel of the assault elements for the Marine Air/Ground Task Force from ship to shore and across the beach. The LCAC rides on a cushion of air contained in a flexible skirt and is propelled by two aft-mounted, reversible, variable pitch propellers. It is capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots. The LCAC sustainment funding is programmed for equipment procurement using OPN to replace selected engines, Personnel Transport Modules and other equipment that the fleet urgently requires to maintain acceptable levels of readiness. LC001 - LCAC SYSTEM UPGRADES The LCAC System Upgrade Program provides procurement and installation of components required to maintain acceptable levels of fleet operational readiness. LCAC System Upgrade Program will also provide materials to support systems upgrades. Equipment removal and installation will take place at Assault Craft Unit FOUR (ACU 4), ACU 5 and Naval Beach Unit SEVEN (NBU 7). Specific items procured vary from year to year based on Fleet needs; these items include but are not limited to C4N upgrades and deep skirt replacements. LC002 - ENGINES The ETF-40B engines are enhanced versions of the current TF-40B engines and are installed on Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) craft. Catastrophic engine failures have highlighted the need for spare engines to reduce operational downtime. Engine procurements are also for Pack Up Kits (PUKs) that accompany fleet deployment of LCACs aboard amphibious ships. Additional ETF-40B Engines will be needed to meet operational needs. LC007 - LIGHTWEIGHT ARMOR The portable lightweight armor system replaces the existing armor system. The portable system can be transported via a Container Express (CONEX) box and provides the fleet ballistic/fragmentation protection to manned spaces on the craft as well as to selected machinery components. LC008 - COLD WEATHER KITS LCAC requires to be capable of operating in temperature ranges from 10 degrees Fahrenheit to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In order to operate in weather conditions below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, a cold weather kit is required. Snow and ice accumulation leads to actuation of a safety system that bypasses the main engine inlet air filtration system and allows engines to draw in unfiltered air. Cold weather kits prevent snow and ice accumulation in the main engines during cold weather operations keeping the craft operational during deployments. LC009 - PERSONNEL TRANSPORT MODULE The Personnel Transport Module (PTM) provides the capability of the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to transport personnel and protect occupants from the elements inherent in an amphibious environment. LC010 - LCAC 100 CLASS MAJOR SHORE BASED SPARES (Ship to Shore Connector, SSC) Major Shore Based Spares (MSBS) Spares to be procured beginning in FY22 include major equipment with long lead times including such items as Engines, Skirts, Composites, Auxiliary Power Units, Propellers, Bow and Stern Ramps, Gearboxes, Lift Fan Impellers, and Fuel Pump & Metering Units. First craft arrived at the ACU 4 in FY22. LC011 - TRAINER SYSTEM UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION Upgrade / modernization of the LCAC Full Motion Trainer (FMT), which provides essential training for the Operator, Engineer, Navigator, and Group Commander of the LCAC, in the complex skills required for the safe operation of the LCAC in both normal and casualty mode.
Justification
Justification — LCAC
The FY 2026 request for LCAC includes $0 thousand in discretionary and $20,321 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $20,321 thousand. The mandatory funds fund the procurement of Major Shore Based Spares (MSBS) for LCAC 100 class craft. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Sections 20002 (Shipbuilding) and 200010 (Readiness) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $1.690 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."
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $10.2M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $11.0M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Reconciliation | $20.3M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $20.3M |
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.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $176.7M | $10.2M | $11.0M | $0 | $0 |
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
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
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 LCAC. 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: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O643
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O628
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O656
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.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.