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Anti-Ship Missile Decoy System
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
- $51.1M
- FY26
- $89.1M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $77.0M | $86.1M | $51.1M | ||
| Enacted | – | $86.3M | $56.6M | $75.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $56.6M | $95.6M | $89.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $56.6M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $51.1M actually spent — $5.53M 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
Description — Anti-ship Missile Decoy System
The Anti-Ship Missile Decoy Program covers a family of decoys and the equipment to deploy them. It is an essential element of the Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) Defense tactics to counter the threat of enemy homing missiles. Nulka is a joint program with Australia and is currently in service with the Australian and United States Navies. Nulka consists of the Decoy Launching System (DLS) (MK 53) and Offboard Active Decoy (MK 234). This line contains various equipment and subsystems for a system which will provide the capability to defeat the effectiveness of hostile Anti-Ship cruise missiles. The MK 53 DLS consists of a Decoy Launch Processer (DLP) or Decoy Launch Message Converter (DLMC), launching power supplies, and from two to six launchers depending on the ship class. Each launcher is capable of storing and launching two Nulka decoys. The MK 53 DLS provides the launch authorization and flight demands to the Nulka decoy when a Nulka engagement is initiated by the EW operator. The MK 53 DLS has been installed on the CG 47, CVN 68, DDG 51, FFG 7, LSD 41 and LSD 49 Classes in prior years. The Legacy Nulka decoy consists of the kit assembly, rocket motor assembly (RMAs), canister assembly and legacy payload. The legacy Nulka decoy can no longer be procured due to obsolescence issues which will be addressed by new production of kit assemblies (VV200) and RMAs (VV201). AOEW (AN/ALQ-248) was intended to provide a new persistent Electronic Attack capability for countering legacy and modern ASMs, enabling earlier ASM detect-and engagement timeline given the active decoy's extended mission profile and optimal placement relative to the intended target. AOEW was designed to be employed on a host MH-60R/S helicopter and integrates with onboard EW systems. Divestment of AOEW starting in FY26, AOEW CDD was cancelled and requirements were transferred to other programs. MK-59 Floating Decoy System (FDS) is a stand-alone, inflatable, offboard decoy that augments existing Electronic Warfare capabilities on U.S. Navy Ships. The offboard decoy provides capability against anti-ship missiles and is currently fielded on DDGs. A shipset consists of three launching platforms, six launchers, and six pre-loaded decoys. Infrastructure support equipment includes three launching platforms and launcher control equipment. MK-59 FDS production started in 2012 and will continue to buy additional systems. This system meets a critical Fleet need. Fielding of additional systems begins in FY26 for DDGs. The Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) program will deliver an expendable long endurance autonomous off-board decoy Countermeasure system, comprised of a flight vehicle and payload with modular capability allowing for rapid modification of the Electronic Warfare (EW) capability. LEED development executes under a middle tier rapid prototyping acquisition strategy pursuant to Section 804 of the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act. LEED will integrate with SLQ-32 and address EW gaps in response to a fleet requirement to counter Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) threats. LEED will provide the fleet with enhanced EW coordination and capability, including the ability to stretch engagement timelines and counter heterogeneous missile attacks.
Justification
Justification — Anti-ship Missile Decoy System
The FY 2026 request for MK-59, Nulka, and LEED includes $19,129 thousand of discretionary and $70,000 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) funding for a total of $89,129 thousand. The mandatory funding partially funds the installation of 1 MK-59 system and procurement of 5 MK-59 systems, Nulka production engineering to accomplish engineering change proposals, and LEED ship integration and installation planning. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20004 (Munitions & Supply Chain) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $5.060 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." VV003: Funding is for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)/Ordnance Alterations (ORDALT) to address obsolescence, quality assurance, reliability, safety, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), and diminishing manufacturing source issues. ECP funding will support DLS hardware updates including Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) redesigns and Power Supply System (PSS) modernization. Logistics funding will support maintenance of decoy and special purpose test equipment, non-recurring costs to produce engineering equipment, and configuration management tools for Flight Control Units (FCU MK I and FCU MK II), Propulsion Igniter Units, Thrust Control Units, Thermal Batteries, Spin Control Units and Rocket Motor Assemblies. VV830: Funding is for Production Engineering support to the MK 234 Nulka Decoy, Nulka Kit Assemblies, Rocket Motor Assembly and Nulka Payloads. VV500: Funding is to support AOEW closeout activities: ALQ-248 pods deliver to the Government, modeling and simulation completion and installation planning. Divestment of AOEW is starting in FY26. AOEW CDD was cancelled and requirements were transferred to other programs. VV200: Funding is for procurement of Nulka Kit Assemblies (includes varying quantities and combinations of: Flight Control Units, Propulsion Igniter Units, Thrust Control Units, Spin Control Units, and Thermal Batteries based on requirements). The Nulka Kit Assembly procurements are critical to extend the in-service life of the Nulka Round. VV201: Funding is for procurement of Rocket Motor Assembly. The Rocket Motor Assembly (RMA) procurements are critical to extend the in-service life of the Nulka Round. VV005: Funding is for procurement of Nulka Modified Payload and Nulka Payloads. VV600: Funding is for procurement of MK-59 decoy systems plus government production support and installations. VV700: Funding is for procurement of LEED Countermeasures and Decoy Launching Systems (DLS) including ship integration, ship installations, engineering services and support costs. VV000: Funding is for FY24 Nulka Israel Security Replacement.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $51.1M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $75.6M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $19.1M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Reconciliation | $70.0M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $89.1M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $247.0M | $51.1M | $75.6M | $19.1M | $19.1M |
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? →