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Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Sen
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
- $149.6M
- FY26
- $1.26B
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $33.5M | $13.5M | $149.6M | ||
| Enacted | – | $13.5M | $6.63M | $387.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $6.63M | $516.8M | $1.26B |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $6.63M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $149.6M actually spent — $143.0M above 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 — Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Sensor
The FY2026 request for LTAMDS includes $637,473 thousand of discretionary and $618,000 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) dollars for a total of $1,255,473 thousand. The mandatory funds procure 4 LRIP Sensors and ancillary equipment in FY2026. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20003 (Missile Defense) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization priority and supports the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT). Lower Tier Air Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program will provide the required sensing capabilities, surveillance and fire control quality data in the lower tier portion of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) of the ballistic missile defense battlespace. The LTAMDS capability increases sensor/radar performance to maximize the inherent PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) Interceptor capabilities to engage threats. .
Justification
Justification — Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Sensor
The FY2026 request for LTAMDS includes $637,473 thousand of discretionary and $618,000 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) dollars for a total of $1,255,473 thousand. The mandatory funds procure 4 LRIP Sensors and ancillary equipment in FY2026. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20003 (Missile Defense) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. The funding increase of $249.844 Million in FY26 base discretionary procurement dollars from FY25 is due to an increase in production and initial fielding walk-up activities. This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization priority and supports the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT).
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missile Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $149.6M |
| Missile Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $387.6M |
| Missile Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $637.5M |
| Missile Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Reconciliation | $618.0M |
| Missile Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $1.26B |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $37.7M | $149.6M | $387.6M | $637.5M | $637.5M |
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.
Program dossier
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Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1741 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →
What it is
- Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Sensor, budget line 7265C12000, is a U.S. Army procurement program funded in the Missile Procurement, Army account.
- The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program provides the required sensing capabilities and surveillance and fire-control quality data for the lower-tier portion of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) of the ballistic-missile-defense battlespace.
- The LTAMDS radar increases sensor performance to maximize the inherent capabilities of the PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) interceptor to engage threats.
- The funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization priority and supports the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT).
Why it matters
- The program's total FY2026 request is $1,255,473 thousand (about $1.26 billion), a sharp rise from the $387,629 thousand enacted in FY2025.
- In FY2024 the program recorded actual spending of $149,599 thousand (about $150 million), so the FY2026 request is more than eight times its FY2024 execution level.
- The FY2026 request splits into $637,473 thousand of discretionary procurement and $618,000 thousand of reconciliation (mandatory) funding.
- The program narrative confirms the FY2026 request totals $1,255,473 thousand, with the $618,000 thousand of mandatory funds procuring 4 Low-Rate Initial Production sensors and ancillary equipment in FY2026, and further detail provided in Section 20003 (Missile Defense) of the Reconciliation Exhibit.
- The narrative attributes a $249.844 million increase in FY2026 base discretionary procurement dollars over FY2025 to increased production and initial-fielding walk-up activities.
- The reconciliation portion is captured in the mandatory FY2026 request line of $618,000 thousand in Missile Procurement, Army.
Key players
- The program is run by the U.S. Army, with funding drawn from the Missile Procurement, Army appropriation.
- The effort supports the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT) and is aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization priority.
- The sensor is designed to work with the PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) interceptor within the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense architecture.