Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/9140MA7804/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Cargo Aerial Del & Personnel Parachute 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
- $42.3M
- FY26
- $61.2M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $37.0M | $42.4M | $42.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $42.4M | $45.8M | $46.3M | |
| Request | – | – | $45.8M | $46.3M | $61.2M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $45.8M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $42.3M actually spent — $3.51M 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 — Cargo Aerial Del & Personnel Parachute Systems
The Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS) is the Army's parachute system for personnel low-altitude static line Airborne Operations and consists of the T-11 (non-steerable) and the MC-6 (steerable) systems. The T-11 consists of an integrated harness, reserve parachute, and the T-11 main canopy for mass-tactical static line Airborne Operations. The total Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) of 43,708 has been procured and fielding was completed in FY 2015. The MC-6 consists of the same reserve and harness as the T-11 with the MC-6 main steerable canopy. The total MC-6 AAO of 25,649 has been procured and fielding was completed in FY 2014. -Parachutes provided to the field during the initial fielding of the MC-6 and T-11 are reaching the end of their service life and replacement systems are being procured to maintain unit mission readiness. Both the T-11 and MC-6 are Class VII items centrally funded and controlled, and as such, replacement systems are procured and fielded to operational units by the Project Manager through multiple award IDIQ (indefinite delivery indefinite quantity) contracts. - The RA-1 Parachute System replaced the legacy MC-4 Ram Air Parachute System with a multi-mission High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) and High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) standoff insertion capability as well as a high altitude static line deployed insertion capability. The RA-1 allows personnel to exit at altitudes between 3,500 ft and 35,000 ft Mean Sea Level (MSL) with a total jumper weight of 450 lbs. The total RA-1 AAO of 5,470 began in FY 2014 and was completed in FY 2022. -The Enhanced Electronic Automatic Activation Device (EEAAD) deploys the RA-1 reserve in the event of an emergency. The EEAAD is a required safety item for operating the RA-1 parachute. -The Military Altimeter (MA-1) provides accurate jumper altitude, improved durability and reliability and is a required safety item for high altitude insertion operations when using the RA-1 parachute. -Increase in unit cost for T-11 & MC-6: Contractors for both T-11 and MC-6 IDIQs requested and were awarded an Economic Price Adjustment in 2022 due to inflation. EPA pricing is accounted for in the adjusted stepladder pricing of each IDIQ contract for the life of each contract. -Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) provides autonomous guidance of payloads dropped from altitudes up to 25,000 feet at increments of 2,000 (2K) and 10,000 (10K) pounds. JPADS allows precise delivery of critical supplies to the Warfighter on the ground while allowing aircraft delivering payloads to fly at significantly safer altitudes. The JPADS 2K V3 Upgrade provides daytime GPS-denied capability, and will be procured to replace JPADS V2s, which is required to maintain the JPADS cybersecurity Authorization to Operate. Users have identified required software upgrades for ongoing efforts in theater for the JPADS V3 Upgrade in order to successfully operate in the GPS-contested CENTCOM and PACOM. JPADS V4 capability will include a nighttime, all-weather GPS-denied capability which will be developed and procured for the JPADS fleet. The Long Range JPADS capabilities allows the system to fly hundreds of miles to deliver resupply in contested A2/AD environments. This line includes both 2K and 10K procurement. AAO for JPADS 2K systems is 1,445 and the AAO for 10K systems is 665.
Justification
Justification — Cargo Aerial Del & Personnel Parachute Systems
MA7801: FY 2026 Base Procurement dollars in the amount of $52.185 million supports the procurement quantities of Advanced Tactical Parachute System (4196). MA7806: FY 2026 Base Procurement dollars in the amount of $9.039 million supports the procurement of 450 V3 JPADS with daytime GPS-denied and to replace JPADS V2's, which is required to maintain the JPADS cybersecurity Authorization to Operate (ATO). In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $42.3M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $46.3M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $61.2M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $61.2M |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $2.71M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $3.00M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY 2026 request | $4.74M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $877.5M | $42.3M | $46.3M | $61.2M | $61.2M |
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? →