# Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — Program Element 0205401JCA

**Program element:** 0205401JCA  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205401JCA

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $580.3M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, before stepping down 82% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 580.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 580.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 581.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 101.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 102.4 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 580.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 580.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 580.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 580.3 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | C-SUAS Joint New Capabilities | — | 0.0 | 580.3 | new start |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 001 — C-SUAS Joint New Capabilities

Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) efforts will demonstrate and support advance prototype efforts with technologies and concepts to enable and/or accelerate their transition to acquisition programs. The efforts will address technical gaps between initial technologies or concept development and quickly transition to warfighter capabilities. Efforts will explore new concepts and their applications in potential future operating environments within a systems-of-systems context. These joint advanced prototyping efforts will inform future requirements and support Military Services' acquisition strategy planning to address the evolving s-UAS threats and new environments to which C-sUAS must be deployed.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-sUAS Prototyping New Joint Capabilities | — | — | 580.3 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 580.3 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The FY 2026 spend plan amount for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) - Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems includes $0 thousand of discretionary and $6,500 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $6,500 thousand. The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) is the Department of War (DoW) lead organization to counter small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS). JIATF 401 synchronizes C-UAS efforts across the DoW to rapidly deliver joint capabilities at scale to defend the homeland, protect US and allied forces, defend critical infrastructure, and assist federal agencies.

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## Related program elements

- [0604531A — Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604531A) (Army)
- [0605531A — Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sys Dev & Demonstration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605531A) (Army)
- [0603950D8Z — National Security Innovation Network](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603950D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605161D8Z — Nuclear Matters Management Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605161D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0205401JCA (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0205401JCA")`.

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