What project 2530 buys
Prior to FY 2024, Unmanned Expeditionary Systems (UES) was funded in Project 4002, Family of Rapid Reconnaissance. UES consists of the Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS- A) Family of Systems, a Marine Corps Logistics Modernization initiative. ULS-A provides Combat Arms and Logistics Commanders with an organic aerial delivery option, which diversifies distribution options while reducing risk to manned aircraft and ground convoy operations. ULS-A supports the full range of military missions with relevant lift capacity and simple-to-operate autonomous systems. ULS-A consists of two different air vehicle classes which will share common autonomy and architecture characteristics. ULS-A Small, or Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS), provides front-line Combat Arms and Logistics Commanders with an aerial distribution option capable of deliveries of up to 120 pounds at a range of 12 kilometers. ULS-A Medium, or Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle-Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL), will provide Logistics Commanders with an organic lift capacity of at least 1,300 pounds for a range of 100 nautical miles. MARV-EL has awarded two Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in 2Q FY 2026 for the development, test, and evaluation of the MARV-EL system under a Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) program. FY 2027 continues to fund MARV-EL Increment 2 system development, test, and evaluation efforts that will address critical capability gaps identified by combatant commanders' and maintain America's technological edge against rapidly advancing peer competitors.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 2530 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 24.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 14.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 56.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 51.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.2 |
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- Initiate the integration of autonomous capabilities to include Beyond Line of Site communication, Landing Zone Evaluation and Obstacle Avoidance, to enhance the operational safety and mission effectiveness of MARV-EL - Begin contractor flight testing of the MARV-EL prototype solutions
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work - Continue MARV-EL Developmental Testing - Continue design and integration validation/verification - Develop MARV-EL Increment 2 Integrated Evaluation Framework
FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the completion of shipboard capability testing in FY26.
FY2026 plans — current year -Conducted Developmental Test for shipboard capabilities for MARV-EL using TRUAS as a surrogate air vehicle -Developed Master Test Strategy for MARV-EL Increment 2 -Developed MARV-EL Increment 2 test plans -Began MARV-EL Increment 2 developmental testing -Completed Developmental Test for TRUAS technology capability improvements
FY2027 planned work - Continue government and contractor program management, engineering, logistics, technical and other support for MARV-EL - Conduct MARV-EL Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Assessment
FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the completion of market research and technical studies.
FY2026 plans — current year - Conducted market research to inform future technology capabilities and demonstrations for MARV-EL and TRUAS - Continued government and contractor program management, engineering, logistics, technical and other support for MARV-EL and TRUAS
FY2027 planned work - Continue program management support of the development, test and integration of MARV-EL. - Management Services will also account for cross-organization travel funding requirements.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the reduction in TRUAS RDT&E efforts.
FY2026 plans — current year - Continue program management support of the development, test and integration of MARV-EL. - Management Services will also account for cross-organization travel funding requirements.
Named performers on project 2530
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.