# ABADS Missile Defense (MD)

**R-2A activity** of project 640410 — Tech Maturation & Risk Reduct  
**Program element:** 0207522F — Tech Maturation & Risk Reduct  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207522F/640410/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207522F

## Summary

This activity requests $56.1M in FY2027, 66% of project 640410, up 876% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Will continue operationalization, testing, and ultimately fielding of the Non-Kinetic Effector. - Will participate in select DAF and theater exercises and demonstrations in support of INDOPACOM and NORTHCOM - Will continue software development efforts on a government-run DevSecOps software pipeline -- Will integrate and develop kinetic and additional non-kinetic effector solutions - Will integrate and develop active defense radar solutions - Will support oversite, management, and execution of site stand-up, fielding, and sustainment of ABADS MD in INDOPACOM, NORTHCOM, and EUCOM - Will develop, test, and field capability enhancements

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY2026 to FY2027 increase due to increase in software development as well as system demonstration and testing to support NORAD/NORTHCOM mission set.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Participate in select Department of the Air Force and theater exercises and demonstrations - Support fielding of ABADS Missile Defense (MD) capability - Test, and field capability enhancements as identified - Generate formal program documentation in support of fielding effort - Develop and demonstrate a prototype Dynamic Detection Radar System (DDRS) capability including: -- Integrate passive RF sensing with existing tactical radar systems -- Develop multi-static coordination and communication architecture -- Develop software for sensor fusion, target cueing, and autonomous operation -- Conduct lab and field testing to validate performance and survivability -- Conduct operational experimentation with USAFE-AFAFRICA.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 56.1 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 640410

- [ABADS Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207522F/640410/a0) — FY2027 29.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207522F project 640410 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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