# TECH Surveil Counter MEAS EQPT — Program Element 0305146F

**Program element:** 0305146F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305146F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 62% to a $2.5M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained 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 | 6.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 6.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.1 |

> 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 | 2.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.5 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671931 | TECH SURVEIL COUNTER MEAS EQPT | 6.4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | −62% |

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

### Project 671931 — TECH SURVEIL COUNTER MEAS EQPT

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) develops future technologies capable of thwarting advanced hostile force and foreign intelligence technical capabilities. The technologies will provide secure environments for austere mission planning locations and theater commander centers, and will collect information for counterintelligence (CI) operations in support of DoD and AF requirements. CI Cyber activities enable the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations to detect and neutralize covert activities conducted by Foreign Intelligence Entities seeking to compromise classified or sensitive information in cyberspace. The technologies provided will enhance state of the art capabilities to detect and neutralize criminal activities targeted against sensitive and classified AF and DoD information, activities, and technology. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY2025 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2026 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Cyber Counterintelligence Pilot | 6.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government labs & warfare centers | 100% | 2.5 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) develops future technologies capable of thwarting advanced hostile force and foreign intelligence technical capabilities. The technologies will provide secure environments for austere mission planning locations and theater commander centers, and will collect information for counterintelligence (CI) operations in support of DoD and AF requirements. CI Cyber activities enable the Department of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations to detect and neutralize covert activities conducted by Foreign Intelligence Entities seeking to compromise classified or sensitive information in cyberspace.

Defense Joint Counterintelligence Program TSCM funds will be obligated on existing contracts with Naval Research Labs and DARPA. Counterintelligence (CI) Cyber funding will be obligated on an existing Air Force contract with MIT/Lincoln Labs, Sandia National Labs, and Air Force Research Labs.

## Related program elements

- [0305128F — TECH Surveil Counter MEAS EQPT](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305128F) (Air Force)
- [1203913SF — Nuc Detonation Det Sys (sensors)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203913SF) (Space Force)
- [0602234D8Z — Lincoln Laboratory Research Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602234D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0305103C — Cyber Security Initiative](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305103C) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305146F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305146F")`.

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