# Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-SUAS) Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603135A

**Program element:** 0603135A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603135A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 1914% to a $156.5M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 64% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 1.6% (to $154.0M); 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 | 7.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 156.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 54.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 48.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 53.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 56.3 |

> 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 | 156.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 154.0 | −2.5 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 156.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 156.5 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A32 | Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Sys (C-sUAS) Adv | — | 7.8 | 156.5 | +1914% |

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

### Project A32 — Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Sys (C-sUAS) Adv

This project develops, matures, and demonstrates novel capabilities that aid in the detection, tracking, identification, mitigation, and/or defeat of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) groups 1-3. Matures, demonstrates, and transitions interceptor capabilities to deliver physical effects that enable faster intercept, greater standoff ranges, increased magazine depth, survivability, affordability, and/or decrease in size, weight, and power requirements. Develops capabilities to track and predict UAS flight paths, airspace situational awareness, and/or location of UAS operators to increase defeat and force protection capabilities. Matures and demonstrates algorithms to enable threat prioritization, airspace control, coordinated response, and resource management of CsUAS capabilities. Matures technical solutions to defeat sUAS capabilities, including target acquisition, navigation, and control, in addition to identifying and exploiting weaknesses in sUAS system design and operation. Matures concepts and designs essential for soldier-common C-sUAS integrated capabilities to impair sUAS detect and attack, provide early warning, and increase individual and position protection for soldiers and small units. Work in this project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC), Armaments Center (AC), Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), Soldier Center (SC), Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center and Space and Missile Defense Command.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Swarm Kinetic Integrated Defeat | — | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Extended Range C-sUAS (XRC) Adv Tech | — | 5.1 | — |
| C-sUAS Deny and Defeat Adv Tech | — | — | 154.1 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) develops, matures, and demonstrates novel capabilities that aid in the detection, tracking, identification, mitigation, and/or defeat of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) groups 1-3. Develops and matures counter-small UAS (C-SUAS) detection capabilities in radar, radio frequency (RF), electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic signature regimes. Develops capabilities to track and predict UAS flight paths, airspace situational awareness, and/or location of UAS operators to increase defeat and force protection capabilities. Matures identification methods to discern aerial systems and payloads.

## Related program elements

- [0602135A — Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-SUAS) Applied Research](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602135A) (Army)
- [0305219A — MQ-1 Gray Eagle UAV](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305219A) (Army)
- [0603203F — Advanced Aerospace Sensors](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603203F) (Air Force)
- [0603216N — Aviation Survivability](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603216N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603135A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603135A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*