# Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced Development — Program Element 0604531A

**Program element:** 0604531A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604531A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 77.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 45.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

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

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CQ5 | C-sUAS Joint New Capabilities Development | 37.4 | 24.1 | — | −100% |
| CQ6 | C-sUAS Joint Enabling Capabilities Development | 40.4 | 21.2 | — | −100% |

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

### Project CQ5 — C-sUAS Joint New Capabilities Development

Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) efforts will demonstrate and support 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 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 systems must be deployed.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-sUAS Prototyping New Joint Capabilities | 37.4 | 24.1 | — |

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

### Project CQ6 — C-sUAS Joint Enabling Capabilities Development

Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Joint Enabling Capabilities Development efforts will support the Joint C-sUAS Office in the development of materiel solutions to address joint capability gaps, support Military Service program management offices in conducting joint systems development, and minimize duplication and redundancy across the Services. These joint enabling efforts will inform future requirements and military services' acquisition decisions for C-sUAS materiel solutions to address evolving s-UAS threats and new operational environments where systems must be deployed.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Prototype Assessments | 16.9 | — | — |
| Joint C-sUAS Demonstrations | 2.4 | — | — |
| JIATF 401 Activity | 1.1 | 21.2 | — |

> 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

The Secretary of War designated the Secretary of the Army (SA) as the Department of War's (DoW) Executive Agent (EA) for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS). The EA is tasked with leading, directing, and synchronizing DoW efforts to counter small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) threats while minimizing unnecessary duplication and redundancy. C-sUAS efforts are aligned to DoW Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandums (JROC-M) requirements for identification, development, testing, evaluation, and integration of technologies to defeat sUAS threats.

In August 2025, the SECWAR established the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) as 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. The task force has a global focus and is a multifaceted organization leading DoW C-sUAS activities at the nexus of OSW, the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and the Services. The JIATF 401 is innovative, scalable, and threat adaptive.

## Related program elements

- [0605531A — Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sys Dev & Demonstration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605531A) (Army)
- [0205401JCA — Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205401JCA) (Defense-Wide)
- [0204571N — Consolidated Trng Sys Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204571N) (Navy)
- [0308601N — Modeling & Simulation Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0308601N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604531A (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604531A")`.

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