What project A97 buys
The CSR Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (A-CDD) was signed on 8 January 2024. We are chartered to develop a family of terrestrial EW effectors to counter space-based surveillance threats. CSR non-kinetic effects will disrupt enemy kill chains by protecting and concealing friendly maneuver. CSR will provide three distinct classified counter-space surveillance Lines of Effort (LOE) and mission planner software to orchestrate CSR non-kinetic effects. The FY 2027 cost of the CSR Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $81,038 million, including RDT&E and Development of prototypes. The Department will certify FYDP funding in a future budget submission. The total cost of the Counter Surveillance Reconnaissance Middle Tier of Acquisition effort is $422,574 million from FY2026 to FY2031. The remainder of the Counter Surveillance Reconnaissance program is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program.
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project A97 funding, FY2026–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 34.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 81.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 120.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 119.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 33.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 33.7 |
5 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. 2 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work The Army will continue competitive OTA with significant investment in limited vendors, to include further lab and field demonstrations.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding will support the increase in LOE 3 development, including integration of hardware and software, and enter lab and field testing.
FY2026 plans — current year The Army plans to accelerate LOE 3 prototype development based on existing, relevant DoW and industry capabilities.
The Army will conduct laboratory and field assessments of developed LOE 1 prototypes in preparation for Rapid Fielding decision in FY2028. The Army will continue assessment of threat data collected from LOE 1 prototypes to inform basis of issue for CSR systems. The Army will also assess Joint mission planner investment/development for…
Read the FY2027 plan →The Army will continue to fund engineering and technical assistance after program initiation. The Army will fund program management support, core information technology requirements, Government matrix technical expertise, and shared services requirements via various Government contracts.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work The Army will conduct assessments of Soldier experimentation/evaluation of Joint prototypes and studies to make determination of Army requirements in support of competitive prototyping in FY2028.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding increase will prioritize more mature LOEs (1 and 3) representing the gradual increase in investment as requirements mature and the Army prepares to initiate competitive prototyping.
FY2026 plans — current year The Army plans to develop an initial LOE 2 prototype leveraging a Department of War (DoW) Laboratory state-of-the-art lab asset.
FY2027 planned work Continued competitive prototyping and proof of concept for multiple CSR LOEs.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding supports increase in demonstration and testing activities.
FY2026 plans — current year The Army plans to funds testing and demonstration activities of off-the-shelf CSR prototypes and components in support of demonstration events.