# LE System Development

**R-2A activity** of project A5D — Air Launched Effects (ALE)  
**Program element:** 0605345A — Unmanned Aerial Systems Launched Effects Systems Development  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605345A/A5D/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605345A/A5D

## Summary

This activity requests $172.8M in FY2027, 100% of project A5D, up 2.1% 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.** Funds will be utilized to execute LE System Development for LE Short Range, LE Medium Range, and LE Long Range to include system integration, system test and evaluation, system engineering and program management, and transportation.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in funding reflects the change in Acquisition Strategy to Urgent Capability Acquisition that allows for execution of LE prototype replenishment to address multiple size variants and payload capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Will execute LE System Development to include system integration, system test and evaluation, system engineering and program management and transportation.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 169.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 172.8 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605345A project A5D (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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