# Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Development — Program Element 0605347A

**Program element:** 0605347A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605347A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 156% to a $359.2M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 57% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 5.6% (to $379.2M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 140.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 359.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 154.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 179.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 154.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 155.4 |

> 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 | 359.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 359.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 359.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 379.2 | +20.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A34 | Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) | — | 140.4 | 359.2 | +156% |

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

### Project A34 — Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

The Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) FY 2027 capabilities-based funding request will enable innovative cross-domain solutions to sense, decide, and act against Groups 1-3 UAS threats, while supporting joint operational requirements. These combined arms solutions will support the full kill-chain and result in solutions addressing fixed/semi-fixed, mounted/mobile platform, dismounted, and handheld missions. Development efforts are aligned with the C-sUAS Capability Development Document (CDD) and Annexes, which codify the threshold and objective capability requirements for C-sUAS development. This funding supports the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems. Fixed/Mobile System Capabilities: Funds rapid component prototyping, facilitates operational assessments, pursues development and integration of mature hardware, addresses obsolescence, and tests performance improvements of existing fixed and mobile systems against current and near-term threats. Initiates activities required to transition the current mobile C-sUAS solution to field level sustainment. Tech Refresh: Funds technology refreshes of C-sUAS capabilities supporting deployed systems, to keep pace with evolving threats in response to Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) CC-0558, to sense, decide, and act against Groups 1 and 2 UAS threats. C-sUAS CDD Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I): Funds prototyping, development, and integration of emerging technologies, and testing performance improvements against future threats for C-sUAS programs. C-sUAS Emergent Requirements: Funds development, testing, integration, and continuous improvement to accelerate emerging C-sUAS capabilities, such as the Next Generation C-sUAS Missile (NGCM), Integrated Battle Command System-Maneuver (IBCS-M), C-sUAS non-kinetic interceptor, and Unit Common and Soldier Common solutions. Test Support for C-sUAS Competitions and Continuous Transformation: Funds additional test requirements, such as targets, range and instrumentation costs, and Other Government Agency (OGA) test and evaluation support, for capability set fielding and continuous transformation efforts.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed/Mobile System Capabilities | — | 13.3 | 23.6 |
| Tech Refresh for Army JUON Efforts | — | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| C-sUAS Capability Development Document (CDD) Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) | — | 31.9 | 38.9 |
| C-sUAS Emergent Requirements | — | 88.5 | 247.2 |
| Test Support for C-sUAS Competitions and Continuous Transformation | — | — | 42.4 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 359.2 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) FY 2027 capabilities-based funding request will enable innovative cross-domain solutions to sense, decide, and act against Groups 1-3 UAS threats, while supporting joint operational requirements. These combined arms solutions will support the full kill-chain and result in solutions addressing fixed/semi-fixed, mounted/mobile platform, dismounted, and handheld missions. Development efforts are aligned with the C-sUAS Capability Development Document (CDD) and Annexes, which codify the threshold and objective capability requirements for C-sUAS development.

The C-sUAS program began as a rapid acquisition and deployment of interim capabilities program, in response to JUON CC-0558; however, based upon FY 2022 direction from the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), combined with approval of the C-sUAS Capability Development Document (CDD) Increment 1, it has transitioned to a formalized acquisition approach with multiple individual acquisition programs within the C-sUAS portfolio, including expeditionary and mobile platforms, sensors, effectors, and handheld/dismounted systems. Requirements to procure and field all C-sUAS major end items, excluding handheld/dismounted systems, will be fulfilled through Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contracts.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605347A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605347A")`.

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