What project CQ7 buys
The Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Joint New Capabilities effort develops new technologies and materiel solutions to enable the military services and joint force to counter Groups 1-3 sUAS threats. These developments are aligned with Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM) 058-23 operational requirements. Joint solutions will address fixed site / semi-fixed site, mobile, and dismounted systems. Efforts include development, test and evaluation, and integration sufficient for transition to fieldable capabilities.
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
Project CQ7 funding, FY2025–FY2026
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) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 51.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 48.8 |
3 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. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decrease to zero due to transfer of funding to JIATF 401 PE 0205401JCA / Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in 0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide / BA 5: System Development & Demonstration (SDD)
FY2026 plans — current year Continue the system development, integration, and test of new technologies to defeat sUAS to inform systems transition. Within Advanced Kinetic Defeat, continue development of advanced sensor package and system capacity that assists in higher probability of defeat against Group 3 sUAS. Continue system development for the Advanced Kinetic Defeat - Next Generation C-sUAS Missile in efforts to increase capabilities against emerging threats and accelerate completion of Group 3 sUAS defeat capability.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue the system development, integration, and test of new technologies to defeat sUAS to inform systems transition. Within Advanced Kinetic Defeat, develop advanced sensor package that assists in higher defeat efficacy against Group 3 sUAS and major component integration and early demonstration test events for Advanced Kinetic - Defeat Next Generation C-sUAS Missile.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue the development, integration and test of new technologies to reduce operator burden, increase situational awareness, automate/autonomy for decision making, and improve interoperability of C-sUAS systems. Advanced command and control adds new capabilities integration to the current joint Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAADC2) system to include Road Runner Kinetic Interceptor and the Containerized Weapon System- Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (CWS-A).
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decrease to zero due to transfer of funding to JIATF 401 PE 0205401JCA / Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in 0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide / BA 5: System Development & Demonstration (SDD).
FY2026 plans — current year JIATF 401 will fund Operational Assessments of C-sUAS capabilities in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border, NORTHCOM and INDOPACOM.