# SOF Counter Uncrewed System (CUxS), Program Number 717

**R-2A activity** of project S385 — Soldier Protection and Survival Systems  
**Program element:** 1160431BB — Warrior Systems  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S385/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S385

## Summary

This activity requests $17.9M in FY2027, 22% of project S385, up 3.7% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continues sensor and effector evaluation and development for integration into SOF's layered FoS for mounted, dismounted, and expeditionary fixed-site configurations. Continues System Integration / Platform Integration of CUxS capabilities, with emphasis on improved detect and defeat capabilities against emergent threats while On-the-Move (OTM). Continues annual developmental and operational testing in support of fielding and deployment release updates of proven capabilities for entry into program of record.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $0.633 million supports additional design, development, prototyping, testing, and operational assessment of CUxS sensors/effectors for integration into SOF's layered Family of Systems (FoS) with a focus on improved detection and defeat capabilities. This includes additional test and evaluation for National to Theater transition of CUxS capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue sensor and effector evaluation and development for integration into SOF's layered FoS for mounted, dismounted, and expeditionary fixed-site configurations. Continues System Integration / Platform Integration of CUxS capabilities, with emphasis on improved group 3 crisis response capability improvements against Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) threats. Continues annual developmental and operational testing in support of fielding and deployment release updates of proven capabilities for entry into program of record.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue sensor and effector evaluation and development for integration into SOF's layered FoS for mounted, dismounted, and expeditionary fixed-site configurations. Continue System Integration / Platform Integration of CUxS capabilities, with emphasis on improved detection/defeat capabilities and expanded networking/interoperability. Continue annual developmental and operational testing in support of fielding and deployment release updates of proven capabilities for entry into program of record.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 17.9 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project S385

- Classified Program — FY2027 53.3
- Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM), Program Number 806 — FY2027 5.1
- Personal Signature Management (PSM), Program Number ZHE — FY2027 1.9
- Power and Data Accessory Suite (PDAS) — FY2027 1.6
- SOF Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR), Program Number 807 — FY2027 1.3
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Program Number 809 — FY2027 0.7
- Advanced Tactical Flotation System (ATFS) — FY2027 0.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1160431BB project S385 (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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