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Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (JIATF-401): $580.3M FY2027 request
Defense-wide (TJS) requests $580.3M for Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (JIATF-401) in the FY2027 budget (RDT&E (R-1) line 162, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide). That is 89 times the $6.5M in FY2026 (FY2026 Total).
| Exhibit | RDT&E (R-1) |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide 0400D |
| Budget activity | 05 System development and demonstration |
| Program element | 0205401JCA |
| Service or agency | Defense-wide (TJS) |
| Award category | Research and development in the awards database |
| Budget book | Prior year | Current year | Request | Request quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 President's Budget | FY2025 Total n/a FY2025 Total | FY2026 Total $6.5M FY2026 Total | $580.3M |
| Column | Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 PL 119-21 Spend Plan | $6.5M | |
| FY2026 Total | $6.5M | |
| FY2027 Discretionary Request | $580.3M | |
| FY2027 Total | $580.3M |
| Action | Change | Document date |
|---|---|---|
| JIATF 401 FY 26-05 · Prior approval (DD 1415-1) | +$100.0M | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ |
|---|---|---|
| W9128Z26FA005 Department of the Army · names JIATF | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. | $142.0M |
| HC102825F0364 Defense Information Systems Agency · names JIATF | LEIDOS, INC. | $5.7M |
| N6945023F0421 Department of the Navy · names JIATF | MERRICK-RS & H JOINT VENTURE LLP | $2.3M |
| W912CH26FA104 Department of the Army · names JIATF | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. | $2.1M |
| N6945025F1196 Department of the Navy · names JIATF | FOLSOM, LLC | $1.9M |
| W912CL25F0033 Department of the Army · names JIATF | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | $1.8M |
Matched by the program designator in the award description (JIATF, JIATF-401), same service first plus the largest DoD-wide matches. Budget lines and contracts share no common key, so treat these as leads.
Budget books show money requested, enacted and spent by fiscal year before contracts show it. Enacted procurement money stays available to obligate for 3 years, RDT&E for 2 years and shipbuilding for 5, so a line funded this year turns into contract awards over the following 1 to 5 years. DoD contract actions then publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the awards database trails these budget lines by months to years. Reprogramming actions move enacted money between accounts during the year, usually ahead of the awards it funds.
Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), budget materials: Exhibit P-1 (procurement) and Exhibit R-1 (RDT&E) spreadsheets for the FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 President's Budget requests. Amounts are in dollars (the exhibits print thousands). Totals add the rows the exhibits count toward totals and leave out memo (non-add) rows. Built Oct 8, 2026. Not investment advice.
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