Bellum Report

OFFICIAL FY 2026 RDT&E PROGRAM ELEMENT

Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) is an official FY 2026 RDT&E program element (0604636N) for the Navy. The FY 2026 total in the verified R-1 row is $23.2M.

Program Element 0604636NNavyR-1 · printed page 26
FY 2026 total$23.2MOfficial R-1 · source dollars in thousands
FY 2025 total$14.2MOfficial R-1 comparison base
Change vs FY 2025+63.5%Bellum arithmetic from official source values
Budget activity04Official R-1 activity code
BUDGET PATH

Published values

Values below are transcribed from the official FY 2026 R-1 exhibit. Bellum converts the source unit of dollars in thousands to dollars only for the compact display.

SOURCE FIELDS

Program record

No award or contractor is attached to this program unless a separate public source establishes that relationship.

Program element0604636NOfficial R-1
Line number92Official R-1
ComponentNavyOfficial R-1
Appropriation1319N Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyOfficial R-1
Printed source page26FY2026_r1.pdf
Bellum marketUnmanned & Autonomous SystemsDerived from the official program title; not a DoD classification.
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OFFICIAL VALUES

Full verified row

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FY 2024 actualFY 2025 enactedFY 2025 supplementalFY 2025 totalFY 2026 discretionary requestFY 2026 reconciliationFY 2026 total
$23.7M$14.2M—$14.2M$16.7M$6.5M$23.2M
Provenance

Source: RDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of Defense Budget, Fiscal Year 2026, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), June 2025, printed page 26. The source exhibit states that amounts are in dollars in thousands. Bellum's percentage change is a derived arithmetic comparison and is not a government-provided field.

Verified Bellum seed date: 2026-09-16 · source row fingerprint 485489f9aaee