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Counter-Small UAS (JIATF-401)

Defense-wide RDT&E program element 0205401JCA (Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, JIATF-401), the contract vehicles JIATF-401 announced, and the USAspending awards whose own title names JIATF-401. Earlier Army counter-small-UAS program elements (0604531A, 0605531A) are not combined here because no source ties them to this line. The task force's marketplace IDIQ ceilings are announced vehicle ceilings, not budget or spending.

Source evidence reviewed Oct 19, 2026 · Program profile

By Fiscal Year

  • FY2026

    Requested
    No amount in the source
    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary · President's budget · no amount in the source
    Enacted
    $6.5M$6,500,000

    Spend-plan allocation

    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Mandatory · Spend-plan allocation · $6.5M
    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary · Appropriation · no amount in the source
    Announced ceiling (not spending)
    • Allen Control Systems, Inc. (ACS), base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • Digital Force Technologies, LLC (DFT), base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • DroneShield, LLC, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • Echodyne Corp., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$250M$250,000,000
    • L3Harris WESCAM, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • Napatree Technology LLC, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • PVP Advanced EO Systems, Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$250M$250,000,000
    • RADA Technologies, LLC., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000
    • SmartShooter Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$150M$150,000,000
    • SRC Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)$500M$500,000,000

    Individual ceilings; may share a pool. Not added together; not spending.

    Obligated
    $144M$144,109,256.09

    2 linked awards, 5 actions · partial year

  • FY2027

    Requested
    $580M$580,348,000

    President's budget

    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary · President's budget · $580M
    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Mandatory · President's budget · no amount in the source
    Enacted
    Not yet enacted
    • RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary · Continuing resolution · not yet enacted
    Announced ceiling (not spending)
    Announced ceiling: Not yet researched
    Obligated
    No actions recorded on published linked awards yet

Each column is a different measure and they are not added together. A request and an enacted amount for the same year sit side by side; the request is never rewritten when an enacted amount arrives. A blank state names why there is no amount; only a stated amount, including a stated $0, shows dollars.

Sources and Evidence16

  • FY2026 · Requested (President's budget)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary

    No amount in the source
    FY 2026 Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Programs (R-1) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) · document Jun 26, 2025FY2026 President's Budget, Exhibit R-1 (Jun 2025)
    Full document: no program element 0205401JCA and no JIATF-401 line (text search of the 121-page R-1)JIATF-401 was established in August 2025, after the FY2026 request. Earlier Army counter-small-UAS lines (0604531A, 0605531A) appear in that R-1 but no source ties them to this program element, so they are not counted.
  • FY2026 · Enacted (Appropriation)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary

    No amount in the source
    RDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027 Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · document Apr 21, 2026P.L. 119-75, div. A (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; Feb 3, 2026), as reported in the FY2027 R-1
    Exhibit R-1, Defense-Wide, RDT&E (0400D), line 162, printed p. 70 (PDF p. 75); the same line is repeated on printed p. 114 (PDF p. 119), The Joint Staff. Dollars in thousands. The 'FY 2026 Discretionary Enacted' column is blank for this line.162 0205401JCA Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft 05 U 6,500 6,500 580,348 580,348 Systems (JIATF-401)The R-1 prints no discretionary amount for FY2026 on this line: the only FY2026 amount is the P.L. 119-21 spend plan. Column positions are read from the layout; the Joint Staff total on printed p. 114 (229,850 discretionary + 6,500 spend plan = 236,350) confirms the 6,500 is the spend-plan column.
  • FY2026 · Enacted (Spend-plan allocation)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Mandatory

    $6,500,000as printed 6,500 ($ thousands)
    RDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027 Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · document Apr 21, 2026P.L. 119-21 (Jul 4, 2025) spend plan, as reported in the FY2027 R-1
    Exhibit R-1, Defense-Wide, RDT&E (0400D), line 162, printed p. 70 (PDF p. 75); the same line is repeated on printed p. 114 (PDF p. 119), The Joint Staff. Dollars in thousands. Column 'FY 2026 PL 119-21 Spend Plan'.162 0205401JCA Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft 05 U 6,500 6,500 580,348 580,348 Systems (JIATF-401)DoD's allocation of reconciliation (mandatory) funds to this line; which section of P.L. 119-21 funds it is not stated in the R-1. Counted as enacted, the convention DefDex uses for other reconciliation-funded lines.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    Allen Control Systems, Inc. (ACS), base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsAllen Control Systems, Inc. (ACS): $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    Digital Force Technologies, LLC (DFT), base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsDigital Force Technologies, LLC (DFT): $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    DroneShield, LLC, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsDroneShield, LLC: $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    Echodyne Corp., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $250,000,000as printed 250 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsEchodyne Corp.: $250 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    L3Harris WESCAM, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsL3Harris WESCAM: $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    Napatree Technology LLC, base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsNapatree Technology LLC: $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    PVP Advanced EO Systems, Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $250,000,000as printed 250 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsPVP Advanced EO Systems, Inc.: $250 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    RADA Technologies, LLC., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsRADA Technologies, LLC.: $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    SmartShooter Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $150,000,000as printed 150 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsSmartShooter Inc.: $150 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2026 · Announced ceiling (IDIQ ceiling)

    SRC Inc., base IDIQ (Domestic Shield / C-UAS Marketplace)

    $500,000,000as printed 500 ($ millions)
    JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards U.S. Army · document Sep 29, 2026U.S. Army release, 29 Sep 2026: JIATF-401 advances Domestic Shield with counter-UAS contract awards
    Release, list of latest awardsSRC Inc.: $500 million base IDIQ awardAnnounced base ceiling of one multiple-award IDIQ that supports Domestic Shield, the C-UAS Marketplace and other counter-drone requirements; not spending, and no task orders are named in the release.
  • FY2027 · Requested (President's budget)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary

    $580,348,000as printed 580,348 ($ thousands)
    RDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027 Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · document Apr 21, 2026FY2027 President's Budget, Exhibit R-1 (Apr 2026)
    Exhibit R-1, Defense-Wide, RDT&E (0400D), line 162, printed p. 70 (PDF p. 75); the same line is repeated on printed p. 114 (PDF p. 119), The Joint Staff. Dollars in thousands. Column 'FY 2027 Discretionary Request'.162 0205401JCA Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft 05 U 6,500 6,500 580,348 580,348 Systems (JIATF-401)
  • FY2027 · Requested (President's budget)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Mandatory

    No amount in the source
    RDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027 Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · document Apr 21, 2026FY2027 President's Budget, Exhibit R-1 (Apr 2026)
    Exhibit R-1, Defense-Wide, RDT&E (0400D), line 162, printed p. 70 (PDF p. 75); the same line is repeated on printed p. 114 (PDF p. 119), The Joint Staff. Dollars in thousands. The 'FY 2027 Mandatory Request' column is blank for this line.162 0205401JCA Counter - Small Unmanned Aircraft 05 U 6,500 6,500 580,348 580,348 Systems (JIATF-401)No mandatory request is printed for this line; the discretionary request is the whole FY2027 total (580,348).
  • FY2027 · Enacted (Continuing resolution)

    RDT&E · 0205401JCA · Discretionary

    Not yet enacted
    Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 — Public Law 119-103 U.S. Government Publishing Office · document Sep 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (P.L. 119-103; Sep 2, 2026), div. A
    Division A, sec. 101 (rate for operations) and sec. 106 (expires Dec 11, 2026)at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026FY2027 appropriations have not been enacted. The continuing resolution funds continuing activities at the FY2026 appropriations-act rate through Dec 11, 2026 and states no amount for this line, so DefDex records none. The request stays the only FY2027 amount.

Every figure keeps its document, date, page or table, original unit and a short excerpt. Superseded figures stay on record. Amounts are exact; compact figures round.

Linked Awards2

USAspending awards reviewed as belonging to this program, matched on the exact award key, never on a similar name. Net obligations through Oct 6, 2026; later years are partial. The appropriation that paid for an award is not identified, so obligations are not compared with the enacted column.

Method

Four measures

Requested
What a budget request asked for. Not money Congress provided.
Enacted
What a law provided, or a spend plan's allocation of a law's lump sum.
Announced ceiling
The most a contract vehicle or agreement could be worth, as announced. Not spending.
Obligated
Net obligations on USAspending actions of the awards linked to the program. The funding account is not identified.

An announced ceiling is not spending

A contract vehicle's ceiling can go unused, and the ceilings of multiple-award vehicles overlap in purpose. DefDex lists each announced ceiling separately and does not add ceilings together or to requested, enacted or obligated dollars.

Figures come from the budget justification books, public laws and agency announcements named in the evidence table; where a source shows no amount the tracker says so rather than showing zero, and where DefDex has not yet checked a source it says that too. See the methodology for how federal obligations are counted.