Here’s how the Army plans to spend nearly $1 billion in procuring small counter drone tech 

Under the Defense Department’s nearly $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 budget request, the Army would have almost $1 billion in procurement funding to spend on small counter unmanned aerial system technology (cUAS) capabilities — nearly double the amount the service was granted in its enacted budget for FY26.

Should Congress approve it, the FY27 budget would set aside $994 million in total for small cUAS, with all of that sum coming from discretionary funding.

The FY26 enacted budget included $596 million for the same line item with $336 deriving from discretionary spending and $260 coming from mandatory, or reconciliation, funding.

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