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Coast Guard Official Gives Rough Outline For Spending OBBBA Funds On Unmanned Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

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Coast Guard Official Gives Rough Outline For Spending OBBBA Funds On Unmanned Systems

A General Atomics Predator. Photo: General Atomics

The Coast Guard’s priority for $350 million in budget reconciliation funds Congress approved earlier this year is for long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) followed by unmanned surface vessels, a service official said on Tuesday. Most of the funds, about $266 million, will be for the long-range UAS, Rear Adm. David Barata, deputy commandant for operations policy, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s panel that oversees the Coast Guard. A Request for Information will be released in the next two…

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