What project 672984 buys
Minuteman III (MM III) Baseline Support program replaces or upgrades obsolete/unsupportable flight test unique equipment installed on the missile during flight test, used to test MM III systems on the ground, or located at test facilities to collect, process, and analyze test data. Flight test equipment supports test and evaluation of MM III capabilities, and MM III Operational Test Launches (OTLs) to determine ICBM force readiness, reliability, and capability shortfalls. Efforts include development, qualification, integration and testing of replacement equipment such as LGM-30G Flight Test, Telemetry, and Termination System (FT3), LGM-30G Higher Authority Command Test System (HACTS) 2.0, LGM-30G Stage 1 Battery Replacement (SOBR), LGM-30G Little Mountain Test Facility (LMTF), LGM-30G Depot Reentry Support Equipment Replacement Program (DRSERP), and Arm/Disarm Switch Replacement (ADSR). As other similar equipment is identified for replacement, it will be added to this program. MM III Baseline Support also provides for other MM III unique government costs, studies of system performance, contract closeout costs, cost trades and acquisition planning activities, up to and including proposal preparation, to meet Capability Development Document requirements in an evolving threat landscape by leveraging advanced technologies. MM III Baseline Support also includes unforeseen costs arising for various reasons for programs from prior President's Budgets. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F.
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 672984 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 46.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 42.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 49.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 74.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 78.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 78.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 64.8 |
7 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work - Conduct Mk12A TPS PDR (Jun 2027) - Conduct Mk12A VDATS Hardware CDR (Nov 2026) - Award Service STAR TPS/VDATS contract
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increases due to initiation of Service STAR test set to run concurrent with Mk12A.
FY2026 plans — current year - Conduct Mk12A Versatile Diagnostic Automatic Test Station (VDATS) hardware Preliminary Design Review (PDR) (Aug 2026) to meet design requirements - Purchase hardware for MK12A VDATS hardware
FY2027 planned work - Critical Design Review (CDR) - Technical Readiness Review (TRR) - Begin Qual Testing
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase due to multiple contractors design efforts and increasing material prices.
FY2026 plans — current year - Conduct Preliminary Design Review (PDR) - Conduct requirements review, initial design concept, and engineering analysis
FY2027 planned work LMTF is not an FY2027 new start. FY2026 and prior efforts were previously funding in ADSR, FT3 and MTAP. FY2027 efforts will continue the development of additional test capability for current and future nuclear enterprise. LMTF Large Flash X-Ray (LFXR) customers require upgraded capabilities with the Advanced Radiation Environment Simulator (ARES) test system. Program office will begin to execute other government costs in support of ARES design and risk reduction efforts prior to contract award.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increased to begin work on the design and strategies for schedule and subcontractor options. Staffing will increase in FY27. Prime contractor will start to award contracts.
FY2027 planned work - Continue System Integration Test (SIT) - Conduct Test Readiness Review (TRR) - Conduct Functional Configuration Audit / Physical Configuration Audit (FCA/PCA) - Milestone C 4QFY2027
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase to address ECO and mitigate identified risk in FY2027.
FY2026 plans — current year - Conduct Critical Design Review (CDR) - Complete five site visits to ensure compatibility with legacy HACTS (1.0) to inform design of next generation (2.0) - Begin assembly of 2 EMD units (without EMD circuit card assemblies) - Generate Software Development Test (SDT) and Systems Integration Test (SIT) test plans and procedures
FY2027 planned work - Continue to close out redesign/requalification engineering activities and obtain critical engineering data approval - Start to close out the contract
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding will decrease due to end of contract period of performance.
FY2026 plans — current year - Close out redesign/requalification engineering activities and obtain critical engineering data approval
FY2027 planned work Continue qualification testing to finalize development effort.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease due to anticipation of successful qualification testing.
FY2026 plans — current year Conduct qualification testing to finalize development effort.
FY2027 planned work - Continue to conduct studies of system performance - Continue to conduct cost trades and acquisition planning activities, up to and including proposal preparation, technology for future capabilities - Conduct Subsystem Critical Design Reviews - Conduct System-level Critical Design Review - Conduct Stress Testing - EMD Contract Award
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease due to ramp down in work for systems engineering and test activities.
FY2026 plans — current year • Conduct studies of system performance. • Conduct cost trades and acquisition planning activities, up to and including proposal preparation, technology for future capabilities.
Named performers on project 672984
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.