What project 330 buys
The Army approved an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) for the Abrams Modernization effort which focuses on reducing the logistical footprint of the current Abrams tank while increasing system protection capability technologies to include, but is not limited to, integrating missile, drone, and other top attack protection. Abrams Modernization will leverage advances in technology utilizing state-of-the art technological approaches to address current performance requirements identified in approved platform requirements documents. The strategy for Abrams focuses on delivering advanced capability to the warfighter to overcome and/or mitigate any near-term limitations and capability gaps and maintaining combat overmatch in the future. This approach builds on the proven ECP strategy from the Army Acquisition Executive in 3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2011, revalidated in an Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) decision in 2018, recently re-approved and endorsed by Army Senior Leaders in 3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2023, and Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) Executive Order (EXORD) directed acceleration of M1E3. The Army will modernize the tank fleet through development of the Modernization Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) which will include the best features of prior ECPs and will comply with the latest modular open systems architecture (MOSA) standards, allowing quicker technology upgrades. This will enable the Army and its commercial partners to design a more lethal, survivable, lighter, intelligent tank that will be more effective on the battlefield at initial fielding and easier to upgrade in the future. FY 2027 base funding in the amount of $474.442 million represents a significant investment in Abrams Modernization to include the acceleration of the Abrams M1E3 program and Transformation in Contact (TiC). This funding will support, but not limited to, the continued identification, development, maturation, future integration, and demonstration of critical high priority technology candidates in support of the Army's continuous transformation initiative.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project 330 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 242.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 729.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 474.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 316.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 152.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 140.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 140.6 |
3 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. 2 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY 2027 will continue efforts to investigate, mature, and demonstrate leading edge mobility, survivability, and lethality candidate technology options in accordance with Army Senior Leader guidance and priorities.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY 2027 will continue Government Systems Engineering and Program Management (SEPM) office support. This will include labor, training, travel, supplies, and equipment to effectively manage the program.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Abrams will continue integration of survivability enhancements and will further investigate mature technologies for future integration efforts in coordination with other Programs of Record (POR).
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease is due to economic adjustments.
FY2026 plans — current year Abrams will continue integration of survivability enhancements and will further investigate mature technologies for future integration efforts in coordination with other Programs of Record (POR).
FY2025 accomplishments Abrams continues integration of survivability enhancements and will further investigate mature technologies for future integration efforts.
Named performers on project 330
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.