# Project 330 — Abrams Tank Improve Prog

**Program element:** 0203735A — Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs  
**Project:** 330  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A/330  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A

## Summary

Project 330 — Abrams Tank Improve Prog requests $474.4M in FY2027, 96% of the $492.4M requested for program element 0203735A, down 35% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request. PMO Support Offices is the largest named R-3 performer at $11.4M, 2.4% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

**Markets:** Ground Combat Vehicles — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0203735A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| PMO Support Offices | 11.4 | 2.4% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams Modernization | 214.9 | 691.3 | 457.1 | −34% | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A/330/a2) |
| Program Management Office (PMO) Support | 9.2 | 9.1 | 11.4 | +25% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A/330/a0) |
| Lethality and Survivability Enhancements | 9.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | −13% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Abrams Modernization

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.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A/330/a2

### Program Management Office (PMO) Support

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.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A/330/a0

### Lethality and Survivability Enhancements

**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.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203735A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0203735A project 330 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0203735A")`.

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