# 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Improvements — Program Element 0203743A

**Program element:** 0203743A  
**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/0203743A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 39.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 105.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF9 | PIM Improvement Program | 39.9 | 105.4 | — | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project FF9 — PIM Improvement Program

Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization effort improves self-propelled howitzer lethality through increased range and increased rate of fire, using mature technology to improve mobility, survivability, reliability, supportability, and lethality. This effort will analyze and evaluate new cannon technology, including existing and future artillery systems as well as technology to improve mission cycle time and enable future platform autonomy. This effort will also inform requirements, release request for vendor proposals and evaluate vendor offerings.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype Development and Build | 11.7 | 93.7 | — |
| Program Management | 6.6 | 11.4 | — |
| Test and Evaluation | 21.6 | 0.3 | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization effort improves self-propelled howitzer lethality through increased range and increased rate of fire, using mature technology to improve mobility, survivability, reliability, supportability, and lethality. This effort will analyze and evaluate new cannon technology, including existing and future artillery systems as well as technology to improve mission cycle time and enable future platform autonomy. This effort will also inform requirements, release request for vendor proposals and evaluate vendor offerings.

Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization effort will leverage an appropriate competitive contracting mechanism to test and evaluate mature and available vendor submissions for self-propelled howitzer technology to improve lethality of the U.S. Army's family of Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems.

## Related program elements

- [0604854A — Artillery Systems - EMD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A) (Army)
- [0604802A — Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604802A) (Army)
- [0901598C — Management HQ - MDA](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901598C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0401134F — Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures (LAIRCM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0401134F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0203743A (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0203743A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*