# Digitization — Program Element 0203758A

**Program element:** 0203758A  
**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/0203758A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 59% to a $1.6M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.7 |

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

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 1.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1.6 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374 | HOR Battlefld Digitizn | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +59% |

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

### Project 374 — HOR Battlefld Digitizn

As the Army Equipping methodology transitions to the Army Modernization Enterprise or AME, the information technology used to support Army Equipping must grow and change. The development of an upgraded Army Equipping Enterprise System (AE2S) will integrate and share programming data (dollars and quantities) with information from IT systems that support the Army Futures Command (AFC), ASA(ALT), ASA(FM&C) and Army G3/5/7. This data sharing will allow the AME to provide Army Senior Leaders with a complete picture of how well programs are executing, the impacts of programming decisions on Army current and future readiness and modernization and will help to develop a road map needed to transition the current force to a fully modernize Army. The AE2S next generation capability requirements include a flexible data and software architectures that allows the user to integrate disparate data from differing architectures in order to develop new information that can be turned into actionable knowledge by senior leaders. The software architecture must have data visualization capabilities that allow the user to display data in ways that can articulate how AME decisions made impact warfighting effectiveness and plans.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interoperability and Integration | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Operational Capability Analysis and Evaluation | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Systems Architecture Development | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Technical Reviews and Technical Performance Analysis | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Academic Research | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 1.6 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

As the Army Equipping methodology transitions to the Army Modernization Enterprise or AME, the information technology used to support Army Equipping must grow and change. The development of an upgraded Army Equipping Enterprise System (AE2S) will integrate and share programming data (dollars and quantities) with information from Information Technology (IT) systems that support the Army Futures Command (AFC), ASA(ALT), ASA(FM&C) and Army G3/5/7.

The AE2S development will be done through either a competitive Cost Plus or Fixed Price Incentive contracts that will deliver capabilities in increments, recognizing up front the need for future improvements. The objective of the strategy is to develop and optimize system capabilities while reducing risk and streamlining business and engineering processes. FFRDC requirements will be accomplished by competitive contract. Other efforts will be accomplished by various contract methods and types.

## Related program elements

- [0603790F — Nato Coop R&D](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603790F) (Air Force)
- [0303140N — Information Sys Security Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140N) (Navy)
- [0603382N — Advanced Combat Systems Tech](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603382N) (Navy)
- [0901226F — M & S Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901226F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0203758A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0203758A")`.

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