Project EG3
$54.1MFY2027 request ▲ 2038%Guided MLRS
FY2025 actual$19.8M
FY2026 enacted$2.5M
FY2027 request$54.1M
Management ServicesProduct DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$73.6M
▲ 121% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$33.3M
▲ 68% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$19.8M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $73.6M for Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) under RDT&E program element 0205778A, up 121% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 19.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 33.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 73.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 83.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 88.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 22.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 21.3 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.
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Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
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Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0205778A
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 121% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project DL1
$19.5MFY2027 request ▼ 37%Extended Range GMLRS
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$30.8M
FY2027 request$19.5M
Management ServicesProduct DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
The whole program
MLRS is funded on 6 lines across 3 appropriations
This page shows $54.1M of MLRS, 3.8% of the program's $1.44B FY2027 request. The rest is appropriated elsewhere.
| Also funded here | Type | Component | FY2027 $M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided MLRS Rocket (GMLRS) | Procurement | Army | 1,014.9 |
| MLRS Mods | Procurement | Army | 289.5 |
| Guided MLRS Rocket (GMLRS) | Procurement | Navy | 61.4 |
| Multi-Launch Rocket System (MLRS) | RDT&E | Army | 9.5 |
| MLRS Reduced Range Practice Rockets (RRPR) | Procurement | Army | 7.4 |
| MLRS total | Army, Navy | 1,436.8 |
Lines whose title names the program. 25 further lines only mention MLRS in their justification text — those fund something else and are deliberately excluded from the total.
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$73.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$73.6M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$73.6M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$88.6M +$15.0M · +20%
▲ $15.0M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 73.6 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 73.6 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets are surface-to-surface artillery rockets fired from the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers. GMLRS rockets provide 24/7, all-weather precision fires to engage both area and point targets at short, medium, and long ranges. The GMLRS Program currently consists of multiple variants: GMLRS Unitary utilizes a 200-pound high explosive warhead to engage point targets with limited collateral damage; GMLRS Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) cluster munition to engage area or imprecisely located targets; and GMLRS Alternative Warhead (AW) which has been developed as a…
Project EG3: Guided MLRS supports the development of enhanced operational capabilities including improved lethality and survivability, enhanced flight performance, and Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT). Currently planned capability improvements funded under EG3 include APNT activities to improve overall system performance in contested environments. APNT development will leverage Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and other competitive contracting mechanisms to evaluate multiple vendors throughout the development process.
Project EG3, DL1 — Guided MLRS
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
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Provenance
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0205778A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0205778A.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$54.1M
▲ 2038% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$2.5M
▼ 87% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$19.8M
Prior year
Guided MLRS — one RDT&E project inside PE 0205778A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project EG3 — Guided MLRS — requests $54.1M in FY2027, 73% of the $73.6M requested for program element 0205778A. Year over year it grows 2038% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project EG3 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 19.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 54.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 63.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 74.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 7.3 |
Inside the project
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
GMLRS enhancements
FY2025 actual$1.8M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request—
Complete component level design through critical design review (CDR), engineering development flight testing, and system level CDR. Completion of these activities will allow the program to transition to integration activities supporting ground and flight qualification tests. Software testing and materiel release activities will be…
FY2025 actual$5.1M
FY2026 enacted$2.5M
FY2027 request$54.1M
FY 2027 continues the development and integration of an anti-jam module into the GMLRS and ER-GMLRS rockets to enable an initial anti-jam capability. FY 2027 funds also initiate studies, analyses, and performance specification development for hybrid software defined receiver to provide an adaptable solution for evolving threats.
Read the FY2027 plan →Extended Range (ER) GMLRS development
FY2025 actual$13.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request—
Continue redesign and qualification of the new SMPS to include design verification testing and system qualification. Continues launcher software development support. Build flight termination systems to support operational test flights in FY 2026.
Project detail
What project EG3 buys
The U.S. Army continues to explore ways to enhance Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and common components under Project EG3: Guided MLRS. The Army is requesting funding for GMLRS Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) development, integration, and test activities to enhance operational capabilities including increased range, improved lethality and survivability, enhanced flight performance, and Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT). FY 2027 funding continues APNT development activities.
R-3 lines of work
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$19.5M
▼ 37% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$30.8M
In law
Extended Range GMLRS — one RDT&E project inside PE 0205778A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project DL1 — Extended Range GMLRS — requests $19.5M in FY2027, 27% of the $73.6M requested for program element 0205778A. Year over year it falls 37% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project DL1 funding, FY2026–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 30.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 19.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 19.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 14.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 13.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 14.0 |
Inside the project
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
ER-GMLRS Development & Qualification (redesign SMPS)▼ 100%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$9.1M
FY2027 request—
Complete system level qualification of the ER-GMLRS with redesigned SMPS.
Enhanced Alternative Warhead Qualification▼ 100%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$21.7M
FY2027 request—
Complete system qualification, including launcher and rocket operational flight software development, for GMLRS as a necessary step prior to integration of EAW into ER-GMLRS.
ER-GMLRS Enhanced Alternative Warhead QualificationNEW
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$19.5M
Initiate procurement of test articles and software development to support integration and testing requirements of the EAW capability into ER-GMLRS munition. Conduct initial baseline review and system requirement review.
Project detail
What project DL1 buys
The DL1 project code funds efforts to enhance Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER-GMLRS) rockets and common components. The Army is requesting funding for ER-GMLRS Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) development, integration, and test activities to enhance operational capabilities including increased range, improved lethality and survivability, enhanced flight performance, and Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT). FY 2027 funding initiates ER-GMLRS EAW software development and system integration efforts to procure test articles to support system level development and qualification.
R-3 lines of work
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation