# Project DL1 — Extended Range GMLRS

**Program element:** 0205778A — Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)  
**Project:** DL1  
**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/0205778A/DL1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205778A

## Summary

Project DL1 — Extended Range GMLRS requests $19.5M in FY2027, 27% of the $73.6M requested for program element 0205778A, down 37% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 1 new this cycle.

**Markets:** Guided Missiles (mfg) — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0205778A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER-GMLRS Enhanced Alternative Warhead Qualification | — | — | 19.5 | new | — |
| ER-GMLRS Development & Qualification (redesign SMPS) | — | 9.1 | — | −100% | — |
| Enhanced Alternative Warhead Qualification | — | 21.7 | — | −100% | — |

> 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.

### ER-GMLRS Enhanced Alternative Warhead Qualification — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** 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.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase due to the initiation of EAW integration into ER-GMLRS in FY 2027.

### ER-GMLRS Development & Qualification (redesign SMPS)

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decrease due to completion of the ER-GMLRS SMPS redesign qualification in FY 2026.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Complete system level qualification of the ER-GMLRS with redesigned SMPS.

### Enhanced Alternative Warhead Qualification

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decrease due to completion of the qualification of the EAW modification on the standard range GMLRS rocket in FY 2026.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** 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.

## 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/0205778A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0205778A project DL1 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0205778A")`.

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