# Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) — Program Element 0303131K

**Program element:** 0303131K  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303131K

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 102% to a $10.3M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, 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 | 5.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 8.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 9.3 |

> 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 | 10.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 10.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 10.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 10.3 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T64 | Special Projects | 5.0 | 5.1 | 10.3 | +102% |

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

### Project T64 — Special Projects

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| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Projects | 5.0 | 5.1 | 10.3 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 10.3 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) provides the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Engineer with a variety of services. MEECN equips the NC3 Engineer with planning, systems analysis, operational assessments, systems engineering, and architectural and concept development. Through the National Military Command System, the NC3 System provides connectivity between the President and the Secretary of War to critical nuclear execution forces (spanning both “homeland-to-homeland” and theater nuclear war).

Program is classified. Details are available on request.

## Related program elements

- [0303131F — Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303131F) (Air Force)
- [0303126K — Long-Haul Communications - DCS](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303126K) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603778A — MLRS Product Improvement Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603778A) (Army)
- [0603915C — Ballistic Missile Defense Targets](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603915C) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0303131K (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0303131K")`.

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