NC3 Enterprise Center
Department of War (DoW) tasked United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center (NEC) to oversee and monitor operations and security of the enterprise, develop tools to assist in monitoring the readiness of the NC3 architecture, and capture the operational risks as adversaries develop the ability to disrupt our capabilities from multiple threat vectors. This effort will fund enterprise operations, requirements, systems engineering and assessment activities. The NEC will capture and integrate process and system data to assess operational risk, characterize multi-domain threats, and explore operational trade space associated with next generation NC3 architectures. The NEC will work with the Services to explore new technologies and develop innovative solutions in a virtual environment, and capture metrics that identify system problems and readiness issues before they impact operations. The NEC will also develop digital engineering capabilities to support governance responsibilities of NC3. The USSTRATCOM Strategic Mission Research and Development is an effort to tackle the hard Scientific and Technological (S&T) problems USSTRATCOM and DoW face in today's environment. Leveraging built-in tools and DoW/DHS data to anticipate and quickly analyze and assess national, strategic, and operational impacts/risks associated with the loss or disruption of critical systems, assets and infrastructure to help with USSTRATCOM Unified Command Plan (UCP) assigned mission sets. Current information together with logical links-nodes dependency views directly support mitigation COA development. This USSTRATCOM S&T initiative includes the three earliest stages of Department of War (DoW) RDT&E, including basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development. The FY 2026 request was reduced by 5.408 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.” This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability.
Cost Savings are reflected based on USSTRATCOM's impact from the PDM I reductions in OSD Service Contracts and FFRDC reductions. Reductions will continue to adversely affect the NC3 efforts identified in the below FY27 Base Plan. -Continue to update the NC3 Roadmap, capture and develop NC3 Operational and Implementation baseline…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Provide support for the Distributed Command and Control System at USSTRATCOM Headquarters and remote locations.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Operational costs for this requirement reflect no increase nor decrease from FY2026 to 2027. Funds remain static through the fiscal years.
FY2026 plans — current year Supports the Distributed Command and Control System at USSTRATCOM Headquarters and remote locations. Distributed Command and Control is a classified effort and will be provided on a need to know basis. For further information please contact the Strategic C2 Systems Branch at (202) 404-3405. This is in cooperation with DISA and OSD Policy.
FY2027 planned work -Continue to create, support and promote applications for Strategic Mission Research and Development S&T objectives -Support tactical efforts for JEMSO S&T -The development of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions for targeting
FY2026 to FY2027 change The NC3 Enterprise Center reflect a slight increase due an Reprogramming NDO Balance to support NC3 systems, engineering and assessment functions.
FY2026 plans — current year -Create and promote applications for Strategic Mission Research and Development S&T objectives -Support tactical efforts for JEMSO S&T -The development of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions for targeting