# Strategic Mission Planning & Execution System (SMPES) — Program Element 0304100F

**Program element:** 0304100F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304100F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding ramps 21% to a $89.7M 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. Northrop Grumman leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 67.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 74.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 89.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 97.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 132.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 116.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 121.2 |

> 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 | 89.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 89.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 89.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 89.7 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675029 | Strategic Mission Planning & Execution System | 55.8 | 62.6 | 77.9 | +25% |
| 674212 | NLCC Decision Support System | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +1% |

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

### Project 675029 — Strategic Mission Planning & Execution System

Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES) will be the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.S. strategic nuclear forces' principal nuclear planning and analysis tool for accessing consequence analysis information and strategic deterrence. SMPES consolidates the following six independently managed programs into one system: 1) Mission Planning and Analysis System (MPAS); 2) Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment (GAP-CIE); 3) Decision Support Service (DSS) - Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) Conference Module; 4) Nuclear Planning and Execution System Recapitalization (NPES Recap); 5) Force Status Readiness (FSR); and 6) Force Survivability Analysis and Management (FSAM). This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Northrop Grumman (31.9, 41%), Leidos (12.7, 16%), Lockheed Martin (8.7, 11%), Katmai (0.5, 0.7%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES) | 55.8 | 62.6 | 77.9 |

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

### Project 674212 — NLCC Decision Support System

This budget line funds the National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) Decision Support Service (DSS). NLCC DSS will develop and deliver software to directly support strategic leaders in time critical national events. NLCC DSS will improve situational awareness of threats to the U.S. and its Allies, aggregate strategic-level information, and provide response options in a common, resilient, and mobile visual display capability. NLCC DSS is developing conference modules that will directly support senior leaders with a common visual display to enhance national-level situational awareness and strategic-level decision making. The program includes the Nuclear Command and Control (NC2) Conference Module that will be integrated into the Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES) enterprise architecture as well as at least two additional follow-on conference modules to support other mission areas and Combatant Commands. These additional conference modules are not expected to be a part of the SMPES enterprise architecture. This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Leadership Command Capability Decision Support Service (NLCC DSS) - Conference Module Development | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 60% | 53.9 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 0.7% | 0.7 |
| Other / unspecified | 39% | 35.1 |

**Top named industry performers:** Northrop Grumman ($31.9M, 36%), Leidos ($12.7M, 14%), Lockheed Martin ($8.7M, 9.7%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This budget line funds the SMPES PE. Legacy PEs 0101324F ISPAN and 0301112F NPES and NLCC DSS have been consolidated into one SMPES PE 0304100F. The SMPES PE is comprised of two Budget Program Activity Codes (BPAC): SMPES and NLCC DSS. SMPES is an integrated enterprise solution software system providing the Department of War (DoW) and U.S. strategic nuclear forces' principal nuclear planning and analysis tools; including tools for consequence analysis and deliberate, adaptive, and crisis action planning for strategic deterrence.

The Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES) program will implement Agile DevSecOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) to develop and modernize software for combatant commanders; producing a secure software development environment located in existing space at Offutt AFB, NE and other locations. Software development environment will meet classification/security regulations/criteria, which will promote competition. The program will consider the best contract options to implement the Agile DevSecOps CI/CD strategy. Other activities are also accomplished through the use of various contracting vehicles such as Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs).

## Related program elements

- [0207452F — Dcapes](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207452F) (Air Force)
- [0605000BR — Counter Weapons OF MASS Destruction Systems Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605000BR) (Defense-Wide)
- [0303248F — Air Force Command and Control (C2) Comm](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303248F) (Air Force)
- [0604121A — Synthetic Training Environment Refinement & Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604121A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0304100F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0304100F")`.

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