# Multi-Function Tactical Radar System (MTRS)

**R-2A activity** of project 673587 — Air Traffic Control System  
**Program element:** 0305114F — Air Traffic Control System  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305114F/673587/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305114F

## Summary

This activity requests $49.0M in FY2027, 79% of project 673587, up 147% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Will transition from Technical Project to an ACAT III Major Capability Acquisition - Will down-select to single vendor - Will begin Major Capability Acquisition pre-production unit rapid prototyping efforts (3 prototypes) - Will conduct critical design review

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase due to transition from a technology project to a Program of Record in the Major Capability Acquisition pathway contract award for development of three prototype units.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Conduct two system functional reviews - Continue Mobile Air Traffic System Software integration into ultimate TACOS for counter-small UAS surveillance capability - Continue TACOS development ahead of stand-alone major thrust efforts in FY 2027 - Conduct preliminary design reviews - Conduct market research - Conduct industry request for information and collect RFI Information

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 49.0 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 673587

- Tactical ATC Operations System (TACOS) — FY2027 6.5
- Air Traffic Control (ATC) Future Technologies (AFT) — FY2027 5.9
- Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) — FY2027 0.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0305114F project 673587 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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