# Cyberspace Operations Forces and Force Support — Program Element 0305251A

**Program element:** 0305251A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305251A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 308% to a $22.9M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 80% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 4.4% (to $21.9M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 5.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 5.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 19.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.6 |

> 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 | 22.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 21.9 | −1.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 22.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 22.9 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA8 | Cyberspace Operations Forces and Force Support | 2.3 | 5.6 | 22.9 | +308% |

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

### Project FA8 — Cyberspace Operations Forces and Force Support

* The ARCYBER TIAD is the Global Integrator to synchronize information forces across warfighting functions specifically leveraging command and control, fires, and intelligence. * The ARCYBER TIAD has the unique ability to leverage large data sets to synchronize informational considerations with operational requirements, integrate and enhance the combined information overlay (CIO), and assist targeting and assessments by sensing signatures only manifested through Public/Commercially Available Information (PAI/CAI). * The ARCYBER TIAD enhances the speed and precision of the Commanders' decision-making cycle, ensuring they can quickly sense, understand, and act to stay ahead of adversaries by integrating with external resources to conduct offensive operations to deny, degrade, destroy, and manipulate (D3M) the enemy's decision-making process. * The ARCYBER TIAD provides commanders the ability to protect critical nodes physically and virtually, to gain and maintain advantage while utilizing active and passive protection measures to enhance operational and cyberspace security under constant adversary observation. * The ARCYBER TIAD will focus on priority adversary threats as articulated in the National Defense Strategy (NDS). Trans-Regional threats can act from anywhere against any target. The ARCYBER TIAD is uniquely capable to provide command and control to coordinate and synchronize information forces globally against those threats.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Solutions Pursuit Program | 2.3 | — | — |
| Equipment for TIADs | — | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| NCR IAMD Cyber and Communication | — | — | 15.8 |
| NCR Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) Command and Control | — | — | 1.2 |

> 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% | 22.9 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) is the supporting Army Headquarters under United States Cyber Command to operate and defend Army networks and deliver cyberspace effects against adversaries to defend the nation. ARCYBER pursues research and development of cyber-peculiar capabilities across ARCYBER's lines of effort in coordination with other cyber acquisition and research entities to satisfy ARCYBER's time-sensitive operational requirements.

Not identified yet.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305251A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305251A")`.

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