# Mission Partner Environment — Program Element 0305601K

**Program element:** 0305601K  
**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/0305601K

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $15.5M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, 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 added 253% (to $54.7M). DITCO leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 16.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 17.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.5 |

> 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 | 15.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 15.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 15.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 54.7 | +39.2 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPE | Mission Partner Environment | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | new start |

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

### Project MPE — Mission Partner Environment

Mission Partner Environment (MPE) enables secure sharing of operational information for collaboration between and among the United States (US) and mission partners to include Federal, State, Local, Tribal, agencies, allies, coalition members, host nations, other nations, US and international Non-Governmental Organizations, multinational treaty organizations, and private sector organizations.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** DITCO (15.5, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Partner Environment | 0.0 | — | 15.5 |

> 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 | 100% | 15.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** DITCO ($15.5M, 100%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Mission Partner Environment (MPE) enables secure sharing of operational information for collaboration between and among the United States (US) and mission partners to include federal, State, local, tribal agencies, allies, coalition members, host nations, other nations, US and international Non-Governmental Organizations, multinational treaty organizations, and private sector organizations. RDT&E required to continue development, integration, and testing of capabilities to support US and mission partners.

Integration activity of multiple existing capabilities to provide MPE configured solution. Applying zero-trust principles, agile software development methods, and deploying a hybrid cloud architecture to multiple regional nodes. Leveraging existing contract vehicles to develop and implement integrated solutions.

## Related program elements

- [0305601F — CENTRIXs Networks](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305601F) (Air Force)
- [1206857SF — AF Funded ORSSats](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206857SF) (Space Force)
- [0305282D8Z — Joint Fires Network](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305282D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0305600F — International Intelligence Technology and Arc](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305600F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305601K (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305601K")`.

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