What project 671307 buys
The C-5M Replace Multi-functional Controls and Display (RMCD) program is a modification to mitigate the obsolescence of the current control and display units. The RMCD program is also a comprehensive effort to ensure appropriate RMCD Line Replaceable Units (LRU) are developed and installed on the C-5M allowing aircraft operation in accordance with civil airspace access mandates for both US National Airspace System (NAS) and international civil airspace. RMCD is a program that will replace the current seven legacy multi-function display units with four updated displays for the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, and a display shared by the pilot and copilot. This effort centers on modifying the current display units to support legacy inputs and integration of new system capabilities with margin for growth by upgrading the displays' power solution. Use of mixed displays (current and new) is not permissible due to obsolescence and human factors considerations. This modification may include software development, data, cyber security, testing, installation, spares, Systems Integration Lab (SIL), prototypes, and other program support activities. Funding may be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS). The modification helps to maintain aircraft availability as the new multi-functional controls and displays replaces the current controls and displays. Funding supports studies and analysis, risk reduction efforts, Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), program support costs, change orders, and other government costs such as travel, directorate support, government furnished equipment (GFE), and over and above costs. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project 671307 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 24.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 47.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 10.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Continuing EMD activities, to include development, test and evaluation, and requirement and design reviews.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increased due to larger scope of RMCD software and processor efforts.
FY2026 plans — current year Performing design, test, and analysis of alternate hardware concepts informing requirements, technical, and risk assessments.
Named performers on project 671307
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.