# C3I Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603042A

**Program element:** 0603042A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603042A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 95% to a $1.2M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 206% (to $3.7M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 953% (to $12.8M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 26.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.3 |

> 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 | 1.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 3.7 | +2.5 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 12.8 | +11.5 |

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

## Projects (6)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI6 | Anti-Tamper Advanced Tech Development | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | −1% |
| CU1 | C3I Advanced Technology (CA) | — | 11.2 | — | −100% |
| CX7 | Intelligent Env Battlefield Awareness Adv Tech | 7.9 | 7.4 | — | −100% |
| DB5 | Enabling Long Standoff 3D (ELS3D) Adv Tech | 1.5 | 2.6 | — | −100% |
| CX8 | Persistent Geophysical Sensing-Infrasound Adv Tech | 3.1 | 2.0 | — | −100% |
| CZ5 | Subterranean Detection and Monitoring Adv Tech | 1.4 | 1.8 | — | −100% |

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

### Project DI6 — Anti-Tamper Advanced Tech Development

This project matures and demonstrates Anti-Tamper tools, devices, and techniques that protect acquisition program systems and Critical Program Information (CPI) from evolving adversarial reverse engineering threats. These technologies will help adopting Army weapons programs meet their DoDD 5200.47e and AR 70-77 protection requirements. Work in this project complements PE 0602146A (Protective Technologies) / Project AV5 (Protective Technologies). Work in this project is performed by the Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Tamper Advanced Tech Development | 1.3 | 1.2 | 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.

### Project CU1 — C3I Advanced Technology (CA)

Congressional Interest Item funding provided for Category 3 Subterranean Research Facility Lease.

### Project CX7 — Intelligent Env Battlefield Awareness Adv Tech

This project optimizes and demonstrates technologies to allow soldiers to maneuver faster around or through existing environmental (urban/industrial) conditions and physical landscape constraints. This effort matures and demonstrates web modules/software tools delivering advanced knowledge of geo-environmental infrastructure to mission planners. This project delivers critical technologies that provide situational awareness for multi-source intelligence, particularly for anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS) sites. Work in this project complements PE 0602182A (C3I Applied Research) / Project CX3 (Intelligent Env Battlefield Awareness Apl Tech). Work in this project is performed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory, Geospatial Research Laboratory, Information Technology Laboratory, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Construction Research Engineering Laboratory, and Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predictive Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping (physical) Demonstration | 2.1 | 2.1 | — |
| Hydrology Mapping Demonstrations | 1.4 | 1.0 | — |
| Vegetation Property Demonstrations | 3.0 | 2.1 | — |
| Extreme Environmental Effects on Operations Demonstrations | 1.4 | 2.1 | — |
| Terrestrial Ice Operations Demonstration | — | 0.3 | — |

> 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 DB5 — Enabling Long Standoff 3D (ELS3D) Adv Tech

This project will integrate and demonstrate and mature a low size, weight, and power (SWAP) laser transmitter, processing algorithms and calibration models tailored for higher resolution 3D data collections over larger areas from longer stand-off for mapping, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting. Long standoff airborne collection of high-resolution quick turnaround 3D data is vital for mission planning, target detection and identification, fire control, autonomous navigation, kinetic targeting, and battle damage assessment. Existing light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems are limited to short standoff and/or near-nadir collection, limiting their use against near-peer adversaries and restricting the provision of 3D data. The payoff will enable long standoff airborne collection of high-resolution quick turnaround 3D data through the development LIDAR subsystems and processing algorithms. Work in this project complements PE 0602182A (C3I Applied Research) / Project DB4 (Enabling Long Standoff 3D (ELS3D) Tech). Work in this project is performed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geospatial Research Laboratory.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enabling Long Standoff 3D (ELS3D) Demonstration | 1.5 | 2.6 | — |

> 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 CX8 — Persistent Geophysical Sensing-Infrasound Adv Tech

This project matures and demonstrates kitted hardware and software solutions that provide passive, persistent, non-line-of-sight, multi-modal sensing capable of providing fused battlefield intelligence for increased situational awareness in a dynamic operational environment. These technologies provide near-real-time data collection, processing, and alerting on evolving cross-domain threats including strategic and tactical fires, air and ground platforms, as well as critical transportation infrastructure (bridges) and explosive events with applications for deep sensing. These technologies deliver time-critical intelligence for engineer and intelligence communities to provide decisive advantage. Work in this project complements PE 0602182A (C3I Applied Research) / Project CX4 (Persistent Geophysical Sensing-Infrasound Apl Tech). Work in this project is performed at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Environmental Laboratory, and Information Technology Laboratory.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield Intelligence by Geophysical Sensing (BIGS) Demonstration | 3.1 | — | — |
| Adaptable Wide Area Reconnaissance (AWARe) Demonstrations | — | 2.0 | — |

> 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 CZ5 — Subterranean Detection and Monitoring Adv Tech

This project validates and demonstrates advanced subterranean monitoring and vulnerability assessment technologies providing mobile and man-portable solutions to enhance survivability and threat awareness during urban operations and negate enemy subterranean operation advantage. This project also optimizes and demonstrates enhanced technologies to detect tunnels and tunneling activity in complex and varied environments. These capabilities are critical to provide greater situational awareness of the subterranean domain and enhanced survivability for the soldier. Work in this project complements PE 0602182A (C3I Applied Research) / Project CX6 (Subterranean Detection and Monitoring Apl Tech). Work in this project is performed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory and Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavity Assessment in Variable Environments-Subterranean (CAVES) Demonstrations | 1.4 | 1.8 | — |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This PE matures, demonstrates, optimizes, and validates Network Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) technologies through the integration of future equipment and systems that improve overmatch and meet mission needs in the future operating environments. This PE provides mid-to-long term tactical C3I capabilities (e.g. networking, cyber, electronic warfare, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), space, persistent surveillance) based upon promising technologies that address emerging and future threats, and includes research critical and unique to the Army and DoW.

## Related program elements

- [0602182A — C3I Applied Research](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602182A) (Army)
- [0603044A — Soldier Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603044A) (Army)
- [0603851D8Z — Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603851D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0204229N — Tomahawk Mssn Planning Ctr](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204229N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603042A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603042A")`.

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