What project CE5 buys
The XM123 Autonomous Breaching System (ABS), previously referred to as Ground Obstacle Breaching Lane Neutralizer (GOBLN), will enhance Combat Engineer capabilities by providing a system to defeat current and emerging threats - including mines and other explosive hazards - improving force survivability and mobility. Collaborating with Transformation In Contact (TiC) units, the program will mature advanced breaching technologies in Precision Detection, Precision Neutralization, Area Reduction, and Mission Planning, leveraging advancements in detection and Automated Target Recognition (ATR) for both surface laid and surface flush hazards as well as maturation of detection and neutralization capabilities for buried hazards. ABS's modular design will enable integration with air and ground autonomy platforms, reducing Soldier exposure to risk. The FY 2027 request supports accelerated development and integration of precision detection and neutralization components and software with candidate autonomous platforms to evaluate Area Reduction capabilities and further develops mature component technologies.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project CE5 funding, FY2025–FY2030
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 | 18.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 18.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 18.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.0 |
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. Each describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY 2027 will continue to provide accelerated prototype hardware to Transformation in Contact (TIC) units for feedback to refine the system design. The program will prepare documentation for Milestone B approval, award Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract(s) to refine system design, build prototype hardware, and…
Read the FY2027 plan →