# Armored System Modernization - Adv Dev — Program Element 0603645A

**Program element:** 0603645A  
**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/0603645A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $23.6M in FY2027, 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 funded it in full. PM/Program Executive Office/GVSC leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 22.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 22.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 23.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 23.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 23.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 23.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 24.0 |

> 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 | 23.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 23.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 23.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 23.6 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV7 | Combat Vehicle Prototyping | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23.6 | +4% |

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

### Project EV7 — Combat Vehicle Prototyping

Armored System Modernization Advanced Development will continue the maturation of emerging ground combat vehicle capabilities to provide a bridge from S&T investment to application on a vehicle platform, informing requirements through User Evaluations, identification of capability gaps and reduction of integration risks. Maturing emerging technologies like those in Project Convergence Capstone (PCC) will enable ground combat platforms to meet the Army's strategy of fielding key Modernization efforts. The funding will support virtual and physical concept development, trade studies, technical and operational analyses to assess future concepts and designs. This would also include the support for survivability, lethality and other soldier defined system requirements. In addition, this funding will provide program management, expertise and a business process for the maturation and transition of emerging Science and Technology systems, system integration labs, technology demonstration efforts risk reduction, maturation, testing and assessment, and develop and integrate systems for Capability Program Executive (CPE) Ground platforms.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** PM/Program Executive Office/GVSC (2.7, 11%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Engineering & Program Management | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Developmental Engineering | 7.6 | 10.3 | 19.9 |
| Test & Evaluation | 12.3 | 9.6 | 1.0 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 11% | 2.7 |
| Other / unspecified | 89% | 20.9 |

**Top named industry performers:** PM/Program Executive Office/GVSC ($2.7M, 11%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Armored System Modernization Advanced Development will continue the maturation of emerging ground combat vehicle capabilities to provide a bridge from S&T investment to application on a vehicle platform, informing requirements through User Evaluations, identification of capability gaps and reduction of integration risks. Maturing emerging technologies like those in Project Convergence Capstone (PCC) will enable ground combat platforms to meet the Army's strategy of fielding key Modernization efforts. The funding will support virtual and physical concept development, trade studies, technical and operational analyses to assess future concepts and designs.

These level of efforts provide the focused investment for the development and demonstration of technology and prototyping for future combat vehicles in the battlefield. The intent of this funding is to mature the next generation of technology which will enable demonstration of capabilities developed in the S&T portfolio to meet emerging military needs across the current Army portfolio of ground vehicles.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603645A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603645A")`.

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