# Project IBA — Industrial Base & Aging Weapon System Support

**Program element:** 0603680S — Manufacturing Technology Program (ManTech)  
**Project:** IBA  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S/IBA  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S

## Summary

Project IBA — Industrial Base & Aging Weapon System Support requests $40.7M in FY2027, 82% of the $49.8M requested for program element 0603680S, up 1.1% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Test & Evaluation / Industrial Base — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 41.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 40.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 40.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 39.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 40.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 41.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 42.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603680S; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project IBA buys

Industrial Base and Aging Weapon System Support (IBA) Line of Effort seeks to implement innovative and proactive technology solutions to ensure a robust, reliable industrial base that provides affordable and previously hard-to-procure critical parts for DoW weapon systems through the following objectives: 1. Viable and Responsive Industrial Base: maximize Defense Industrial Base capability and capacity and improve availability, quality, and affordability to support the Warfighter. 2. Obsolescence Solutions: establish a trusted manufacturing capability for qualified microcircuits to support DoW weapon system lifecycles. 3. Advanced Manufacturing: leverage advanced manufacturing capabilities to introduce and integrate additive and advanced manufacturing concepts into the DoW supply chain. The portfolios within the IBA LOE include subsistence supply chain solutions (Subsistence Network), Castings (Procurement Readiness Optimization—Advanced Casting Technology), Forgings (Procurement Readiness Optimization—Forging Advanced System Technology), Batteries (Battery Network), Additive Manufacturing (AM), Advanced Microcircuit Emulation (AME) and Strategic Materials (SM). The Subsistence Network (SUBNET) program develops and promotes advanced manufacturing solutions within the subsistence supply chain for the Department of War (DoW) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). To conduct research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), SUBNET forms a community of practice with partners including the Military Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, industry, and academia. The program's goals are to innovate logistics processes and capitalize on the industrial base's latest technological capabilities. Desired outcomes include reduced costs, increased efficiency and transparency, modernized processes, enhanced quality and safety, and a greater ability to meet operational surge demands. SUBNET focuses on several key areas, including combat rations and field/garrison feeding solutions; food equipment, innovations, safety, and defense; nutrition and health; supply chain infrastructure, storage, and packaging solutions; surge and sustainment support; and water security.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Base (IB) and Aging Weapon System Support Line of Effort (LOE) | 41.5 | 40.3 | 40.7 | +1% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S/IBA/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Industrial Base (IB) and Aging Weapon System Support Line of Effort (LOE)

The SUBNET program will build upon previous successes by championing R&D projects focused on creating a more resilient, intelligent, and sustainable subsistence supply chain for the Warfighter. The plan will pivot towards next-generation solutions that ensure operational dominance in contested environments and enhance/ensure food safety…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S/IBA/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603680S project IBA (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603680S")`.

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