# NATO Research and Development — Program Element 0603790A

**Program element:** 0603790A  
**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/0603790A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $5.1M in FY2027 — the program's peak. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. BAH and Sigmatech leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.5 |

> 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 | 5.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 5.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 5.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 5.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | NATO Rsch & Devel | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | +2% |

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

### Project 691 — NATO Rsch & Devel

This Project implements the provisions of Title 10 United States (U.S.) Code, Section 2350a, Cooperative Research and Development (R&D) Projects: Allied Countries. The objective is to improve, through the application of emerging technologies, the conventional defense capabilities of the U.S. and our cooperative partners, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. major non-NATO allies and Friendly Foreign countries through technology sharing and joint equipment development, thereby reducing U.S. acquisition costs. Cooperative efforts also improve multinational force compatibility with potential coalition partners through the development and use of similar equipment and improved interfaces. The Project focuses specifically on international cooperative technology demonstration, validation, and interoperability of Army weapon and command, control, communications and information (C3I) systems, including the NATO Defense Against Terrorism initiatives. Activities are implemented through international agreements with foreign partners that define scope, cost and work sharing arrangements, management, contracting, security, data protection and third-party transfers. Funds are used to pay for only the U.S. work share that occurs within the U.S. at U.S. Government and U.S. contractor facilities.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** BAH and Sigmatech (3.7, 72%), CECOM, ARDEC, AMMO, PEO C3T (0.3, 5.7%), TARDEC (0.2, 4.3%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armaments Cooperation Enterprise Support | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Communications Interoperability, and Electronics Technologies | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Senior National Representatives (Army) (SNR-(A)) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Weapons and Munitions Technologies | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Ground Systems Technologies | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Aviation Systems Technologies | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

> 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 | 82% | 4.2 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 18% | 0.9 |

**Top named industry performers:** BAH and Sigmatech ($3.7M, 72%), CECOM, ARDEC, AMMO, PEO C3T ($0.3M, 5.7%), TARDEC ($0.2M, 4.3%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Project implements the provisions of Title 10 United States (U.S.) Code, Section 2350a, Cooperative Research and Development (R&D) Projects: Allied Countries. The objective is to improve, through the application of emerging technologies, the conventional defense capabilities of the U.S. and our cooperative partners, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), U.S. major non-NATO allies and Friendly Foreign countries through technology sharing and joint equipment development, thereby reducing U.S. acquisition costs.

Acquisition Strategy: The goal of this program is to expand worldwide allied standardization interoperability through cooperative research and development (R&D) and technology sharing per SECDEF guidance and especially in support of the of the U.S. Army. All projects are test or technical demonstrations to feed into potential new requirements in support of Army Transformation to the Future Force or as product improvements to the Current Force. List of the programs curently in place: Communications, Interoperability, and Electronics Technologies The goal of this project is to develop technologies that enable interoperability among partner countries' command, control, communications, sensors, and information systems.

## Related program elements

- [0603790F — Nato Coop R&D](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603790F) (Air Force)
- [0603609N — Conventional Munitions](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603609N) (Navy)
- [0305600F — International Intelligence Technology and Arc](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305600F) (Air Force)
- [0603945D8Z — International Innovation Initiatives](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603945D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603790A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603790A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*