# Project MD07 — THAAD

**Program element:** 0603881C — Ballistic Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment  
**Project:** MD07  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603881C/MD07  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603881C

## Summary

Project MD07 — THAAD requests $0.0M in FY2027, down 100% on FY2026. 4 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 269.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 438.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603881C; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project MD07 buys

The THAAD system provides a capability to intercept and destroy short-range, medium-range, and limited intermediate-range missile threats inside or outside the atmosphere during the terminal phase of flight. THAAD continues the development and integration of multiple, independent system builds to address the evolving threat, improve reliability, availability and readiness, defense planning, and improved capability to engage Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Medium-Range Ballistic Missile, and limited Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile threats. THAAD Development executes the iterative development and integration of multiple, independent system builds to deliver enhanced system capabilities and expand the defense of allies and deployed forces from short to limited intermediate-range threats and the integration of the THAAD weapon system into the Army IBCS architecture. Program Operations provides strategic planning, program integration, cost estimating, contracting, financial management, internal reviews and audits, earned-value management, and program assessments for the THAAD Program Office. Project Redwood details are provided at a Higher Classification reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119 (a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress. THAAD Program Support provides communications and interoperability efforts to support the Materiel Release process, maintaining safety and mission assurance and enabling the ability to operate on multiple networks. Beginning in FY 2027, the responsibility for THAAD Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funding will transfer to the Army to support ongoing development of the THAAD weapon system. This transfer consolidates THAAD resources under Army management, reflecting a realignment of responsibilities and ensuring future requirements are planned and resourced directly within the Army.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Management Services.

## Activities (R-2A) — 4

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Development | 202.4 | 371.8 | 0.0 | −100% | — |
| Program Operations | 53.7 | 51.6 | 0.0 | −100% | — |
| Project Redwood - Details at a Higher Classification | 11.7 | 12.4 | 0.0 | −100% | — |
| THAAD Program Support | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | −100% | — |

> 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.

### Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Development

**FY2027 planned work.** - No funding requested in FY 2027 to align with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Provides iterative development and incremental release of weapon system enhancements planned for THAAD System Builds. - Delivers capabilities intended to increase the THAAD Weapon System's threat space resulting in greater effectivity against advanced ballistic/non-ballistic threats. - Executes iterative development to realize and deliver IBCS THAAD Integration in accordance with program defined milestones and objectives. - Initiates the upgrade and modernization of THAAD development labs in order to support current and future THAAD weapon system development.

### Program Operations

**FY2027 planned work.** - No funding requested in FY 2027 to align with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

### Project Redwood - Details at a Higher Classification

**FY2027 planned work.** - No funding requested in FY 2027 to align with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

### THAAD Program Support

**FY2027 planned work.** - No funding requested in FY 2027 to align with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 aligns with the Secretary of War's Military Defense Strategy for transitioning the efforts to the Army.

## 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/0603881C.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603881C project MD07 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603881C")`.

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