# BMD Enabling Programs — Program Element 0603890C

**Program element:** 0603890C  
**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/0603890C

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 143% to a $1.46B request in FY2027 — the program's peak, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 19% (to $1.18B); the Senate cut 1.0% (to $1.44B); House appropriators cut 13% (to $1.27B). JACOBS leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 611.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 599.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,457.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,398.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,342.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,321.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,348.4 |

> 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 | 1,457.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1,180.4 | −277.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1,442.4 | −15.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1,266.3 | −191.1 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (9)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD30 | BMD Information Management Systems | 99.7 | 133.0 | 545.8 | +310% |
| MC30 | Cyber Operations | 91.6 | 67.9 | 273.4 | +302% |
| MD24 | System Engineering & Integration | 166.2 | 170.6 | 265.3 | +55% |
| MD31 | Modeling & Simulation | 60.9 | 55.3 | 140.2 | +153% |
| MD28 | Intelligence & Security | 59.4 | 55.9 | 66.8 | +20% |
| MD40 | Program-Wide Support | 26.1 | 26.2 | 57.1 | +118% |
| MT23 | Enabling - Test | 46.7 | 40.8 | 48.8 | +20% |
| MD32 | Quality, Safety, and Mission Assurance | 36.8 | 32.8 | 42.4 | +29% |
| MC31 | Engineering Cyber Operations | 23.7 | 17.3 | 17.7 | +2% |

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

### Project MD30 — BMD Information Management Systems

The Missile Defense System Information Management Systems budget project will drive the transformative modernization of the Missile Defense System's information management capabilities to include: -- Enabling rapid data-driven decision making, improved integration and collaboration, and a flexible and scalable architecture -- A cohesive, forward-thinking, Enterprise-wide Model Based Systems Engineering capability that will unify expertise, tools, and data management across all programs and build a connected ecosystem of data, digital twins, processes, and rapid capability delivery. This will also establish authoritative sources of truth across the Missile Defense system lifecycle and increase efficiency, collaboration, and innovation to build a strong foundation for the future and achieve economies of scale. -- Leveraging AI, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA), and commercial innovations to align with Department of War guidance, expedite delivery of advanced missile defense capabilities to the warfighter, and ensure resilient, scalable, and secure operations against evolving threats. The Decision Advantage Platform provides boardroom and battlefield decision products to provide capability to the warfighter at speed and scale. This includes but is not limited to asset scheduling and readiness data to the COCOMs to support warfighter operations, as well as acquisition and programmatic decision tools to field capability. It also funds IT mission critical functions necessary for the efficient operations and safeguarding of Missile Defense System information in compliance with Department of War (DoW) policies and in keeping pace with the ever-growing cyber threat which is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face. IT is critical to the day-to-day functions of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) personnel to communicate (classified and unclassified) with each other, Congress, senior DoW and other United States Government agency personnel, Combatant Commanders, North Atlantic Treaty Organization partners, and other industry partners.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** JACOBS (62.9, 12%), NETWORK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES (31.7, 5.8%), Palantir (5.1, 0.9%), FIVE STONES RESEARCH (4.1, 0.8%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| End User Support | 16.6 | 39.4 | 105.0 |
| Special Purpose Processing Nodes (SPPN) | 4.8 | 15.6 | 292.2 |
| Information Technology (IT) Planning and Solutions | 26.8 | 29.9 | 90.1 |
| Unified Communications | 22.9 | 26.1 | 38.8 |
| Portal and Data Services | 12.8 | 10.6 | 9.0 |
| Business Automation Services | 15.7 | 11.3 | 10.8 |

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

### Project MC30 — Cyber Operations

Cyber Operations supports Defense Modernization and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) priorities to fully support network command, control and communications and Cybersecurity, increase system reliability to build warfighter confidence, and address advanced cyber threats. MDA's Office of the CIO has prioritized four program topics: (1) Detect, Analyze and Mitigate Intrusions; (2) Prevent Malicious Cyber Activity; (3) Planning, Policy Development, Workforce Training & Force Management; and (4) Cybersecurity Risk Management. In order to support the prioritized program topics, MDA must implement a multi-tiered cybersecurity monitoring and risk management capability to protect critical Missile Defense System data and systems from rapidly evolving internal and external threats. The funds requested in this PE provide Missile Defense Agency's legacy and new system development the operational cybersecurity capabilities to meet President Trump's Cybersecurity Strategy for America, March 2026 mandates; specifically facilitating MDA's capability to modernize and secure government networks and critical infrastructure, sustain MDA's superiority in critical and emerging technologies, and build cyber operations talent and capacity to meet growing adversarial threat capabilities.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** JACOBS (104.5, 38%), FIVE STONES RESEARCH (6.6, 2.4%), Rothe Ares JV (2.4, 0.9%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preventing Malicious Cybersecurity Activity | 16.6 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Planning, Policy Development, Workforce Training & Force Management | 3.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 |
| Continuous Monitoring | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Detect, Analyze and Mitigate Intrusions | 62.0 | 44.1 | 100.6 |
| Facility Related Control Systems (FRCS) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Prevent Malicious Cyber Activity | 0.0 | 0.0 | 150.1 |

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

### Project MD24 — System Engineering & Integration

System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) defines, designs, tests and integrates the Missile Defense System, and provides analysis, decision support and planning activities for real-world operations to the National Command Authority, Joint Staff, Military Services, Combatant Commanders, Operational Test Agencies, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Allies, and others. SE&I Major Program Goals: - Plan, design, develop, integrate, and test a layered Missile Defense System that provides the required performance and global reach. - Provide System-level engineering to Missile Defense System Elements, and lead collaborative cross-Element, cross-Component engineering. - Employ digital tools to refine and automate engineering processes and technical products required for Missile Defense System development - Maintain the Capability Gap Tracker (CGT) to systematically track and prioritize the capability gaps in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Program of Record (POR), with respect to forecasted threat. - Plan, design, develop future architecture plans into integrated engineering requirements. - Analyze architecture alternatives and new technologies, and develop requirements to respond to the proliferation of short, medium, and long-range advanced missile threats. - As technical authority for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), provide a consistent, disciplined systems engineering process using a multi-Service team to integrate Joint IAMD systems. - Provide System-level forums to track, assess, and improve hardware and software reliability. - Assess Missile Defense System capabilities and limitations. - Develop performance assessment requirements and evaluate new capabilities in support of fielding decisions. - Identify critical conditions and data required to develop test campaigns to demonstrate Missile Defense System performance. - Identify System issues occurring in ground and flight tests and lead the effort to resolve. - Ensure the Missile Defense System is complementary to and interoperable with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other theater systems. - Develop and field integrated Element capabilities to improve the capability to identify lethal reentry vehicles and non-lethal threat objects.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** GRAY ANALYTICS (10.4, 3.9%), Boeing (8.4, 3.1%), SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL (8.3, 3.1%), NTSI (6.6, 2.5%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requirements and Design | 53.0 | 56.0 | 70.7 |
| Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) | 21.1 | 28.9 | 40.9 |
| System-Level Verification and Assessment | 31.5 | 33.6 | 39.1 |
| Knowledge Centers | 11.6 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Future Concepts and Planning | 18.0 | 17.7 | 20.3 |
| System Engineering, Engineering Analysis and Quick Response Team | 11.0 | 10.4 | 12.3 |
| Discrimination | 16.3 | 14.2 | 4.6 |
| Manufacturing and Producibility | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Missile Defense System - Next: Engineering Support and M&S | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76.0 |

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

### Project MD31 — Modeling & Simulation

The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) M&S program consists of system and product planning, development, integration, and operation; threat model development, verification, and analysis; and integration and deployment of improved M&S capabilities. M&S efforts are tailored to the specific needs of the Agency's test events and to match Missile Defense System components in their various stages of development, ranging from low-to-medium fidelity analyses supporting concept definitions studies, to high-fidelity models used to support engineering level activities. MDA validates and accredits System-level models and simulations by anchoring them to ground and flight test events, per the Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP), to enable accurate and comprehensive assessments. MDA's M&S systems and products provide analysis, decision-making, and planning capabilities for Real-World Operations to inform the National Command Authority, Joint Staff, Military Services, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Combatant Commanders, Operational Test Authority (OTAs), Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), and Allies. MDA's M&S Program executes a single, integrated, and synchronized program to manage System-level M&S development and sustainment; improve System Flight and Ground Test execution, provide a Cloud-based digital assessment venue; leverage MDA test activities to collect data to anchor models and simulations; and support Warfighter training and tactics validation. The M&S program also addresses the following key elements of DOT&E assessments: Ensure that future M&S architectures are composable and flexible, and simplify the integration process to conserve resources and improve capabilities; Ensure that future M&S architectures incorporate and require the use of consistent truth representations (phenomenology, lethality, environmental factors, threat simulations, etc.); Improve cross-organizational system engineering processes to optimize requirements generation and ensure the inclusion of all stakeholders; Develop refined M&S accreditation criteria between MDA and the OTA; Enable top-down systems engineering and management of agency-wide M&S federations. The funds requested in this PE provide both legacy and Global Missile Defense Capability development for the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and partners.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Lockheed Martin (38.1, 27%), Northrop Grumman (23.4, 17%), DECIBEL RESEARCH (17.2, 12%), AMENTUM SERVICES (3.7, 2.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&S Requirements, Design Support, Scenario Optimization | 10.7 | 9.3 | 11.4 |
| M&S Improvements | 18.7 | 12.6 | 15.6 |
| Missile Defense System M&S | 31.5 | 33.4 | 113.2 |

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

### Project MD28 — Intelligence & Security

The Intelligence and Security Program provides multi-disciplinary intelligence, security, and engineering for Missile Defense System acquisition, development, test and deployment. The Intelligence and Security Major Program Goals are: - Ensure the Intelligence Community (IC) understands and fulfills the MDA's current and future prioritized intelligence requirements; advocate Missile Defense development and test intelligence requirements. - Leverage available National and Department of War (DoW) Counterintelligence resources. Ensure counterintelligence products and services are fully integrated into all Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation programs and activities to protect classified information and critical technologies and to protect MDA and Missile Defense System personnel, facilities, information and activities. - Provide cross-Agency acquisition security oversight and support for robust acquisition program protection, to include the identification and protection of Critical Program Information. Implement MDA's information security and declassification programs. Strengthen Test and Operations Security across the Agency. Manage Agency regulatory declassification and information security program. Provide physical security policy for Missile Defense System weapon/sensor deployments, including Foreign Military Sales. - Produce threat definitions and model packages, Adversary Data Packages, and Flight Test Target Requirements and Target System Performance Specifications; provide Real World Event analysis. These efforts provide critical information regarding threat missile system capabilities; protection of personnel, activities, and technology from espionage and terrorism; and identification and mitigation of Missile Defense System vulnerabilities.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** SYSTEM HIGH (13.3, 20%), Mobius Consulting (5.0, 7.5%), JACOBS (4.5, 6.7%), SEG (Systems Engineering Group (3.7, 5.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence & Security | 39.5 | 37.3 | 45.6 |
| Threat Systems Engineering | 19.9 | 18.6 | 21.2 |

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

### Project MD40 — Program-Wide Support

PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) program (formerly Real Property Maintenance) to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs and, therefore, fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** JACOBS (20.3, 36%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Wide Support | 26.1 | 26.2 | 57.1 |

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

### Project MT23 — Enabling - Test

The Enabling Test project includes Missile Defense System test planning, execution, and post-test analysis and assessment, and the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) tools and framework required to prepare for and execute ground and flight tests. This includes test design, target requirement definition, and collaboration with the Service Operational Test Agencies (OTA) to incorporate operational test requirements into Missile Defense System events. This ensures Missile Defense System tests collect essential System data and confirm proper System operation. It also provides data to anchor system and element models and simulations for use in simulations to characterize System performance across the battle space, including areas where no live-fire-testing is performed. Resources for the planning, design, execution and management of this testing are provided in accordance with the most current version of the Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** NTSI (6.4, 13%), Boeing (6.3, 13%), JACOBS (1.4, 2.8%), AMENTUM SERVICES (1.1, 2.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Analysis | 46.7 | 40.8 | 48.8 |

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

### Project MD32 — Quality, Safety, and Mission Assurance

Quality, Safety, and Mission Assurance ensures that the Missile Defense System and all of its elements are designed, tested and operated in a reliable, safe, and effective manner. Quality and Mission Assurance: Responsible for ensuring the reliable and effective design, test and operation of the Missile Defense System and all of its elements. Develops and ensures implementation of quality and mission assurance requirements. Mitigates quality and mission assurance risks to the lowest practical level. Provides in-plant MDA Assurance Representatives at MDA government and contractor facilities to provide quality and mission assurance oversight of contractor manufacturing and integration. Performs Quality and Mission Assurance Assessments to ensure contractual requirements, internal requirements, and industry best practices are implemented at prime contractor and lower tier suppliers. Reviews and approves all new and modified parts, materials and critical processes for Missile Defense System elements. Assess Missile Defense industrial base and determine critical manufacturing technologies. Conduct assessments of critical component supply base and update critical technologies database. Collaborate with national security space components on investment strategies for critical technologies. Develop and update engineering management tool to characterize supply chain risks. Utilize supply chain risk identification and mitigation tracking system to mitigate manufacturing supply issues for critical components. Utilize tool suite to execute proactive DMSMS risk-based management and inform risk mitigation activities. Safety: Responsible for ensuring the safe design, test and operation of the Missile Defense System and all of its elements. Develops and ensures implementation of safety requirements. Mitigates safety risks to the lowest practical level. Ensures a safe workplace for all MDA employees and contractors by implementing a Safety program. Missile Defense System Safety Officers provide on-site support at the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days a year to ensure operational safety of the Missile Defense System.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** AI SOLUTIONS (8.9, 21%), NTSI (1.2, 2.8%), ARES (0.8, 1.8%), JACOBS (0.6, 1.4%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality, Safety & Mission Assurance | 36.8 | 32.8 | 42.4 |

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

### Project MC31 — Engineering Cyber Operations

Engineering and Cyber Operations provides monitoring and tracking of Cybersecurity mitigations detailed in Information Technology security Plan of Action and Milestones. Activities include preparation of certification and accreditation documentation and accreditation recommendations to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Senior Information Assurance Officer/Certification Authority and Designated Approving Authority. Independent Verification and Validation team actions ensure the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation of the MDA mission, test and administrative systems. Activities are necessary to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act. Engineering and Cyber Operations implements Risk Management Framework system engineering principles as specified within the Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction DoD 8510.01 to acquire, design, test, implement and field technical solutions throughout the systems architecture to ensure sufficient protections exist from a threat and risk-based approach. MDA's goal is to ensure Cybersecurity engineering principles flow into system requirements and design specifications early to provide the most cost benefit and ensure security controls are aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology 800-53a security controls as applicable to systems categorized as National Security Systems. Technical Intelligence Cybersecurity provides comprehensive cybersecurity risk reduction functions and services in support of both internal and external MDA stakeholders in order to strengthen confidence in MDA systems. This effort includes working with DIB partners to ensure protection of MDA critical information, and implementation of an Agency-wide Supply Chain Risk Management program. The Trusted Workforce Security program identifies, deters, and mitigates potential insider threats. These Presidentially and Department of War (DoW) mandated efforts include a Counter-Insider Threat Program, a Personnel Security Program and a Special Security Office.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** SYSTEM HIGH (3.0, 17%), NTSI (2.9, 17%), JACOBS (2.8, 16%), Mobius Consulting (1.5, 8.3%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Assurance / Cyber Network Defense | 23.7 | 17.3 | 17.7 |

> 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 | 30% | 441.4 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 26% | 377.8 |
| Other / unspecified | 44% | 638.3 |

**Top named industry performers:** JACOBS ($204.2M, 14%), Lockheed Martin ($38.1M, 2.6%), NETWORK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES ($31.7M, 2.2%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Missile Defense System Information Management Systems budget project will drive the transformative modernization of the Missile Defense System's information management capabilities to include: -- Enabling rapid data-driven decision making, improved integration and collaboration, and a flexible and scalable architecture -- A cohesive, forward-thinking, Enterprise-wide Model Based Systems Engineering capability that will unify expertise, tools, and data management across all programs and build a connected ecosystem of data, digital twins, processes, and rapid capability delivery.

The M&S acquisition strategy utilizes full and open competition to develop, acquire and deliver the integrated architectures/frameworks while the Elements, using the same open competition methods, develop and deliver models of their systems. M&S product centers integrate the suite of M&S into a composite simulation capability, all based on an open architecture. M&S achieves this end-state via close collaboration between its integrating contractor team and those of the Element prime contractors, with additional technical standards and engineering oversight provided by Federally Funded Research & Development Centers and University Affiliated Research Centers.

## Related program elements

- [0603892C — AEGIS BMD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605513N — Unmanned Surface Vehicle Enabling Capabilities](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605513N) (Navy)
- [0604820A — Radar Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604820A) (Army)
- [0608041A — Defensive CYBER - Software Prototype Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608041A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603890C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603890C")`.

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