# Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Technology Design and Insertion

**R-2A activity** of project MD09 — Aegis BMD  
**Program element:** 0603892C — AEGIS BMD  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09

## Summary

This activity requests $102.5M in FY2027, 18% of project MD09, up 89% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Conduct future concept feasibility analysis aligned to real world event (RWE) observations to increase alignment and delivery of capability addressing warfighter needs in support of all planned defense missions and improve process for Service (e.g. U.S. Navy) collaboration. - Develop a capability using artificial intelligence technology advancements to accelerate the process of RWE analysis and provide the warfighter critical and timely performance assessment data on-board ship. - Conduct discrimination assessments to improve system performance, specifically addressing advanced countermeasures and electronic attack from adversary systems. - Modernize M&S tool development aligned to Agency's integrated test strategy to support rapid analysis, integration and test activities. - Assessing new technologies for Aegis Weapon System improvements & modifications for integration with external sensor and communication sources.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 provides expanded utilization of MBSE across Aegis-Based portfolio, increases end-to-end M&S analysis and modernize M&S providing tactical representation in digital environments. These activities are necessary to address Fleet needs, enable rapid integration of new capabilities, and are required for Agency strategy in support of the President's Executive Order 14186.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Conduct future concept feasibility analysis aligned to real world event observations and warfighter needs in support of all planned defense missions. - Conduct threat engineering and system performance feasibility analyses to inform system model requirements development. - Conduct Systems Engineering for Aegis-Based system M&S development and interface to the Missile Defense System for current sea-based assets and planned land-based assets in support of the Missile Defense System architecture. - Conduct model-based systems engineering for Aegis system level improvements, developing architecture, behavior, requirements, traceability, V&V, interfaces, and configuration management. - Provide M&S Requirements Management and Development. - Update M&S tools to support Ground Test and Flight Test assessment. - Execute V&V activities in support of Ground Test, Flight Test, and M&S Operational Testing Runs for Record. - Integration of M&S tools in provided ecosystem, GT architecture, and Combat System Test Bed. - Execute BL 10 Modeling & Simulation Operational Test Runs for Record.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 66.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 54.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 102.5 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project MD09

- [Guam Defense Aegis BMD Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09/a8) — FY2027 208.3
- [Aegis BMD 6.x Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09/a4) — FY2027 147.6
- [Aegis BMD 5.x Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09/a3) — FY2027 58.3
- Modeling & Simulation Objective Simulation Framework — FY2027 31.6
- Systems Engineering & Integration — FY2027 20.0
- BMDS Verification, Validation & Assessment (VV&A) — FY2027 13.7
- RF Link Improvements — FY2027 2.4
- Aegis BMD 4.x Development — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603892C project MD09 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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