# Aegis BMD 6.x Development

**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/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09

## Summary

This activity requests $147.6M in FY2027, 25% of project MD09, up 79% 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.** Deliver BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1): - Finalize development and conduct Navy Combat System Certification Panel for Aegis BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1). - Support FTM-42 and operational test for Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and Operational Capacity List (OCL) determination. Continue Aegis BL 10.1 (BMD 6.1) software development incorporating SBT Increment 3. - Develop, test and deliver final planned incremental software load (IL 3.0) with SPY-6 software builds. - Conduct four (4) Software Interim Reviews. - Capability captures from BL 9 SBT Inc 3 include exo-regression and hypersonic tracking, EA/EP, Defended Area Protection, Organic, Raid, and SM-6 Dual II and Dual II Software update. Aegis BL 10M (BMD 6M) - Begin development of the Navy High Priority DDG Modernization 2.0 program, ensuring Missile Defense capability performance on Flight IIA DDGs upgraded with the AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar keeps pace with newest FLT III DDGs with SPY-6. - Funding provides for software updates, integration, test, and delivery of the 6M variant, integrated with the Navy's Aegis Baseline 10M variant. - This upgrade is planned for 27 DDGs. - If the BMD capability is not included 50% of the Aegis Fleet will not have BMD capability.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 provides significant weapon system software development for Aegis BL 10.1 (BMD 6.1) and commencement of Aegis BL 10M (BMD 6M) including SBT Increment 3 capability with SPY-6 (V)6 and (V)4 radar variants in support of the U.S. Navy.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Complete Aegis BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1) software development: - AN/SPY-6(V)1 and Aegis BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1) test efforts, defect correction, and performance analysis with focus on-ship/at-sea. - Support Flight III Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) Campaign Ship execution of activities leading to Aegis BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1) OCL decision. Capabilities include: -- System performance improvements to meet requirements against high priority threat. -- Search and Track Improvements. -- IOT&E Performance associated with Flight Tests in accordance with the current IMTP. -- Post-Intercept Debris Functional Testing. -- SM-3 Impact Flash Avoidance Exploitation. -- Command and Control Processor version 3.13 alignment. -- Mission Planning and Additional BMD Threats. Continue Aegis BL 10.1 (BMD 6.1) software development. Capabilities include SBT Increment 3.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 87.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 82.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 147.6 |

> 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 Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Technology Design and Insertion](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603892C/MD09/a1) — FY2027 102.5
- [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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