# Ballistic Missile Defense Test — Program Element 0603914C

**Program element:** 0603914C  
**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/0603914C

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 132% to a $1.07B request in FY2027 — the program's peak, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators cut 10.0% (to $959.0M). DOT - MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (MARAD) NA leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 355.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 459.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,065.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 845.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 762.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 975.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,016.5 |

> 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 | 1,065.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1,065.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1,065.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 959.0 | −106.5 |

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

## Projects (3)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT04 | BMDS Test Program | 334.8 | 424.2 | 1,023.4 | +141% |
| MD40 | Program Wide Support | 14.1 | 28.2 | 35.7 | +27% |
| MC04 | Cyber Operations | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | −5% |

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

### Project MT04 — BMDS Test Program

The Test Program provides consolidated MDA capabilities and resources to support the management and execution of Missile Defense System and Element-level testing. The MDA Test Program is responsible for all Missile Defense System testing and relies on Missile Defense System Engineering to provide the system test objectives that define the test architecture by developing, updating, coordinating, and assessing the Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP). The MDA Test Program plans and executes Missile Defense System test events and develops the necessary test policy, test plans, and test infrastructure to conduct an effective test program. The goals of this budget project are to sustain and improve a robust testing program and to enhance Modeling and Simulation (M&S) efforts to provide, in conjunction with flight and ground testing, confidence to the Combatant Commanders that the Missile Defense system works. Activities are grouped into six major areas: Missile Defense System-Next capabilities, Program Planning and Operations, Flight Test, Ground Test, Test Infrastructure, and Engineering & Test Analysis. 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. The capabilities funded by this budget request are complementary to the architecture funded by the Golden Dome Program's separate budget request and together fulfill the President's Executive Order 14186. The President's January 27, 2025, Executive Order established a goal of protecting the U.S. citizens, safeguarding critical infrastructure, and securing second-strike capability against missile attack from any adversary. This program and budget in addition to the budget requested by the Golden Dome Program Office reflects the changes necessary to protect the U.S. against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and other advanced missile threats.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** DOT - MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (MARAD) NA (78.3, 7.7%), INTEGRATION INNOVATION (36.8, 3.6%), Corvid (35.6, 3.5%), MP SOLUTIONS (31.9, 3.1%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Planning and Operations | 114.9 | 106.1 | 91.3 |
| Flight Test | 31.9 | 0.0 | 170.1 |
| Ground Test | 42.9 | 89.3 | 74.3 |
| Test Infrastructure | 120.4 | 204.0 | 331.4 |
| Engineering and Test Analysis | 24.6 | 24.9 | 27.4 |
| Missile Defense System - Next: PT Upgrade/Recap, PC Recap | 0.0 | 0.0 | 329.0 |

> 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 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%)**:** STRATEGIC ALLIANCE SOLUTIONS (8.4, 23%), JACOBS (2.8, 7.9%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Wide Support | 14.1 | 28.2 | 35.7 |

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

### Project MC04 — Cyber Operations

Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Risk Management Framework (RMF) Standards, Computer Network Defense Service Provider and Controls Validation Testing activities: validation results; risk assessments; and reviews of proposed Program Manager/Information Systems Security Manager Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) for MDA Missile Defense Test Program. It maintains the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) data repository, capturing the RMF documentation (artifacts, validation results, and Cyber Risk Assessment results, and Authorizing Official (AO) accreditation decisions) and POA&Ms on all MDA information systems. This project supports the monitoring and tracking of cyber mitigations detailed in Information Technology security POA&Ms. Activities include preparation of C&A documentation and accreditation recommendations to the MDA Senior Information Systems Security Officer/Security Controls Assessor and AO. Independent Verification and Validation team actions ensure the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation of the MDA mission, test and administrative systems. Activities in the Project are necessary to comply with the Federal Information Systems Modernization Act of 2014. The MDA Information Technology Networks and Systems and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) provide oversight and guidance for implementing standard CDS security policies across the Missile Defense System.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** FIVE STONES RESEARCH (3.4, 53%), JACOBS (1.9, 29%), Rothe Ares JV (0.6, 8.7%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network / System Certification and Accreditation (C&A) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| Cybersecurity Risk Management | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 27% | 288.4 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 16% | 172.7 |
| Other / unspecified | 57% | 604.4 |

**Top named industry performers:** DOT - MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (MARAD) NA ($78.3M, 7.3%), INTEGRATION INNOVATION ($36.8M, 3.5%), Corvid ($35.6M, 3.3%), MP SOLUTIONS ($31.9M, 3.0%), L3Harris ($22.2M, 2.1%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

MDA utilizes a disciplined system engineering process to develop and integrate the Missile Defense System into an effective, layered defense against ballistic missiles of all ranges during all phases of flight. This process consists of the following steps: Plan, Define, Design, Build, Test and Verify, Assess, and Deliver Missile Defense System Capability, followed by transfer of selected capabilities.

The Missile Defense System Test Program acquisition strategy is consistent with the MDA capabilities-based acquisition strategy that emphasizes testing, evolutionary acquisition, and knowledge-based funding. Test directs a team of various internal staff (government and scientific, engineering and technical assistance support), executing agents including the DoW agencies, Service Organizations, Laboratories and Program Offices, Federally Funded Research and Development Center and other MDA programs to execute the various diverse efforts within the Missile Defense System test program through competition.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603914C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603914C")`.

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