# Program Planning and Operations

**R-2A activity** of project MT04 — BMDS Test Program  
**Program element:** 0603914C — Ballistic Missile Defense Test  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603914C/MT04/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603914C/MT04

## Summary

This activity requests $91.3M in FY2027, 8.9% of project MT04, down 14% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** - The decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 reflects reduced OTA support services for sustainment operations, strategic planning, test planning, test execution, data analysis, test analysis, and operational assessment. The reduction of funding for contract services is undertaken in direct support of the President's executive order, which prioritizes cost efficiency, transparency, and the consolidation of services. This measure represents a deliberate workforce optimization strategy designed to streamline resources while safeguarding against adverse impacts to modernization initiatives and overall mission effectiveness.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 114.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 106.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 91.3 |

> 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 MT04

- [Test Infrastructure](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603914C/MT04/a3) — FY2027 331.4
- Missile Defense System - Next: PT Upgrade/Recap, PC Recap — FY2027 329.0
- [Flight Test](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603914C/MT04/a1) — FY2027 170.1
- Ground Test — FY2027 74.3
- Engineering and Test Analysis — FY2027 27.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603914C project MT04 (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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