# C3BM Software and Applications

**R-2A activity** of project 640141 — Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)  
**Program element:** 0604003F — Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F

## Summary

This activity requests $198.3M in FY2027, 19% of project 640141, up 32% 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.** CBC2: -Continue supporting activities focused on a scalable and extensible data-cloud architecture at multiple classification levels and different REL environments in partnership with ABMS Digital Infrastructure, and other DAF enterprise solutions that leverages AI/ML applications and produces a common operating picture. - Continue to ingest, fuse, and analyze data from military, government, and commercial sources to multi-classification cloud environments. -Continue efforts to design and build infrastructure to support CBC2 in partnership with ABMS DI to include but not limited to: platform, cloud, cloud outposts, data transport, tactical data bus, identity management, zero trust network, cyber defense and data storage solutions. -Continue quarterly minimum viable capability releases (MVCRs), iteratively building upon the Cloud-Based C2 application/software baseline and addressing product backlogs associated with N&NC deliveries. -Test and Evaluation: Continue to analyze artifacts to test mission area architecture. Common BMC2 Interface: -Continue development based on core CBC2 tactical C2 software suite to extend microservices functionality to support distributed BMC2 operational concepts and CBC2+ requirements and associated capability needs. -Continue to develop automated and operator-selectable tasking of assets, voice, data and C2. -Continue developing shared visualization consistent with CBC2 with automated and fused representation of multiple domains. -Continue integrating new and existing development teams with ABMS Software Integrator to create a microservices system that is fully government owned. -Continue quarterly MVCR, iteratively building out extensibility to additional distributed battle management operational concepts (e.g. Tactical Operations Center-Lite, Air Base Air Defense Systems). -Iteratively build and integrate human machine teaming, AI/ML capabilities aligned with the Common Battle Management Engine (CBME) and Transformational Model -Decision Advantage concepts -Facilitate data sharing and collaboration with foreign coalition partners in delivering battle management capabilities. -Test and Evaluation: Continue to analyze artifacts to test mission area architecture

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding will increase significantly in FY 2027 due to continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) software development for CBC2+ activities for multiple Combatant Commands simultaneously, CBC2 development cost begins to stabilize in FY 2027. Software teams will scale up contributions to CBC2+ activities with additional CBC2+ software development teams to continue to support emerging capability requirements and follow-on integration activities for distributed battle management operational concepts and ACC's CBC2+ with the Tactical Operations Center-Lite and Air Base Air Defense Systems.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** CBC2: -Continue design/development activities focused on developing a scalable and extensible data-cloud architecture at multiple classification levels and different REL environments in partnership with ABMS Digital Infrastructure, and other DAF enterprise solutions that leverages AI/ML applications and produces a common operating picture. -Continue developing shared visualization of multiple sources, automated and fused representation of air domain. -Ingest, fuse, and analyze data from military, government, and commercial sources to multi-classification cloud environments. -Continue to develop automated and operator-selectable tasking of assets, voice, data and C2. -Continue integrating new and existing development teams with ABMS Software Integrator to create a micro-services CBC2 system that is fully government owned. -Continue building micro-services-based software applications that will enable distributed battle management. -Continue efforts to design and build infrastructure to support CBC2 in partnership with ABMS DI to include but not limited to: platform, cloud, cloud outposts, data transport, tactical data bus, identity management, zero trust network, cyber defense and data storage solutions. -Continue quarterly minimum viable capability (MVCR) releases, iteratively building out the Cloud-Based C2 application/software baseline and addressing product backlogs associated with N&NC deliveries. -Test and Evaluation: Continue to analyze artifacts to test mission area architecture. Common BMC2 Interface: -Continue development based on core CBC2 tactical C2 software suite to extend microservices functionality to support distributed BMC2 operational concepts and CBC2+ requirements and associated capability needs. -Continue to build microservices consistent with CBC2 development approach and in response to capability needs associated with joint tactical integrated fire control, long range kill chains, and other BMC2 functions. -Continue developing shared visualization consistent with CBC2 with automated and fused representation of multiple domains. -Continue integrating new and existing development teams with ABMS Software Integrator to create a microservices system that is fully government owned. -Continue quarterly MVCR, iteratively building out extensibility to additional distributed battle management operational concepts (e.g. Tactical Operations Center-Lite, Air Base Air Defense Systems) with the goal to gain operational acceptance of CBC2 tactical C2 software suite by Q4 FY 2026. -Continue facilitation of transition of advanced targeting tools (e.g. developed under the Hawkeye program) by ensuring compatibility with ABMS digital infrastructure and battle management software. -Facilitate data sharing and collaboration with foreign coalition partners in delivering battle management capabilities. -Test and Evaluation: Continue to analyze artifacts to test mission area architecture

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 136.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 149.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 198.3 |

> 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 640141

- [C3BM Digital Infrastructure (DI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a1) — FY2027 228.7
- [C3BM Airborne Connectivity (AC)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a3) — FY2027 194.5
- [Deployable Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a4) — FY2027 146.2
- [Program Management, Systems Engineering, and Test & Evaluation Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a6) — FY2027 105.3
- [Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE) and Operational Response Team (ORT)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a0) — FY2027 95.1
- [DAF Integrated Fires C2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a5) — FY2027 72.8

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604003F project 640141 (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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