# Program Management, Systems Engineering, and Test & Evaluation Support

**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/a6  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F

## Summary

This activity requests $105.3M in FY2027, 10% of project 640141, up 43% 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.** -Will continue to support all ABMS Thrust areas (ASE, ORT, DI, SwA, AC, DS, DIFC2) with program management A&AS and SETA support. -Will continue to support ORT prototype integration and experimentation of digital tactical edge connectivity prototypes and aid their transition to C3BM DI for further development. -Will continue to support on-going testing activities associated with Deployable and Fixed Digital Infrastructure processing nodes. -Will continue to support planning and testing CBC2/CBC2+ quarterly MVCRs -Will continue to support planning for test and demonstration activities associated with Phalanx Griffon and C3 Hybrid SATCOM. -Will support completion of testing TOC-L MR 2 kits and conclusion of formal combined Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation to inform full prototype production decision and follow-on fielding effort determination. -Will support integration and test and evaluation activities associated with the release of DIFC2 MVCR #2.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increases in FY 2027 as testing activities continue to scale in support of continued MVCR releases and hardware procurement and deployments across the Thrust Areas.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Will support all ABMS Thrust areas (ASE, ORT, DI, SwA, AC, DS, DIFC2) with program management A&AS and SETA support. -Will support ORT prototype integration and experimentation of digital tactical edge connectivity prototypes and aid their transition to C3BM DI for further development. -Will support on-going testing activities associated with Digital Infrastructure-Network and Digital Infrastructure processing nodes. -Will support planning and testing CBC2/CBC2+ quarterly MVCRs and CBC2 Operational Acceptance. -Will support planning for test and demonstration activities associated with Phalanx Griffon and C3 Hybrid SATCOM. -Will support testing with TOC-L MR 1 kits in multi-domain joint force exercises, the integration and acceptance testing of the first article MR 2 prototypes, and formal combined Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation to inform full prototype production decision and follow-on fielding effort determination. -Will support integration and test and evaluation activities associated with the release of DIFC2 MVCR #1.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 56.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 73.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 105.3 |

> 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 Software and Applications](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F/640141/a2) — FY2027 198.3
- [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
- [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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