# Commercial Leveraging for the Nuclear Enterprise

**R-2A activity** of project 640860 — Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3)  
**Program element:** 0604005F — Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3)  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604005F/640860/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604005F

## Summary

This activity requests $61.4M in FY2027, 100% of project 640860, down 7.4% 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.** - Complete development and test of multi-constellation SATCOM terminals from multiple providers. - Complete development and test of compact multi-band antenna for size-constrained aircraft. - Complete SATCOM integration and test on prioritized aircraft. - Complete development of coarse navigation without reliance on GPS.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The FY 2027 request was reduced by 4.894 million due to planned ramp down and completion of program. Elements developed under this program will transition to fielding under DAF Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (PAE C3BM) and specific platforms.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Initiate delivery and ground test of multi-constellation satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals from multiple terminal providers. - Initiate full integration of SATCOM terminals on all platforms and conduct operational experimentation on multiple platforms. - Continue development of compact antenna for size-constrained aircraft.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 50.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 66.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 61.4 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604005F project 640860 (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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