# Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) — Program Element 0604117A

**Program element:** 0604117A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 95% to a $461.0M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 93% 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 5.9% (to $434.0M). RTX / Raytheon leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 264.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 236.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 461.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 292.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 214.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 121.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 34.4 |

> 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 | 461.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 461.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 461.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 434.0 | −27.0 |

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

## Projects (5)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS1 | M-SHORAD Inc 3 | 182.0 | 149.3 | 215.1 | +44% |
| DP7 | M-SHORAD Inc 4 (Mobility) | — | — | 108.1 | new start |
| DO5 | Directed Energy Enhancements | — | — | 94.8 | new start |
| FI4 | Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) | 21.6 | 13.7 | 43.0 | +213% |
| CR9 | Directed Energy M-SHORAD / M-SHORAD Inc 2 | 60.9 | 73.2 | — | −100% |

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

### Project CS1 — M-SHORAD Inc 3

The FY 2026 spend plan amount for M-SHORAD Inc 3 includes $236.149 million of discretionary and $60.150 million of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $209.406 million. This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. Increment 3 will provide a Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) to replace the existing Stinger missile. The new interceptor will improve targeting capabilities to acquire targets with increased lethality and range, providing increased protection to the maneuver formations at a reduced cost. Additionally, the NGSRI will be compatible with the existing SGT STOUT platform, formerly known as M-SHORAD Increment 1, and will provide a Soldier Portable Capability to meet the need for dismounted Air Defense. Increment 3 will integrate the SGT STOUT platform with the NGSRI and the new 30mm Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) ammunition. FY 2027 supports continued system development, integration and developmental testing. The total cost of the M-SHORAD Inc 3 MTA effort is $816.100 million RDT&E from FY 2023 to FY 2028. M-SHORAD Inc. 3 is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** RTX / Raytheon (168.1, 78%), Delta Solutions (3.4, 1.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-SHORAD Inc. 3 Materiel Development/Integration | 181.4 | 143.8 | 207.4 |
| Integration of NGSRI and 30mm MMPA ammunition with M-SHORAD Inc. 1 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 7.8 |

> 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 DP7 — M-SHORAD Inc 4 (Mobility)

The Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense Increment 4 (M-SHORAD Inc 4) provides Air Defense capability for Joint Forcible Entry (JFE) and Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT) forces. The USG is currently in the Material Solution Analysis phase. A Request for Information (RFI) was issued on 4 March 2026 to evaluate industry's ability and willingness to support the prototype development of a new SHORAD capability. This capability will align with the desired characteristics outlined in the M-SHORAD Inc 4 Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Development engineering and prototype bu (105.7, 98%), Program Management (2.4, 2.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-SHORAD Inc 4 Material Development/Integration | — | — | 108.1 |

> 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 DO5 — Directed Energy Enhancements

Directed Energy Enhancements will increase DE system performance and further subsystem upgrades to address counter-rockets, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and counter rotary wing (RW) threats. Additionally, enhancements will assess size, weight and power (SWaP) to allow integration onto smaller and lighter tactical platforms. The Army is pursuing a Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) instance architecture through the current prototyping effort for Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) via multiple prototype Other Transaction Authorities (OTA) enabling Government defined capability improvements within the MOSA architecture.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Radiance Tech (5.3, 5.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directed Energy Enhancements | — | — | 94.8 |

> 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 FI4 — Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) SGT STOUT systems add commensurate mobility and survivability to the maneuvering forces through protection against enemy air threats. The system consists of existing capabilities integrated onto a Stryker A1 Double-V Hull (DVH) Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV). The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) and Mission Equipment Package (MEP) house multiple missile and gun effectors integrated onto the Stryker A1 DVH vehicle. For FY 2027 funding enables the development and implementation of performance upgrades, product improvements, obsolescence mitigation, TADSS development, software upgrades, and requisite testing for SGT STOUT systems. Additionally, funding allows for the initiation of Increment 4 to include: capability demonstrations, hardware/software risk reduction activities, and support for market research. The total cost of the SGT STOUT Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Fielding (RF) effort is $1,732.5 million from FY24 to FY26, including RDT&E ($41.9M) and procurement ($1,690.6M) of prototype units. The remainder of the SGT STOUT MTA RF is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** GDLS (12.1, 28%), Intuitive (1.9, 4.5%), RTC, WSMR, Target Management Office and  (0.5, 1.3%), Aviation Missile Center (0.1, 0.3%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial M-SHORAD Materiel Development/Integration | 21.6 | 10.7 | 43.0 |

> 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 CR9 — Directed Energy M-SHORAD / M-SHORAD Inc 2

This funding line is directly aligned to Army Signature Modernization efforts and the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. M-SHORAD Inc 2/DE M-SHORAD Prototypes 1-4 are a 50kW class laser weapon system integrated onto a Stryker combat vehicle in support of air defense units of action. These systems provide air defense capability to defeat Rotary Wing (RW), Groups 1-3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Rocket Artillery Mortar (RAM) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) threats to a unit of action. The Army developed the prototype system known as DE M-SHORAD. An Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract was awarded to complete the development of additional prototypes that support the enduring Directed Energy (DE) campaign resulting in lessons learned from the prototyping effort to inform the DE enhancements effort which will maximize a MOSA approach to pursue hardware and software open interface standards to achieve lethality, interoperability, sustainability and affordability across DE platforms for future acquisition activities. In addition, Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) will begin development, test and evaluation, systems engineering and program management as well as the continuation of DE enhancements (i.e. subsystem development) to support modular, palletized and maneuverable capabilities.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE M-SHORAD RCCTO Prototype Efforts | 57.8 | 69.9 | — |
| M-SHORAD Inc. 2 PEO MS Transition Efforts | 3.1 | 3.3 | — |

> 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 | 65% | 299.6 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 9.7% | 44.8 |
| Other / unspecified | 25% | 116.6 |

**Top named industry performers:** RTX / Raytheon ($168.1M, 36%), Development engineering and prototype bu ($105.7M, 23%), GDLS ($12.1M, 2.6%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) capability provides air protection to the maneuvering forces by defeating, destroying, or neutralizing Rotary-Wing (RW), Fixed-Wing (FW), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Rockets, Artillery and Mortar (RAM) threats. This capability will be provided through a multi-phase, Family of Systems (FoS) approach, to include the rapidly fielded SGT STOUT (formerly known as Maneuver Short Range Air Defense - M SHORAD Inc. 1) and follow-on M-SHORAD Increments 2, 3, and 4 in support of light platform variants.

The capability document for this effort is the Abbreviated - Capability Development Document (A-CDD) for Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) Increment 3 - Future Kinetic Effectors, M-SHORAD Increment 3. The A-CDD calls for a new Stinger missile replacement, improved launcher optics and the 30mm MMPA. PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems (MAS) is responsible for the development and procurement of the 30mm MMPA ammunition and fuze setter. PM Short and Intermediate Effectors for Layered Defense (SHIELD) is responsible for the development and procurement of the NGSRI that replaces the Stinger missile and the NGSRI Command and Launch Assembly (CLA) that provides the Soldier Portable launcher with improved optics.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604117A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604117A")`.

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