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

**Program element:** 0604117A — Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)  
**Project:** FI4  
**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/FI4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A

## Summary

Project FI4 — Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) requests $43.0M in FY2027, 9.3% of the $461.0M requested for program element 0604117A, up 213% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request. GDLS is the largest named R-3 performer at $12.1M, 28% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

**Markets:** Air & Missile Defense — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 43.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 45.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 23.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 17.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604117A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project FI4 buys

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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Management Services; Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial M-SHORAD Materiel Development/Integration | 21.6 | 10.7 | 43.0 | +301% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A/FI4/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Initial M-SHORAD Materiel Development/Integration

FY 2027 will initiate the development of a TADSS (Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations), diagnostic troubleshooting tools and ongoing product improvement development.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A/FI4/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604117A project FI4 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604117A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*