RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Strategic Mid-Range Fires

PE 0604135A·U.S. Army·Approp. 2040 — RDT&E·BA4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes
FY2027 Request
$211.8M
Army · RDT&E
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U.S. Army requests $211.8M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

FY2027 Request
$211.8M
▼ 6.4% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$226.2M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year

Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $211.8M for Strategic Mid-Range Fires under RDT&E program element 0604135A, down 6.4% from FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

10020030040000.0FY25ACTUAL226.2FY26ENACTED211.8FY27REQUEST289.0FY28293.9FY29326.4FY30433.5FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual0.0
FY2026Enacted226.2
FY2027Request211.8
FY2028Outyear289.0
FY2029Outyear293.9
FY2030Outyear326.4
FY2031Outyear433.5
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Current
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

2 projects roll up into PE 0604135A

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -6% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$211.8M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$211.8M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$211.8M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$211.8M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Other / unspecified100%211.8
FY2027 request100%211.8
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

The CAML mission is to provide elements across all echelons with a mobile, autonomous, optionally manned, versatile cross-domain fires capability and capacity far greater than current formation launcher and resupply capabilities. CAML is a mobile, autonomous, and versatile fires platform capable of launching a diverse range of offensive and defensive munitions across multiple domains. CAML will significantly enhance the Army's ability to penetrate contested environments, neutralize high-value targets, and provide responsive fires support to Combatant Commanders.

The program is pursuing a single Middle Tier of Acquisition for Rapid Prototyping (MTA-RP) pathway with a decision point informed by an operational assessment NLT 4QFY28 to transition to a Middle Tier of Acquisition for Rapid Fielding (MTA-RF) upon successful demonstration of technical maturity. As of February 2026, the program is pursuing a fair and open competition with the intent of awarding up to six Other Transaction Authority for Prototyping (OTAP) award(s) for rapid prototyping. This strategy leverages existing Army munitions and fire control systems while prioritizing but not limited to commercial mobility platforms and autonomy solutions. Additionally, the program will initiate the development of Common Onboard Launcher Electronics (COLE).

Project DP2, MR3 — Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML)
  • Management Services
  • Product Development
  • Test and Evaluation
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FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604135A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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FY2027 Request
$211.8M
President's Budget

Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604135A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project DP2 — Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) — requests $211.8M in FY2027, 100% of the $211.8M requested for program element 0604135A. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.

Funding trajectory

Project DP2 funding, FY2027–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

1002003004000211.8FY27REQUEST289.0FY28293.9FY29326.4FY30433.5FY31
Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2027Request211.8
FY2028Outyear289.0
FY2029Outyear293.9
FY2030Outyear326.4
FY2031Outyear433.5
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.

Common Autonomous Multidomain Launcher (CAML)NEW
FY2025 actual
FY2026 enacted
FY2027 request$211.8M

FY 2027 efforts will complete system design, development and integration, munition pallet testing, and automation testing. Additionally, FY 2027 efforts will initiate System of Systems testing, software development and integration, and design of Common Onboard Launcher Electronics (COLE).

Project DP2 — every activity in full →
Project detail

What project DP2 buys

The CAML mission is to provide elements across all echelons with a mobile, autonomous, optionally manned, versatile cross-domain fires capability and capacity far greater than current formation launcher and resupply capabilities. CAML is a mobile, autonomous, and versatile fires platform capable of launching a diverse range of offensive and defensive munitions across multiple domains. CAML will significantly enhance the Army's ability to penetrate contested environments, neutralize high-value targets, and provide responsive fires support to Combatant Commanders. The CAML prototype system will include an Autonomous Mobility Platform (AMP), launcher platform mounted on a Munitions Pallet (MP), leader vehicle with autonomy kit, and organic autonomous resupply capability. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will have one leader vehicle with autonomy kit per two CAML prototype systems. The prototype launcher platform must support cross-domain fires to include TLAMs, Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Family of Munitions (MFOM), Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) interceptors, and interface standards to support integration of future offensive and defensive munitions, such as the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) advanced missile. This program element directly supports the Army's modernization priority by reducing emplacement and displacement times, provides improved crew survivability, adds cross-country mobility, increases overall effectiveness, and allows commanders to weight the force appropriately during both offensive and defensive operations - enabling the ability to mass lethal assets and further dominate the operational environment across multiple domains. Beginning FY 2027, the CAML program transitions to a new Budget Project (DP2) focused on system design finalization, prototype material procurement, hardware fabrication, software integration, and rigorous developmental and live fire testing. It delivers autonomy, increased payload flexibility and broader mission capability.

R-3 lines of work
  • Management Services
  • Product Development
  • Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$226.2M
In law

Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Missiles — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604135A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project MR3 — Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Missiles — requests in FY2027, 0.0% of the $211.8M requested for program element 0604135A. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Project MR3 funding, FY2026–FY2026

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

501001502000226.2FY26ENACTED
Enacted
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2026Enacted226.2
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.

Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML)▼ 100%
FY2025 actual
FY2026 enacted$226.2M
FY2027 request

FY 2026 efforts will finalize system design through technical reviews, procuring prototype materials (tactical vehicles and munitions), fabricating hardware, integrating hardware and fire control/autonomy software, and conducting developmental, safety, and live fire testing on USG ranges. Key milestones include initiating integration of…

Project MR3 — every activity in full →
Project detail

What project MR3 buys

The CAML mission is to provide elements across all echelons with a mobile, autonomous, optionally manned, versatile cross-domain fires capability and capacity far greater than current formation launcher and resupply capabilities. CAML is a mobile, autonomous, and versatile fires platform capable of launching a diverse range of offensive and defensive munitions across multiple domains. CAML will significantly enhance the Army's ability to penetrate contested environments, neutralize high-value targets, and provide responsive fires support to Combatant Commanders. The CAML prototype system will include an Autonomous Mobility Platform (AMP), launcher platform mounted on a Munitions Pallet (MP), leader vehicle with autonomy kit, and organic autonomous resupply capability. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) will have one leader vehicle with autonomy kit per two CAML prototype systems. The prototype launcher platform must support cross-domain fires to include TLAMs, Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors, Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Family of Munitions (MFOM), Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) interceptors, and interface standards to support integration of future offensive and defensive munitions, such as the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) advanced missile. This program element directly supports the Army modernization priority by reducing emplacement and displacement times, provides improved crew survivability, adds cross-country mobility, increases overall effectiveness, and allows commanders to weight the force appropriately during both offensive and defensive operations - enabling the ability to mass lethal assets and further dominate the operational environment across multiple domains Beginning FY 2027, the CAML program transitions to a new Budget Project (DP2) focused on system design finalization, prototype material procurement, hardware fabrication, software integration, and rigorous developmental and live fire testing. It delivers autonomy, increased payload flexibility and broader mission capability.

R-3 lines of work
  • Management Services
  • Product Development
  • Test and Evaluation