# Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN)

**R-2A activity** of project 0725 — Communication Automation  
**Program element:** 0604280N — JT Tactical RADIO System (JTRS)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604280N/0725/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604280N/0725

## Summary

This activity requests $14.1M in FY2027, 23% of project 0725, up 68% 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.** The details of Program Element 0604280N Project 0725 are classified SECRET//NOFORN and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The details of Program Element 0604280N Project 0725 are classified SECRET//NOFORN and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** The details of Program Element 0604280N Project 0725 are classified SECRET//NOFORN and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 14.1 |

> 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 0725

- [DHFM GILA](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604280N/0725/a2) — FY2027 44.7
- HF Lead Services — FY2027 3.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604280N project 0725 (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`.

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