# MBeam

**R-2A activity** of project 655050 — TDL System Integration  
**Program element:** 0604281F — Tactical Data Networks Enterprise  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F/655050/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F

> **NEW START.** $50.8M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $50.8M in FY2027, 46% of project 655050 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. 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.** -Will develop capability to share tactical information, fuse sensor information, cooperate with other network assets, and otherwise provide enterprise data link capabilities to support current and future warfighter needs in evolving threat landscapes -Will develop MBeam waveform and specifications -Will implement MBeam waveform specification -Will conduct interoperability virtual testing -Will conduct interoperability flight testing -Will develop NSA-certified cryptographic units (CUs) for waveform cryptographic equipment applications (CEAs) for US government enterprise use -Will conduct flight testing of integrated cryptographic subsystem In Budget Year FY 2027, Project MBeam, whose Program Element (PE) resides at a higher classification level, will be transferred to PE 0604281F, Tactical Data Networks Enterprise, as Project MBeam, in order to facilitate management of development, testing, and integration with other tactical data networks at the enterprise level.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due to the effort being transferred from another program element. In Budget Year FY 2027, Project MBeam, whose Program Element (PE) resides at a higher classification level, will be transferred to PE 0604281F, Tactical Data Networks Enterprise, as Project MBeam, in order to facilitate management of development, testing, and integration with other tactical data networks at the enterprise level. Details such as PE Number and Name executing Project MBeam during the Current Year remain at a higher classification level and may be provided upon request.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** This program is executing in another program element during the current year and is transitioning into this program element (0604281F) during the budget year. MBeam currently resides in a higher classification level; details may be provided upon request. In Budget Year FY 2027, Project MBeam, whose Program Element (PE) resides at a higher classification level, will be transferred to PE 0604281F, Tactical Data Networks Enterprise, as Project MBeam, in order to facilitate management of development, testing, and integration with other tactical data networks at the enterprise level.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 50.8 |

> 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 655050

- [Common Tactical Edge Network (CTEN)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F/655050/a0) — FY2027 24.2
- [Tactical Data Links and Gateways (TDL&G) Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F/655050/a3) — FY2027 22.2
- Link 22 — FY2027 7.7
- Second Generation Anti-Jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN) — FY2027 5.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604281F project 655050 (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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