# Tactical Data Links and Gateways (TDL&G) Integration

**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/a3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F

## Summary

This activity requests $22.2M in FY2027, 20% of project 655050, down 22% 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.** - Will continue to manage the development, certification, training and logistics plans for individual TDL implementations to Joint/ allied standards. - Will continue to provide the necessary engineering, technical, and administrative support required to add and/or update Air Force platform and system information exchange requirements. - Will continue to ensure compatibility and interoperability of TDLs by funding required Air Force/joint MIL-STD compliance and interoperability tests. - Will continue ensure compatibility and interoperability of TDLs by developing TDL messaging capability to address new or updated operational requirements

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due to realignment for higher operational priorities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue to manage the development, certification, training and logistics plans for individual TDL implementations to Joint/ allied standards. - Continue to provide the necessary engineering, technical, and administrative support required to add and/or update Air Force platform and system information exchange requirements. - Continue to ensure compatibility and interoperability of TDLs by funding required Air Force/joint MIL-STD compliance and interoperability tests. - Continue ensure compatibility and interoperability of TDLs by developing TDL messaging capability to address new or updated operational requirements

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 26.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 28.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.2 |

> 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

- [MBeam](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F/655050/a1) — FY2027 50.8
- [Common Tactical Edge Network (CTEN)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F/655050/a0) — FY2027 24.2
- 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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