Project BT5
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network
FY2025 actual$25.9M
FY2026 enacted$19.5M
FY2027 request—
Management ServicesProduct Development
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$29.2M
▼ 4.8% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$30.7M
Prior year
Roll-up of 3 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 $0.0M for Unified Network Transport under RDT&E program element 0604541A, down 100% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 30.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 29.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
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
3 projects roll up into PE 0604541A
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 -100% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project BT3
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%Common Operating Environment (COE)
FY2025 actual$2.9M
FY2026 enacted$5.8M
FY2027 request—
Management ServicesProduct Development
Project BT2
—FY2027 request ▼ 100%Command Post Mobility/Survivability
FY2025 actual$1.9M
FY2026 enacted$3.8M
FY2027 request—
Management ServicesProduct Development
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
Program Element (PE) 0604541A Unified Network Transport in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Infrastructure Layer, the Applications Layer, and the Transport Layer. - Project BT2: Command Post Mobility/Survivability in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605333A/C2 Infrastructure, Project C2H, C2 Systems Engineering as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Infrastructure Layer.
Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Network (PEO C3N), in partnership with the Command and Control Cross-Functional Team (C2-CFT), will align with Army network modernization priorities for technologies to be evaluated with appropriate Program Management (PM) offices where there is an opportunity for technology insertion. Technologies that are determined to address technology gaps and require further evaluation will be documented in a Product Plan that authorizes a plan of execution for each capability being pursued. The various prototyping technologies will be pursued via competitively awarded contracts using best value source selection procedures.
Project BT5, BT3, BT2 — Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network
- Management Services
- Product Development
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604541A (President's Budget PB2027).
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FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$19.5M
▼ 25% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$25.9M
Prior year
Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604541A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project BT5 — Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network — requests — in FY2027. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project BT5 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.5 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
Project BT5: Integrated Tactical Network/Integrated Enterprise Network▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$25.0M
FY2026 enacted$18.4M
FY2027 request—
Funds will be used to continue science and technology evaluation and prototyping solutions to support approved requirements documents and critical network modernization efforts to accelerate/integrate Next Generation Tactical radios, automated cyber defense tools, non-traditional waveforms, narrowband waveforms, and Line of Sight (LOS)…
Program Management▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.9M
FY2026 enacted$1.1M
FY2027 request—
Funds will be used to provide overall management in support of Unified Network Transport efforts, including contractor personnel and contract management support via Army Contracting Command.
Project detail
What project BT5 buys
Project BT5: Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605330A/C2 Transport, Project C2B, Radio Modernization as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Transport Layer. This line supports advanced component development activities that enable a Unified Network that operates seamlessly worldwide and in any environment. It includes the development of a standards-based network architecture that unifies enterprise and deployed network capabilities, and features a unified transport layer, network operations and other enabling functions that allows integration of disparate networks. The Army network will provide resiliency through path diversity and dynamic routing to ensure tactical units can communicate in hostile environments. It will provide multiple ways to communicate and give commanders the ability to have a network that delivers the right information and data at the right time during operations. It fully incorporates cyber and electronic warfare capabilities that support the employment of the network as a weapon system.
R-3 lines of work
- Management Services
- Product Development
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$5.8M
▲ 103% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.9M
Prior year
Common Operating Environment (COE) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604541A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project BT3 — Common Operating Environment (COE) — requests — in FY2027. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project BT3 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.8 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
BT3 Common Operating Environment▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$2.6M
FY2026 enacted$5.5M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605331A/C2 Applications, Project C2C, Common C2 Applications as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Applications Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year Funds will be used to continue efforts to mature technologies that capture, correlate, present data and enable better and rapid decision making at the speed of relevance using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Automated Data Processing capabilities. Funds will also be used to evaluate the technical feasibility of solutions for data convergence, data fabric, sensor integration across identified platforms, adaptable computing hardware/software, enhanced military decision making processes (MDMP), applications security, and access control to enhance the user experience via the Common Operational Picture (COP). Funds will also be used for innovative industry prototyping and…
FY2025 accomplishments Funds will be used to continue efforts to mature technologies that capture, correlate, present data and enable rapid decision making at the speed of relevance using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Automated Data Processing capabilities. Funds will also be used to evaluate the technical feasibility of solutions for data convergence, data fabric, sensor integration across identified platforms, adaptable computing hardware/software, enhanced military decision making processes (MDMP), and applications security to enhance the Common Operating Picture (COP) through the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE). Funds will also be used for innovative industry prototyping and…
Program Management▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.2M
FY2026 enacted$0.3M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605331A/C2 Applications, Project C2C, Common C2 Applications as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Applications Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year Program management includes overall management of program execution, major events, reporting, funding execution, and contract management, as well as participation in program planning and Integrated Product Team meetings with key stakeholders.
FY2025 accomplishments Funds will be used to provide overall management in support of Unified Network Transport efforts, including contractor personnel and contract management support via Army Contracting Command.
Project detail
What project BT3 buys
Project BT3: Common Operating Environment (COE) in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605331A/C2 Applications, Project C2C, Common C2 Applications as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Applications Layer. This line supports advanced component development activities that will inform a modernized network by evaluating and maturing the use of cloud technologies, virtual augmentation, artificial intelligence, data convergence and analytics in the Common Operating Environment (COE). This includes processing and storage to improve the architecture support for mobile, secure and distributed operations. COE creates an approved set of standards, computing technologies, integrated data and databases, common graphics, and a unified set of mission command applications. It allows warfighters to adapt and configure the network as conditions change - which is outlined in the approved COE requirements documents.
R-3 lines of work
- Management Services
- Product Development
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$3.8M
▲ 103% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.9M
Prior year
Command Post Mobility/Survivability — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604541A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project BT2 — Command Post Mobility/Survivability — requests — in FY2027. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project BT2 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 3.8 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
BT2 Command Post Mobility and Survivability▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.9M
FY2026 enacted$3.6M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605333A/C2 Infrastructure, Project C2H, C2 Systems Engineering as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Infrastructure Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year Funds will be used to mature, prototype, and evaluate emerging technologies relating to mobile and survivable Command Posts in a contested and congested environment. Effort includes maturing adaptable computing infrastructure to provide high throughput, resilient communications. Effort also includes developing and integrating technologies, material solutions and tactics into a holistic system that will prevent detection of high value assets (such as command posts) from enemy ISR systems through concealment and strategic initiatives solutions. Additionally, plans include creating signature awareness, reducing total electromagnetic signature, creating the means to disperse CP nodes and…
FY2025 accomplishments Funds will be used to mature, prototype, and evaluate emerging technologies relating to mobile and survivable Command Posts in a contested and congested environment. Effort includes maturing adaptable computing infrastructure to provide high throughput, resilient communications such as the work in Protected Communications for Manned/Unmanned Teams. Effort also includes developing and integrating technologies, material solutions and tactics into a holistic system that will prevent detection of high value assets (such as command posts) from enemy ISR systems through concealment and strategic initiatives solutions. Additionally, effort plans include creating signature awareness, integrated…
Program Management▼ 100%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$0.2M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605333A/C2 Infrastructure, Project C2H, C2 Systems Engineering as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Infrastructure Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year Program management includes overall management of program execution, major events, reporting, funding execution, and contract management, as well as participation in program planning and Integrated Product Team meetings with key stakeholders.
Project detail
What project BT2 buys
Project BT2: Command Post Mobility/Survivability in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605333A/C2 Infrastructure, Project C2H, C2 Systems Engineering as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Infrastructure Layer. This line supports advanced component development activities that are aligned to Command Post mobility/survivability efforts that may transition to sponsoring programs that get integrated in the Army's future Command Posts. The technical maturation and evaluation allow for Command Post disaggregation capabilities to inform future designs and support Command Post survivability against competitors.
R-3 lines of work
- Management Services
- Product Development