# Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Leader Follower (Autonomous Transport Vehicle-System)

**R-2A activity** of project EZ8 — Leader/Follower  
**Program element:** 0604622A — Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604622A/EZ8/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604622A/EZ8

## Summary

This activity requests $13.5M in FY2027, 61% of project EZ8, down 55% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** FY 2027 Base Plan provides funding to award remaining Phase 3 contract milestones completing the prototype effort in support of First Unit Issued (FUI). Activities funded include Developmental Testing of M-Code hardware and software, technical support, transportation and reversion of test assets, and program support.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease in FY 2027 due to completion of MTA-RP and development effort.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 Base Plan funds Phase 3 vendor award - Build Prototypes for First Unit Issued (FUI). Activities funded include acquisition and integration of M-Code hardware and software, technical support, operational testing and evaluation, cyber security tests and scans, and program support.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** FY 2025 funds the completion of Phase 1 - Competitive Demonstration and Evaluation of up to three vendor solutions, awards 2 selected vendors Phase 2 - Vendor Prototype Build, and organizations to test/evaluate and provide support during the developmental test & evaluation. Activities funded include program management, technical design reviews, test, cyber, prototypes, contractor support and spares to support test, and Government support to vendors using government-provided software.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 29.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 30.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.5 |

> 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 EZ8

- Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Leader Follower (Autonomous Transport Vehicle-System) Follow-on Pathway — FY2027 8.7

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604622A project EZ8 (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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