# Marine CORPS Ground Combat/supporting ARMS SYST — Program Element 0604657M

**Program element:** 0604657M  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604657M

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 300% to a $69.5M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 99% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 32.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 69.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 23.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 69.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 69.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 69.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 69.5 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7400 | Combat Capability Development Transition | 32.6 | 17.4 | 69.5 | +300% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 7400 — Combat Capability Development Transition

Organic Precision Fires (OPF) is a Marine Corps modernization priority and will provide multiple echelons of the Fleet Marine Force with an organic, loitering, beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capability. OPF will deliver precision effects as well as surveillance before and during target strike, while reducing the potential for collateral damage. Multiple materiel solutions are required to provide the envisioned capabilities to the Fleet Marine Force. OPF-Light (OPF-L) procures an existing light-weight loitering munition system for use by dismounted elements. It provides a dismounted, lightweight, man-packable, loitering munition that extends the capability of the infantry squad/platoon to engage targets to the maximum range of organic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets at that level. OPF-L will provide a counter-defilade, anti-personnel and anti-materiel capability. Primary target sets for this system will be enemy personnel, crew-served weapons, and Command and Control (C2) nodes. This will be principally a platoon/squad level asset. OPF-Medium (OPF-M) will procure an existing dismounted anti-armor/anti-personnel loitering munition system capable of being launched from the ground. Primary target sets for this system will be armored targets, dismounted personnel, and fortified emplacements/structures. This will be principally a company/platoon level asset. In FY 2026, OPF-L completed DT2, conducted operational testing, and began development and testing of OPF-L capability enhancements which will provide greater lethality effects over the base capability including upgrades for target recognition and warhead performance. In FY 2027, OPF-L will continue development and testing of capability enhancements for target recognition and initiate enhancements for navigation and operations in a contested environment. In addition, the Marine Corps will initiate OPF-M, a new capability with a separate materiel solution from OPF-L. OPF-M will procure an existing, man-portable loitering munition for use by dismounted elements to engage targets at a significantly greater range, increased loiter time and increased lethality, to include an anti-armor capability.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPF-Light (OPF-L) | 32.6 | 17.4 | 9.9 |
| OPF-Medium (OPF-M) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.6 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 69.5 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Organic Precision Fires (OPF) is a Marine Corps modernization priority and will provide multiple echelons of the Fleet Marine Force with an organic, loitering, beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capability. OPF will deliver precision effects as well as surveillance before and during target strike, while reducing the potential for collateral damage. Multiple materiel solutions are required to provide the envisioned capabilities to the Fleet Marine Force. OPF-Light (OPF-L) procures an existing light-weight loitering munition system for use by dismounted elements.

OPF-Light (OPF-L) was designated as an Abbreviated Acquisition Program in FY 2023. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was released for non-developmental, loitering munition systems in FY 2023. In FY 2024, the program awarded Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts for systems and munitions qualification testing, as well as follow-on systems and munitions procurements. In FY 2026, the program completed Developmental and Operational Test, began fielding and will continue fielding systems in FY 2027 as well as build inventory of the All Up Rounds (AURs). Additionally, the program will continue development and testing of enhancements for operating in electromagnetically contested environments and increased lethality effects.

## Related program elements

- [1203182SF — Launch and Test Range System (LTRS) Modernization](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203182SF) (Space Force)
- [0604756N — Ship Self Def (Engage: Hard Kill)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604756N) (Navy)
- [0205778A — Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205778A) (Army)
- [0207327F — SDB Increment II](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207327F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604657M (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604657M")`.

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