# Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)

**R-2A activity** of project BQ6 — Visual Augmentation System Eng Dev  
**Program element:** 0604710A — Night Vision Systems - Eng Dev  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604710A/BQ6/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604710A/BQ6

## Summary

This activity requests $338.0M in FY2027, 100% of project BQ6, up 9.7% 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.** SBMC development includes improved system form factor and performance, and continued extensibility enhancements with SQD-A refinements. SBMC and SQD-A test and evaluation planned to assess and validate performance.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increase due to increase SBMC and SQD-A test and evaluation planned to assess and validate performance.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Test and evaluation of SBMC planned improvements supports improved system form factor and performance, and continued extensibility enhancements with situational awareness architecture refinements.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue test and evaluation of SBMC Surrogate, formerly known as IVAS 1.2, through Continuous Operational Learning and Test (COLT). Supports software development, implementation, and reliability. Develops and Validates the SBMC Architecture through software extensibility and mission thread/application development. Continues SBMC development focusing on improving form factor through modularity and updating software for improved command and control through Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled data fusion and real-time situational awareness.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 76.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 308.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 338.0 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604710A project BQ6 (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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