# Non-System Training Devices - Eng Dev — Program Element 0604715A

**Program element:** 0604715A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604715A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 56% to a $29.7M request in FY2027 — the program's peak. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 6.7% (to $31.7M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. BAE Systems leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 23.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 29.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 17.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 22.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 19.8 |

> 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 | 29.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 31.7 | +2.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 29.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 29.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | Nstd Combined Arms | 23.3 | 19.1 | 29.7 | +56% |

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

### Project 241 — Nstd Combined Arms

The Common Training Instrumentation Architecture (CTIA) program is the foundation architecture of the Live Training Transformation Family of Training Systems (LT2- FTS). The program contains critical core product-line architecture which provides commonality across training instrumentation systems and interoperability across Live, Virtual, Constructive Integrated Training Environment (LVC-ITE) and joint training systems. CTIA includes Army owned cloud deployable software components, architecture services, standards, protocols and governance used by domain-specific Live Training Transformation (LT2) and Live Training Systems (LTS) to include instrumented Force-On- Force (FOF) and Force-On-Target (FOT) training requirements. The CTIA also provides Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) and technology refresh for the LT2 family of LTS supporting over 22 live instrumented training products which are fielded at over 200 CONUS and OCONUS sites across the Army. Combat Training Center Instrumentation System (CTC-IS) funds the continued development of the existing Instrumentation Systems (IS) at the National Training Center (NTC), Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC). CTC-IS funds the development of the Integrated Tactical Network Communication System for integration into the CTC-IS and the development of new warfighting capabilities that provide high-fidelity live, virtual, and constructive brigade training rotations which prepare Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs), Joint partners, and supporting units to deploy in support of the Army Sustainable Readiness Model (SRM). The CTCs develop agile and adaptive leaders at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels while providing BCTs the core training necessary to conduct decisive action in a dynamic operating environment. The Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (I-MILES) program provides realistic, real-time casualty effects for force-on-force tactical engagement training scenarios. Its ability to integrate into training instrumentation systems provides for high fidelity combined arms combat exercises supporting Readiness and closely aligns with the Modernization priority of Soldier Lethality. I-MILES is required for use at Home Stations, the Combat Training Centers (CTCs) and in theater of operations to meet force-on-force training requirements.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** BAE Systems (13.6, 46%), USARPAC (4.2, 14%), General Dynamics (3.3, 11%), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR (2.6, 8.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Common Training Instrumentation Architecture (CTIA) program. | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Combat Training Center Instrumentation System (CTC-IS). | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (I-MILES). | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Home Station Instrumentation Training System (HITS) program. | — | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT). | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract activity for the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Swarm | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Prototype phase contract activity for Opposing Forces Mechanized Vehicle Replacement (OMVR) | 3.8 | 5.4 | 13.6 |
| USARJ Cyberspace Integration | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| USARPAC Low Cost Threat Emitter (LCTE) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Establish Combined Joint System Integration Laboratory (CJSIL) Nodes | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 92% | 27.2 |
| Other / unspecified | 8.2% | 2.4 |

**Top named industry performers:** BAE Systems ($13.6M, 46%), USARPAC ($4.2M, 14%), General Dynamics ($3.3M, 11%), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR ($2.6M, 8.6%), Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) ($2.0M, 6.8%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Common Training Instrumentation Architecture (CTIA) program is the foundation architecture of the Live Training Transformation Family of Training Systems (LT2- FTS). The program contains critical core product-line architecture which provides commonality across training instrumentation systems and interoperability across Live, Virtual, Constructive Integrated Training Environment (LVC-ITE) and joint training systems.

Competitive development efforts based on performance specifications. 1. Combat Training Center Instrumentation Systems (CTC-IS) will leverage multiple contract vehicles to award their RDTE efforts to include: Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) Defense, Consolidated Product-line Management (CPM) Plus, Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). 2. In FY 2020, CTIA awarded a new competitive IDIQ contract with a 1-year base and 7 single-year option periods to General Dynamics Mission Systems to continue to provide the common architecture for 22 live training systems at 200+ training locations worldwide. 3.

## Related program elements

- [0604802A — Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604802A) (Army)
- [0304784F — Capability Enhancements](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304784F) (Air Force)
- [0604735F — Combat Training Range Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604735F) (Air Force)
- [0604530N — Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604530N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604715A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604715A")`.

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