What project DC9 buys
30mm Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) Maneuver Short Range Air Defense Increment 3 (M-SHORAD INC 3): The 30mm MMPA M-SHORAD INC 3 / Project DC9 funds the development of the 30mm XM1223 MMPA munition and respective weapon contact setter under the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) authority for rapid prototyping. The objective is to enhance the operational effectiveness of the M-SHORAD Inc 3 platform, Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) and any other Joint Force platforms that are equipped with a 30mm weapon system and have a Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) mission. The programmable fuze modes in the munition include proximity airburst to defeat personnel in the open and small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) targets, proximity airburst delay to defeat personnel in defilade, gated proximity airburst to minimize collateral damage in cluttered environments, mechanical point detonate to defeat light materiel targets, and self-destruct to minimize collateral damage. The XM1223 will allow the platforms to conduct counter-UAS missions while retaining the ability to quickly transition to ground targets without having to swap ammunition. FY 2027 funds support conducting Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Assessment, and Milestone C preparation. The total cost of the MMPA Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) effort is $54.4 million RDT&E from FY24 to FY28. The remainder of the MMPA MTA is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project DC9 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.6 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Conduct Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Assessment, and Milestone C preparation.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funds decreased due completion of prototype build.
FY2026 plans — current year Conduct vendor down-select based on Government Design Engineering Test (DET) results. Conduct Critical Design Review (CDR) and start ammunition build for Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) occurring in FY 2027.
FY2025 accomplishments Build Design Engineering Test (DET) prototypes and conduct DET at government test sites for a potential down selection prior to Critical Design Review.