# 155mm Artillery Propulsion Modernization - System Demonstration

**R-2A activity** of project DK8 — 155mm Artillery Propulsion Mod - Sys Demonstration  
**Program element:** 0604802A — Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604802A/DK8/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604802A/DK8

## Summary

This activity requests $23.9M in FY2027, 100% of project DK8, up 105% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding will support system demonstration and integration with down selected Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC), verify performance of propelling charge and ignition systems, and evaluate integration with handling and stowage systems.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increases due to additional testing of propulsion and primer systems as well as significant platform integration work

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** In FY 2026, funding will support the engineering design process including demonstration and testing of propelling charge and ignition systems for propulsion evaluation at the the system-level, in conjunction with the howitzer, cannon, projectile, and fuze programs. The propulsion evaluation will focus on system-level attributes including cannon life, propelling charge performance, system-level handling and rates-of-fire, and overall propulsion suitability and survivability.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 11.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 23.9 |

> 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 0604802A project DK8 (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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