What project DH4 buys
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Radio Card Mid-Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototype (RP) program delivers Software Defined Radio (SDR) cards, Cryptographic Subsystem (CSS) cards, Digital Radio Heads (DRH) and Victory Audio Adapter (VAX) required by the CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD) for the Ground and Aviation's tactical communication requirements utilizing an Other Transaction Authority(OTA) contracting strategy. CMFF Radio Cards provide simultaneous transmission and reception of multiple waveforms across multiple channels in a single or multiple SDR card(s) integrated in the CMFF chassis with NSA certifiable CSS and interoperable with the Digital Radio Head. CMFF Radio cards initial capability development includes but is not limited to Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Air Traffic Control (ATC), Warrior Robust Enhanced Network (WREN) and future advanced networking waveforms; initial Cryptographic Subsystem Card (CSS), Digital Radio Head (DRH), and Victory Audio Adapter (VAX). Advanced capability development includes but is not limited to Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Link-16, High Frequency (HF), HAVEQUICK (HQ), Second generation Anti-jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN), Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) and future advanced networking waveforms; and final CSS, DRH and VAX. The total cost of the CMFF RC Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) effort is $96.1 million RDT&E from FY25 to FY29. FY2027 funding supports Hardware and Software Development (SDR card, CSS card, Digital Radiohead and Victory Audio Adapter), Test, Integration and Evaluation, and Program Management Support. This funding directly supports the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative, specifically targeting the modernization of the Command and Control (C2) Transport Layer. The C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) is a cornerstone of this effort, embodying the key tenets of NGC2 to deliver a more agile, interoperable, and data-centric communications backbone for ground and aviation platforms.
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
Project DH4 funding, FY2025–FY2026
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 30.9 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH4 funding has been realigned to PE 0605330A/C2 Transport, Project C2B: Radio Modernization, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Transport Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funds Matrix and contractor support to assist with the CMFF program development, testing, integration and evaluation and program oversight.
FY2025 accomplishments FY 2025 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funds Matrix and contractor support to assist with the CMFF program development, testing, integration and evaluation and program oversight.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH4 funding has been realigned to PE 0605330A/C2 Transport, Project C2B: Radio Modernization, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Transport Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding will continue to support prototyping contracts with vendors and provide technical systems engineering support for Hardware & Software development of the SDR card, CSS card, DRH and Victory Audio Adapter.
FY2025 accomplishments FY 2025 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding will support prototyping contracts with vendors and provide technical systems engineering support for Hardware & Software development of the SDR card, CSS card, DRH and Victory Audio Adapter.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH4 funding has been realigned to PE 0605330A/C2 Transport, Project C2B: Radio Modernization, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems for the Transport Layer.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding supports CMFF integration, testing, and evaluation of the Software Defined Radio (SDR) cards, Cryptographic Subsystem (CSS) cards, Digital Radio Heads and support from the Crypto Mod lab, Open Innovation Lab (OIL), and Prototype Integration Facility (PIF). As well as multiple technical demonstrations to prove system interoperability and maturation.