# Project DH4 — CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Radio Cards

**Program element:** 0604805A — Command, Control, Communications Systems - Eng Dev  
**Project:** DH4  
**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/0604805A/DH4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604805A

## Summary

Project DH4 — CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Radio Cards requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $5.5M requested for program element 0604805A, down 100% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 30.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604805A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Management Services; Product Development; Test and Evaluation.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Management Support | 0.8 | 4.8 | — | −100% | — |
| Product Development | 20.2 | 25.0 | — | −100% | — |
| Test and Evaluation | — | 1.2 | — | −100% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Program Management Support

**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.

### Product Development

**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.

### Test and Evaluation

**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.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604805A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604805A project DH4 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604805A")`.

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