# Project DH5 — CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Chassis

**Program element:** 0604805A — Command, Control, Communications Systems - Eng Dev  
**Project:** DH5  
**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/DH5  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604805A

## Summary

Project DH5 — CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Chassis 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 | 36.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 27.4 |

> 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 DH5 buys

This funding supports the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems, Infrastructure Layer. Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) is a defined suite of open architecture and Army standards that facilitate the reduction of system size, weight, and power-cooling (SWaP-C) and ensure commonality across multiple vehicles and platforms. Sharing of hardware and software components is enabled within the CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure (MCI) Chassis, which will help move the implementation of C5ISR/Electronic Warfare (C5ISR/EW) capabilities away from costly and complex separate "stove-piped boxes" onto individual platforms. The use of open standards will make it simpler and more cost-effective to upgrade capabilities and/or keep pace with commercial technology by eliminating complex integration challenges and proprietary interfaces. The CMFF capability can only be realized when paired with the development of associated capability cards for integration into the chassis and peripheral enabling devices, such as antennae and appropriate user interfaces. Other programs are responsible for funding and developing the capability cards and peripheral devices; the CMFF MCI Chassis program is responsible for chassis development, system of system integration of capability cards and external resources into the chassis and platform integration.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMFF - Product Development | 32.5 | 19.8 | — | −100% | — |
| CMFF - Test and Evaluation | 0.8 | 4.7 | — | −100% | — |
| CMFF - Program Management Support | 2.8 | 3.0 | — | −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.

### CMFF - Product Development

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH5 funding has been realigned to 0605333A, C2 Infrastructure, Project C2G: Modular C2 Infrastructure, 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 Infrastructure Layer.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funding continues to support a multi-vendor OTA for ground and aviation chassis development including prototyping, hardware and software development, utilizing procured lab-assets/prototypes for experimentation.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Funding supports a multi-vendor OTA award, including prototyping, hardware and software development, and lab-asset procurement for experimentation on ground platforms and technical studies and maturation on aviation platforms.

### CMFF - Test and Evaluation

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH5 funding has been realigned to 0605333A, C2 Infrastructure, Project C2G: Modular C2 Infrastructure, 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 Infrastructure Layer.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funding supports ongoing National Security Agency (NSA) Evaluation, Environmental and Safety testing activities leading into the first Lab-Based Risk Reduction (LBRR) Soldier Touch Point (STP) test event for Block 1 in FY26.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Funding supports demonstration and integration testing, software defined testbed development, and the kickoff of National Security Agency (NSA) evaluation activities for CMFF MCI Chassis Block 1.

### CMFF - Program Management Support

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Beginning in FY 2027, Project DH5 funding has been realigned to 0605333A, C2 Infrastructure, Project C2G: Modular C2 Infrastructure, 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 Infrastructure Layer.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funding provides the prototype development, systems engineering, technical and business Matrix and Contractor personnel to support the CMFF MCI Chassis program efforts.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Funding provides the development, systems engineering, technical and business Matrix and Contractor personnel to support the CMFF MCI Chassis program efforts.

## 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 DH5 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604805A")`.

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