What project EJ6 buys
This funding line supports the NGC2 initiative to modernize C2 systems. NGC2 is one of the Army's highest modernization priorities and will enhance the ability to conduct multi-domain operations by integrating advanced technologies, improving interoperability, and increasing the speed and accuracy of decision-making processes. This funding line specifically supports the Data Layer efforts within NGC2. The Data Layer delivers standardized and seamless data access across warfighting function applications (e.g. Command and Control, Information Advantage, Movement and Maneuver, Intelligence, Fires, Protection, Sustainment and Network Operations). Real-time access to common data is critical to maintaining a decisive advantage. The Data Layer leverages industry's best practices for iterative Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) with an emphasis on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities.
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
Project EJ6 funding, FY2026–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) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 136.9 |
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 Funding in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605332A / C2 Data, Projects C2E and C2F, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems (Data Layer).
FY2026 plans — current year Funding will be used to deliver the C2 Data Layer prototype. Continuous competition via future Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO) will onboard new technologies through integration of innovative and iterative capabilities while maintaining momentum from the Project Convergence Capstone 5 exercise, with a division-scaled prototype capability to be demonstrated at Project Convergence Capstone 6 in FY 2026. Efforts include transition and integration of existing mission command systems into new NGC2 capabilities.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605332A / C2 Data, Projects C2E and C2F, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems (Data Layer).
FY2026 plans — current year Funding will be used to ramp up the TEVV processes, to include Logistics, STPs, Limited User Assessment(s), Cyber Tabletop Exercise (CTTX), Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessment (CVA), Adversarial Cybersecurity Developmental Test (ACDT), Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Test (CVPA), and After Actions.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding in FY 2027 and beyond was realigned to PE 0605332A / C2 Data, Projects C2E and C2F, as part of a new funding structure for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) investment to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems (Data Layer).
FY2026 plans — current year Funds personnel labor in program management and execution support of the C2 Data Layer, including facilitation of continuous competition via future Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO). Includes assessment of cybersecurity compliance, research, program oversight, risk management, and required reporting and documentation.