# Project EJ6 — TACTICAL ENHANCEMENT

**Program element:** 0604818A — Army Tactical Command & Control Hardware & Software  
**Project:** EJ6  
**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/0604818A/EJ6  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604818A

## Summary

Project EJ6 — TACTICAL ENHANCEMENT requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $42.6M requested for program element 0604818A, down 100% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 136.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604818A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 Data Layer Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) | — | 122.4 | — | −100% | — |
| C2 Data Layer Test/Evaluation/Validation/Verification (TEVV) | — | 7.7 | — | −100% | — |
| C2 Data Layer Program Management | — | 6.8 | — | −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.

### C2 Data Layer Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

**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.

### C2 Data Layer Test/Evaluation/Validation/Verification (TEVV)

**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.

### C2 Data Layer Program Management

**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.

## 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/0604818A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604818A project EJ6 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604818A")`.

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