# Project 002 — C5 Capability Development

**Program element:** 0604826J — Joint C5 Capability Development, Integration, and Interoperability Assessments  
**Project:** 002  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604826J/002  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604826J

## Summary

Project 002 — C5 Capability Development requests $14.8M in FY2027, 52% of the $28.3M requested for program element 0604826J, up 2.2% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 14.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 14.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 15.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 17.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 17.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604826J; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 002 buys

Project 002 Capability Development. This project functions as the Department of War requirements lead for the joint command and control (C2), cyber, and mission partner environment. It focuses on creating common architectures and data standards to improve data access and interoperability. C5 development enables warfighter access to data sources and improves data interoperability by establishing common command and control (C2) data and standards.

**R-3 lines of work:** Test and Evaluation.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5 Capability Development | 16.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | +2% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604826J/002/a0) |

> 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.

### C5 Capability Development

Capability Development - Provides the Joint Force with analysis and requirements integration support to continuously modernize C2 for the Joint Force to enable Globally Integrated Operations. Through Joint All-Domain Command and Control Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Policy capability…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604826J/002/a0

## 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/0604826J.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604826J project 002 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604826J")`.

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