What project DP3 buys
The mission of the Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program is to acquire an improved, mature, and available self-propelled artillery system and associated Resupply Vehicle (RSV) to replace legacy artillery systems. These systems will enable artillery formations to shape the deep fight and dominate the close fight during Multi-Domain Operations. Collectively, the MTC and RSV will provide a decisive advantage by delivering massed lethal effects at extended ranges with increased rates of fire, enhanced mobility, reduced mission cycle and resupply times, and provide a high level of survivability on the modern battlefield. To respond to current and emerging threats, these systems will have margin for growth and be able to integrate current and future technologies, such as, but not limited to counter-small unmanned arial system capabilities, armament and mobility enhancements, human-machine and human-factors modifications, partial-to-fully automated ammunition handling, and partial-to-full autonomy for the MTC and RSV.
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
Project DP3 funding, FY2027–FY2031
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) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 696.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 161.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 82.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 110.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 111.7 |
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. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Funds support obtaining MTC & RSV prototype systems for incorporation into an operational environment, as well as continued developmental engineering, integration efforts, U.S. ammunition compatibility testing, and interoperability with the U.S. fires network.
FY2026 to FY2027 change This element was realigned from program 0203743A, project FF9. FY 2027 funding increase is due to increased prototypes required, prototype development for U.S. ammunition compatibility, and interoperability into U.S. fires network.
FY27 funding will execute the required testing to enable Soldier experimentation events in FY28. Key events include formally characterizing system performance, developmental and live fire testing, verifying U.S. ammunition compatibility, validating fire control and network interoperability, and initiating the system safety certification…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Obtain MTC & RSV prototype systems. Oversee network integration, prototype evaluation and future planning.
FY2026 to FY2027 change This element was realigned from program 0203743A, project FF9. The increase in this element is due to ramping up of the program office to support numerous activities ensuring rapid delivery of prototypes and technologies required.