# Project DP3 — Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC)

**Program element:** 0604854A — Artillery Systems - EMD  
**Project:** DP3  
**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/0604854A/DP3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A

## Summary

Project DP3 — Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) requests $696.6M in FY2027, 98% of the $709.2M requested for program element 0604854A — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 3 new this cycle.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604854A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | — | — | 646.4 | new | — |
| Test and Evaluation | — | — | 34.9 | new | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A/DP3/a2) |
| Program Management | — | — | 15.3 | new | — |

> 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.

### Product Development — NEW START

**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.

### Test and Evaluation — NEW START

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A/DP3/a2

### Program Management — NEW START

**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.

## 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/0604854A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604854A project DP3 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604854A")`.

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