# Test and Evaluation

**R-2A activity** of project DP3 — Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC)  
**Program element:** 0604854A — Artillery Systems - EMD  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A/DP3/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604854A/DP3

> **NEW START.** $34.9M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $34.9M in FY2027, 5.0% of project DP3 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** 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 for both the MTC and RSV. Supports test site personnel, facilities, developmental and live fire testing, operational scenarios, safety release testing, and ammunition required to conduct system evaluations, including U.S. ammo compatibility and integration to the U.S. fires network, as well as soldier experimentation.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** This element was realigned from program 0203743A, project FF9. The FY 2027 funding increase is due to a shift in the Acquisition Strategy. The program conducts developmental and safety testing in preparation for a Soldier Experimentation event in FY 2028.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 34.9 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project DP3

- Product Development — FY2027 646.4
- Program Management — FY2027 15.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604854A project DP3 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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