# Ballistic Missile Defense Sensor Test — Program Element 0604879C

**Program element:** 0604879C  
**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/0604879C

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 23% to a $52.9M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators cut 14% (to $45.7M). MP SOLUTIONS leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 95.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 68.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 52.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 89.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 63.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 65.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 66.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 52.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 52.9 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 52.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 45.7 | −7.2 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT11 | BMDS Radars Test | 91.8 | 66.3 | 50.9 | −23% |
| MD40 | Program Wide Support | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | −16% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project MT11 — BMDS Radars Test

This project provides activities for planning, analysis, and execution of Missile Defense System flight test events, including pre-and post-test ground testing (e.g. Digital and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) System Pre-Mission Tests and System Federation Validation Events). Sensor Test provides planning, analysis, and execution in accordance with the Ground Test Concept of Operations (CONOPS) supporting the Ground Test level of effort concept for Missile Defense System system-level ground tests identified in the IMTP. Test infrastructure funding provides for HWIL labs, Mission Operation Center/Mission Support Center (MOC/MSC), and program management required to operate and maintain a flight and ground test capability.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** MP SOLUTIONS (4.2, 8.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Resources | 81.7 | 64.3 | 50.9 |
| Flight Test Execution | 10.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project MD40 — Program Wide Support

PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) program (formerly Real Property Maintenance) to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs and, therefore, fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Veterans (2.0, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Wide Support | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 12% | 6.2 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 14% | 7.2 |
| Other / unspecified | 75% | 39.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** MP SOLUTIONS ($4.2M, 7.8%), Veterans ($2.0M, 3.8%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide.

The acquisition strategy for MDA Consolidated Support consists of contract actions to industry for: a) Engineering and technical support; b) studies, analyses, and evaluations; and c) management and professional services to MDA functional organizations and program offices. With a focus on achieving Small Business goals, MDA is leveraging existing contracts and will competitively award new contracts to meet MDA's FYs 2027-2031 Advisory and Assistance Services support.

## Related program elements

- [0604876C — Ballistic Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment Test](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604876C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603907C — Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603907C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0901220F — Force Development Transformation](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901220F) (Air Force)
- [0604715A — Non-System Training Devices - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604715A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604879C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604879C")`.

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