# Project MD68 — AEGIS Ashore

**Program element:** 0604880C — Land Based SM-3 (LBSM3)  
**Project:** MD68  
**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/0604880C/MD68  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604880C

## Summary

Project MD68 — AEGIS Ashore requests $21.8M in FY2027, 87% of the $25.1M requested for program element 0604880C, up 2.9% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request. Lockheed Martin is the largest named R-3 performer at $3.2M, 15% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 21.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 48.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 28.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 22.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604880C; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project MD68 buys

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is responsible for maintaining the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). MDA uses AAMDTC in support of Ground Testing, Aegis Weapon System computer program development testing, fielding (with hardware upgrades), and proof of concept demonstrations. AAMDTC is capable of testing and developing both shore based and sea based Aegis capabilities. In support of European Phased Adaptive Approach Phase III, Aegis Ashore integrates the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 5.1 and Standard Missile Block IIA capabilities into the Aegis Ashore sites. MDA will provide all upgrades to BMD capability, BMD specific mission equipment, and integration with existing Missile Defense System nodes for all Aegis Ashore sites.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | 3.2 | 15% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis Weapon System Development | 18.7 | 21.2 | 21.8 | +3% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604880C/MD68/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.

### Aegis Weapon System Development

- Upgrade AAMDTC hardware in the loop (HWIL) test bed for Aegis Guam Weapon System configuration through ground testing and Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) collection for certification and warfighter acceptance. After initial certification and transition, the HWIL suite will be used for flight testing, operational troubleshooting and…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604880C/MD68/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/0604880C.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604880C project MD68 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604880C")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*