# Project EF5 — Joint Tactical Network (JTN)

**Program element:** 0605031A — Joint Tactical Network (JTN)  
**Project:** EF5  
**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/0605031A/EF5  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605031A

## Summary

Project EF5 — Joint Tactical Network (JTN) requests $21.1M in FY2027, 42% of the $50.4M requested for program element 0605031A, up 23% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request. NMRIL is the largest named R-3 performer at $6.5M, 31% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 22.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 14.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.5 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605031A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project EF5 buys

This funding supports Joint and Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiatives to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems. The Joint Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) / Joint Network Management Software for Radio Terminals (JNMSRT) provides a single, converged network management tool allowing the Warfighter to plan, configure, load, and manage the Joint Services' Tactical Radios and their networks in the field - a capability not available in legacy planning systems. Funding supports the full suite of Software defined radios across the services, enabling them to utilize Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) and other waveforms to include: Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), TrellisWare Scalable Manet (TSM), Warrior Robust Enhanced Network (WREN), Warrior Robust Enhanced Network-Narrowband (WREN-NB), Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Integrated Waveform (IW), VHF-UHF Line Of Sight (VULOS), Second Generation Antijam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN) and Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) waveform. The Network Management Software provides the Commander the ability to quickly reconfigure critical networks and enhances the S6's ability to conduct Course of Action (COA) Analysis and the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), providing commanders critical information regarding their ability to communicate. FY 2027 RDT&E funds will be allocated to the continued development, integration, and testing of advanced capabilities supporting waveform enhancements for tactical communications systems such as SINCGARS, WREN, TSM, and ANWf. Key initiatives will focus on next-generation waveforms, creating innovative radio service applications, and performing detailed system and architectural engineering. These efforts will leverage a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to ensure future porting efficiencies and adaptability. In alignment with the JNMSRT Memorandum of Agreement, FY2027 RDT&E funding will also continue to support the ongoing design, engineering, and testing of network management capabilities for the Tactical Radio network. This will ensure full interoperability across Joint Service Networks and emerging systems. The primary deliverable will be mission-critical planning applications designed for modular, cross-platform deployment.

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

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| NMRIL | 6.5 | 31% |
| NM RIL | 2.0 | 9.6% |

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENM Development | 6.5 | 14.2 | 18.1 | +28% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605031A/EF5/a1) |
| JENM Program Office Support | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | +2% | — |

> 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.

### JENM Development

Development funding will continue design, engineering, integration and test of planning and management application for the Tactical Radio network in support of the ANWf. Support to align with Army Network Modernization to enable Soldiers the ability to manage the entire consolidated tactical network in conjunction with Sailors, Marines…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605031A/EF5/a1

### JENM Program Office Support

**FY2027 planned work.** The program office will continue to support the expansion of JNMS design, engineering, integration and test of planning and management capabilities for the Tactical Radio Network in support of Joint Service requirements through the use of Matrix and Contractor support. The program office enables Soldiers to manage their entire consolidated tactical network in conjunction with network elements managed by Sailors, Marines, and Airmen. Program office funding will seek to continue development of joint service waveform support as identified in the JNMSRT MOA.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2026 to FY 2027 funding increase reflects revised economic assumptions.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** The program office will continue to support the expansion of JNMS design, engineering, integration and test of planning and management capabilities for the Tactical Radio Network in support of Joint Service requirements through the use of Matrix and Contractor support. The program office supports the vision of integrating lower and mid-tier Network Management capabilities to enable Soldiers to manage their entire consolidated tactical network in conjunction with network elements managed by Sailors, Marines, and Airmen. Program office funding will seek to continue development of joint service waveform support as identified in the JNMSRT MOA.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** The JENM program office will continue to support the expansion of JENM design, engineering, integration and test of planning and management capabilities for the Tactical Radio Network in support of Joint Service requirements through the use of Matrix and Contractor support. The JENM program office supports the vision of integrating lower and mid-tier Network Management capabilities to enable Soldiers to manage their entire consolidated tactical network in conjunction with network elements managed by Sailors, Marines, and Airmen. Program office funding will also support completion of MUOS waveform planning simplification and rapid provisioning of MUOS end-user terminals and expansion for deployment onto the Top Secret Enclave.

## 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/0605031A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605031A project EF5 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605031A")`.

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