# Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite — Program Element 0605038A

**Program element:** 0605038A  
**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/0605038A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $13.9M in FY2027 — the program's peak, with nothing planned by FY2031. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. FLIR leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> 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 | 13.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 13.9 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 13.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 13.9 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ7 | NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite | 7.6 | 13.5 | 13.9 | +3% |

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

### Project EQ7 — NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite

The Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) will modernize Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) components of the current Stryker NBCRV Sensor Suite to increase maintainability, reliability, maneuverability of the force, and standoff distance from the threats. NBCRV SSU enhances CBRN standoff capabilities and integrates onto robotic platforms for human machine integration (HMI), optimizing the Stryker NBCRV maneuver formations ability to conduct mounted CBRN reconnaissance and surveillance. NBCRV SSU benefits the warfighter with increased standoff capabilities and reliability, reducing risk to force and mission; and by providing decision quality data to answer the Commander's priority intelligence requirements to facilitate risk-based decisions, ensuring freedom of action and maintaining maneuver momentum in large scale combat operations. NBCRV SSU received an updated acquisition strategy on 07 April 2025 that aligned to support current Army Priorities resulting in transfer of funding to a new funding line (CBRN Reconnaissance Modular Mission Payload, CRMMP) in FY2028 and beyond. The CRMMP Program will utilize NBCRV SSU Capability Set 2.2 (CS2.2) FY 2027 RDTE funds in the amount of $13.864 million to complete development and integration of CRMMP Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) assets. Continue sensor level developmental and operational testing and initiate system level developmental testing.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** FLIR (8.4, 60%), CPE CBRND (1.9, 14%), ForgeFX Solutions (0.4, 2.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBCRV SSU Engineering and Manufacturing Development | 7.6 | 13.5 | 13.9 |

> 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 | 77% | 10.7 |
| Other / unspecified | 23% | 3.2 |

**Top named industry performers:** FLIR ($8.4M, 60%), CPE CBRND ($1.9M, 14%), ForgeFX Solutions ($0.4M, 2.6%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) will modernize Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) components of the current Stryker NBCRV Sensor Suite to increase maintainability, reliability, maneuverability of the force, and standoff distance from the threats. NBCRV SSU enhances CBRN standoff capabilities and integrates onto robotic platforms for human machine integration (HMI), optimizing the Stryker NBCRV maneuver formations ability to conduct mounted CBRN reconnaissance and surveillance.

NBCRV SSU awarded a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) based contract 13 February 2025 to deliver CBRN Reconnaissance Modular Mission Payload (CRMMP) (formerly Capability Set 2.2 (CS2.2)) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) assets, to support and complete necessary Developmental Testing/Operational Testing (DT/OT). NBCRV SSU received an updated acquisition strategy on 07 April 2025 that aligned to support current Army Priorities resulting in transfer of funding to CRMMP in FY 2027 and beyond. The CS2.2 contract was modified to deliver CRMMP LRIP assets instead of CS2.2 assets by leveraging the same sensors.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605038A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605038A")`.

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