# Missile Warning System Modernization (MWSM) — Program Element 0605049A

**Program element:** 0605049A  
**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/0605049A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| 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.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XT4 | Advanced Threat Detection System (ATDS) | 0.0 | 13.5 | — | −100% |

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

### Project XT4 — Advanced Threat Detection System (ATDS)

The Missile Warning System Modernization (MWSM) budget line includes funding to support the development and integration of improved Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) products onto current US Army Aviation platforms as well as Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and future platforms. The ITDS (Improved Threat Detection System) will detect, classify, cue, and declare on existing and emerging Electro-Optical/Infra-red (EO/IR) Guided Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG)/ unguided rockets, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), Ballistic munitions, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Lasers. ITDS will provide missile threat handoff to the appropriate countermeasure system (Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) and/or expendable countermeasure). ITDS will explore opportunities to improve the expendable countermeasure system. ITDS will use an incremental approach to align with PM ASE's System of Systems approach, align both agnostic detect and defeat capabilities, implement a modular open system architecture, integrate to the FLRAA digital backbone, improve full coverage against evolving threats in hostile environments, support counter UAS, and incorporate multi-function sensor suite to support other aircraft enabling technologies. Additional key attributes include: Geo-location of threats, Support Degraded Visual Environment and Navigation, Multiple Threat Detection, Declaration for Simultaneous Warning. Justification: No FY 2027 funding request. References: -Rescission of Advanced Threat Detection System Request for Materiel Development Decision, DCS, G-8, 17 December 2018. -MDD Request for the ITDS Program of Record, Aviation Capability Development and Integration Directorate (Aviation CDID), 6 July 2021. -MDD Request for the ITDS Program of Record, DCS, G-8, 14 March 2022. -Assignment of an Army Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for the ITDS Capability, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (ASA(ALT)), 18 April 2022. -Improved Threat Detection Investment Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM), ASA(ALT), 1 July 2024.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Engineering | 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.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Missile Warning System Modernization (MWSM) budget line includes funding to support the development and integration of improved Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) products onto current US Army Aviation platforms as well as Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and future platforms. The ITDS (Improved Threat Detection System) will detect, classify, cue, and declare on existing and emerging Electro-Optical/Infra-red (EO/IR) Guided Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG)/ unguided rockets, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), Ballistic munitions, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Lasers.

On 22 Apr 2024, the AAE approved execution of a technology demonstration and maturation effort using authority from AR 70-1 Chapter 12-2, "Acquisition-related activities outside the acquisition framework". ITDS has conducted extensive market research and is preparing to execute the technology demonstration and maturation utilizing a competitive Other Transaction Authority (OTA). The contracts were awarded 18 July 2024.

## Related program elements

- [0401134F — Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures (LAIRCM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0401134F) (Air Force)
- [0101126F — B-1B Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101126F) (Air Force)
- [0605830A — Aviation Ground Support Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605830A) (Army)
- [0204136N — F/A-18 Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605049A (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605049A")`.

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