# Project EY8 — IFPC Increment 2 - Block 2

**Program element:** 0605052A — Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2 - Block 1  
**Project:** EY8  
**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/0605052A/EY8  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605052A

## Summary

Project EY8 — IFPC Increment 2 - Block 2 requests $140.3M in FY2027, 80% of the $175.4M requested for program element 0605052A, up 12% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request. SETA / Matrix is the largest named R-3 performer at $13.9M, 9.9% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

**Markets:** Air & Missile Defense — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 28.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 125.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 140.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 208.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 206.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 140.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 76.4 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605052A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project EY8 buys

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The IFPC Increment 2 (Inc 2) - Block 2 (IFPC 2nd Interceptor program) supports the Air and Missile Defense modernization priorities. The IFPC 2nd Interceptor will provide increased capability against advanced threats, to include in priority order, supersonic cruise missiles, groups 2 and 3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at extended ranges and Large Caliber Rockets (LCR). IFPC 2nd Interceptor retains capability against subsonic cruise missiles and fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The IFPC 2nd Interceptor consists of an All Up Round-Magazine (AUR-M) with interceptors integrated onto the IFPC Inc 2 launcher and with the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) open systems architecture, IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), and the Sentinel sensor. In FY 2027, funding will be used to support the prototype hardware development, integration, and demonstration of the IFPC 2nd Interceptor capability with up to two vendors.

**R-3 lines of work:** Management Services; Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| SETA / Matrix | 13.9 | 9.9% |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFPC 2nd Interceptor Development and Test | 28.3 | 125.0 | 140.3 | +12% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605052A/EY8/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.

### IFPC 2nd Interceptor Development and Test

- Continue technology design and integration phase with up to two vendors supporting development efforts - Continue to support integration of 2nd Interceptor with IBCS command and control and the IFPC Inc 2 launcher with up to two vendors - Continue development and integration of components to support HWIL test and evaluation scheduled…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605052A/EY8/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/0605052A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605052A project EY8 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605052A")`.

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