# Project DJ9 — Guam Defense System - Management

**Program element:** 0605054A — Emerging Technology Initiatives  
**Project:** DJ9  
**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/0605054A/DJ9  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A

## Summary

Project DJ9 — Guam Defense System - Management requests $77.5M in FY2027, 52% of the $147.9M requested for program element 0605054A — a restart: funded in FY2025, zeroed in FY2026, funded again now. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 3 restarted this cycle.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 49.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 77.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 33.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 33.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 34.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 34.5 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605054A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project DJ9 buys

The Guam Defense System (GDS) Joint Program Office (JPO) develops a 360-degree Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense (EIAMD) capability that will defend the people, infrastructure, and territory of Guam from advanced ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. The GDS is a joint system-of-systems that is developed, manned and sustained by the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency. The GDS provides strategic deterrence in the INDOPACIFIC region and supports the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI). In response to section 1660(b) of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the US Army was designated as the Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) for the Joint Special Interest Acquisition Category (ACAT) ID program and, subsequently, the GDS JPO was established. The architecture consists of Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS), PATRIOT Launchers, Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Launchers, Sentinel A4, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) systems, GDS Battle Manager, Tactical Operations Center - Light (TOC-L), and the Aegis Guam System comprised of MK-41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), Army/Navy Transportable Radar (AN/TPY-6), Command and Control Battle Management and Communication (C2BMC). Early Operational Capability (Increment 1) will occur in CY2027, Initial Operational Capability (Increment 2) will occur in CY2029, and Full Operational Capability will occur in CY2032. FY2027 funds continue the operations of the GDS JPO, Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facility-Policy (DOTMLPF-P) integration, and continued development of the GDS Battle Manager.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDS Battle Manager (BM) Development | 39.2 | — | 65.2 | restart | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a1) |
| Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration | 8.8 | — | 10.2 | restart | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a0) |
| Joint Capabilities Integration | 1.0 | — | 2.1 | restart | — |

> 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.

### GDS Battle Manager (BM) Development — RESTART

- Award the BM Suite contract - Begin the execution phase of the Software Pathway (SWP) acquisition program - Begin development progression to meet SWP milestone for Minimum Viable Capability Release (MVCR) to align with Early Operational Capability (Increment 1)

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a1

### Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration — RESTART

- Support Increment 1 Capability delivery in CY 2027 - Monitor, coordinate, and synchronize program execution for the GDS components and inform Senior Leaders - Identify, track, and manage risks that could impact interoperability and planned delivery schedules - Continue integration efforts of a system-of-systems integrated defense plan…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a0

### Joint Capabilities Integration — RESTART

**FY2027 planned work.** - DOTmLPF-P synchronization to meet Increment 1 with regular GDS enterprise-wide Joint forums, including updates to the Commander of INDOPACOM - Coordinate all Guam sites and facilities with Service and Agency MILCON organizations to optimize capability deliveries - Develop joint requirements with the Guam Defense elements

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The FY 2027 funding increase is the result of no funding in the FY 2026 RDTE base budget.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** - DOTMLPF-P synchronization to meet Early Operational Capability with regular GDS enterprise-wide Joint Octagon sessions with updates to the Commander of INDOPACOM - Synchronization and integration of GDS MILCON projects beginning in FY2025 and deconfliction of other non-GDS projects

## 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/0605054A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605054A project DJ9 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605054A")`.

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