# GDS Battle Manager (BM) Development

**R-2A activity** of project DJ9 — Guam Defense System - Management  
**Program element:** 0605054A — Emerging Technology Initiatives  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9

> **RESTART.** Funded in FY2025 ($39.2M), zeroed in FY2026, $65.2M requested again in FY2027.

## Summary

This activity requests $65.2M in FY2027, 84% of project DJ9 — a restart, funded in FY2025 and zeroed in FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - 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)

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

## Before the request year

**FY2025 accomplishments.** - Build out of the Special Access Program (SAP) Software Integration (SIL) Lab - Initial operation of the GDS digital environment - Completion of independent studies to inform and scope the effort to optimize the JIBM architecture - Development of Integrated Defense Planner

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 39.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 65.2 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project DJ9

- [Guam Defense System (GDS) Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/DJ9/a0) — FY2027 10.2
- Joint Capabilities Integration — FY2027 2.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605054A project DJ9 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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