# Infrastructure & Deployment

**R-2A activity** of project 655238 — GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT (GBSD)  
**Program element:** 0605238F — Ground BASED Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F

## Summary

This activity requests $167.8M in FY2027, 3.7% of project 655238, down 0.3% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue to develop and modernize infrastructure to support the weapon system's lifecycle. This includes the construction of utility corridors, overseeing real estate acquisition, and pursuing paths for launch silo design and construction to inform acquisition strategies. Continue to establish standard designs for launch silos and launch centers, supporting both operational and test deployments. Continue to plan and program for facilities at key Air Force bases. Execute critical government activities, including environmental impact assessments and agreements. Continue to integrate with the NC3 Directorate to develop and mature future command and control capabilities. Continue to assess fielding requirements and timelines for the transition from MM III to Sentinel, while pursuing initiatives to optimize scheduling, mitigate transition risks, and minimize lifecycle costs. Oversee road and bridge assessments and real estate acquisitions to support new missile field designs, and accelerate environmental assessments and agreements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased due to the risk reduction / parallel path efforts identified through the program restructure activities to include prototyping, TMRR efforts to achieve MS-B, and the EMD prime contract schedule incentive fee identified in the "Omni-Mod” contract framework.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Develop and modernize infrastructure to support the weapon system's lifecycle. This includes the construction of utility corridors, overseeing real estate acquisition, and pursuing paths for launch silo design and construction to inform acquisition strategies. Establish standard designs for launch silos and launch centers, supporting both operational and test deployments. Plan and program for facilities at key Air Force bases. Execute critical government activities, including environmental impact assessments and agreements. Integrate with the NC3 (Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications) Directorate to develop and mature future command and control capabilities. Assess fielding requirements and timelines for the transition from MM III to Sentinel, while pursuing initiatives to optimize scheduling, mitigate transition risks, and minimize lifecycle costs. Oversee road and bridge assessments and real estate acquisitions to support new missile field designs, and accelerate environmental assessments and agreements.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 147.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 168.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 167.8 |

> 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 655238

- [Flight Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a0) — FY2027 1,452.8
- [Command & Launch](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a1) — FY2027 981.7
- [Systems Engineering](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a4) — FY2027 783.0
- [Government Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a6) — FY2027 433.6
- [Test](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a5) — FY2027 409.8
- [Software](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F/655238/a3) — FY2027 292.7

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605238F project 655238 (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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