# Project C2A — SATELLITE AND NETWORK MODERNIZATION

**Program element:** 0605330A — C2 Transport  
**Project:** C2A  
**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/0605330A/C2A  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A

## Summary

Project C2A — SATELLITE AND NETWORK MODERNIZATION requests $20.3M in FY2027, 45% of the $45.4M requested for program element 0605330A — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request, 2 new this cycle. L3Harris is the largest named R-3 performer at $4.7M, 23% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 20.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 15.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 15.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 15.6 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605330A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project C2A buys

Project C2A FY2027 funding supports two (2) distinct lines of effort: Protected SATCOM Resilient Anti-Jam Modem (RAM) Development and Unified Network Technology Transition and Integration (UNTTI). Protected SATCOM provides funding for continued Resilient Anti-Jam Modem (RAM) development, testing and certification of production representative modems, incorporating Army requirements, to support continued spiral development of critical protected communications capabilities to address resiliency in jamming environments. RAM provides the ability for Army tactical terminals to be resilient in a contested environment and protect against catastrophic loss of situational awareness and command and control during critical battle movement with Anti-Jam capabilities. RAM will provide on the move and early entry satellite terminals with adaptive, anti-jam communications for the highest levels of protected communications in multi domain operations and offer the tactical Army protection against interference that is either intentional or unintentional. Satellite and Network Modernization funding supports Unified Network Technology Transition and Integration (UNTTI) an RDT&E initiative enabling transport agnostic, high-capacity and resilient tactical communications for expeditionary operations. These efforts support system/subsystem development and demonstration, aimed at integration, maturation, evaluation, and testing to demonstrate systems against requirements. TEM Projects, Line of Sight Modernization, SATCOM Modernization, Transport Modernization, Secure Cellular, Next Generation Tactical Terminal (NGTT), and System of Systems (SoS) Training. These technologies support new and improved communications capabilities with reduced Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP), while increasing throughput, providing network resiliency and Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD) capabilities. Satellite and Network Modernization procures, modifies, integrates, and tests system prototypes to demonstrate enhanced capabilities in accordance with Army modernization priorities.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| L3Harris | 4.7 | 23% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNTTI - Transport Modernization, Terminals and Network Efficiency | — | — | 15.5 | new | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A/C2A/a0) |
| Protected SATCOM, Resilient Anti-Jam Modem Dev and Emerging Threat Mitigation | — | — | 4.7 | new | — |

> 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.

### UNTTI - Transport Modernization, Terminals and Network Efficiency — NEW START

Funds will be used for prototype development and modification of emerging technology in transport modernization terminal and network efficiency, along with integration and testing of modernized solutions. Funds evaluation of hardware form factor variants, supports integration and testing with various Army platforms and associated program…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A/C2A/a0

### Protected SATCOM, Resilient Anti-Jam Modem Dev and Emerging Threat Mitigation — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** FY2027 funds support RAM development, preparation of efforts to support Milestone C and add enduring modernization efforts that continue system development with pursuit to reduce tech debt proactively and integrate new technologies for relevancy over time and ensuring systems remain efficient, secure, and a capable of meeting evolving requirements and emerging threats.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funds realigned in FY2027 from 0303142A CO7/Protected Tactical Satellite Communications to C2A Satellite and Network Modernization under 0605330A / C2 Transport.

## 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/0605330A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605330A project C2A (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605330A")`.

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