# Project C2B — RADIO MODERNIZATION

**Program element:** 0605330A — C2 Transport  
**Project:** C2B  
**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/C2B  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A

## Summary

Project C2B — RADIO MODERNIZATION requests $25.1M in FY2027, 55% of the $45.4M requested for program element 0605330A — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 3 new this cycle. NSA is the largest named R-3 performer at $0.6M, 2.5% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 25.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 25.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 25.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 25.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 25.8 |

> 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 C2B buys

This funding directly supports the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative, specifically targeting the modernization of the Command and Control (C2) Transport Layer. The C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) is a cornerstone of this effort, embodying the key tenets of NGC2 to deliver a more agile, interoperable, and data-centric communications backbone for ground and aviation platforms. Project C2B - Radio Modernization: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Radio Card Mid-Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototype (RP) program delivers Software Defined Radio (SDR) cards, Cryptographic Subsystem (CSS) cards, Digital Radio Heads (DRH) and Victory Audio Adapter (VAX) required by the CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD) for the Ground and Aviation's tactical communication requirements utilizing an Other Transaction Authority(OTA) contracting strategy. CMFF Radio Cards provide simultaneous transmission and reception of multiple waveforms across multiple channels in a single or multiple SDR card(s) integrated in the CMFF chassis with NSA certifiable CSS and interoperable with the Digital Radio Head. CMFF Radio cards initial capability development includes but is not limited to Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Air Traffic Control (ATC), Warrior Robust Enhanced Network (WREN) and future advanced networking waveforms; initial Cryptographic Subsystem Card (CSS), Digital Radio Head (DRH), and Victory Audio Adapter (VAX). Advanced capability development includes but is not limited to Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Link-16, High Frequency (HF), HAVEQUICK (HQ), Second generation Anti-jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN), Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) and future advanced networking waveforms; and final CSS, DRH and VAX. The total cost of the CMFF RC Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) effort is $96.1 million RDT&E from FY25 to FY29. FY2027 funding supports Hardware and Software Development (SDR card, CSS card, Digital Radiohead and Victory Audio Adapter), Test, Integration and Evaluation, and Program Management Support.

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

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| NSA | 0.6 | 2.5% |

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | — | — | 18.9 | new | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A/C2B/a1) |
| Program Management Support | — | — | 3.8 | new | — |
| Test and Evaluation | — | — | 2.4 | 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.

### Product Development — NEW START

FY 2027 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding will continue to support prototyping contracts with vendors and provide technical systems engineering support for Hardware & Software development of the SDR card, CSS card, DRH and Victory Audio Adapter.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605330A/C2B/a1

### Program Management Support — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** FY 2027 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funds Matrix and contractor support to assist with the CMFF radio card program development, testing, integration and evaluation and program oversight.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funds transferred in FY27 from 0604805A project DH4 CMFF Radio Cards to project C2B Radio Modernization under a new Parent program element 0605330A / C2 Transport. Funds transferred in FY27 from 0604541A project BT5 Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network to project C2B Radio Modernization under a new Parent program element 0605330A / C2 Transport.

### Test and Evaluation — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** FY 2027 Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding supports CMFF integration, testing, and evaluation of the Software Defined Radio (SDR) cards, Cryptographic Subsystem (CSS) cards, Digital Radio Heads and support from the Crypto Mod lab, Open Innovation Lab (OIL), and Prototype Integration Facility (PIF). As well as multiple technical demonstrations to prove system interoperability and maturation.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funds transferred in FY27 from 0604805A project DH4 CMFF Radio Cards to project C2B Radio Modernization under a new Parent program element 0605330A / C2 Transport. Funds transferred in FY27 from 0604541A project BT5 Integrated Tactical Network/Enterprise Network to project C2B Radio Modernization under a new Parent program element 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 C2B (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605330A")`.

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