Project S02
$9.2MFY2027 request ▲ 11%HQDA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS & SERVICES
FY2025 actual$8.3M
FY2026 enacted$8.3M
FY2027 request$9.2M
FY2027 Request
$15.6M
▲ 32% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$11.8M
▲ 9.0% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$10.8M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $15.6M for Army Modeling & Sim X-Cmd Collaboration & Integ under RDT&E program element 0605718A, up 32% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 11.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 15.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 14.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 14.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 14.4 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0605718A
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 32% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project S03
$6.4MFY2027 request ▲ 83%Analysis M&S Tools and Services
FY2025 actual$2.5M
FY2026 enacted$3.5M
FY2027 request$6.4M
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$15.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$15.6M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$15.6M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$15.6M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This Program Element (PE) promotes the Army's Modeling and Simulation (M&S) strategy, defined by five guiding priorities: (1) formulate Army M&S policies; (2) develop and employ management processes for models, simulations and data; (3) develop M&S standards, architectures, networks and environments; (4) develop/employ new M&S tools and simulation technology; (5) develop an M&S workforce. Specifically, this PE focuses on priorities 3 and 4 to include the modernization of the Center for Army Analysis (CAA) models, simulations, and analytic capabilities.
Project S02, S03 — HQDA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS & SERVICES
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FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605718A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0605718A.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$9.2M
▲ 11% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$8.3M
▼ 0.3% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$8.3M
Prior year
HQDA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS & SERVICES — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605718A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S02 — HQDA DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS & SERVICES — requests $9.2M in FY2027, 59% of the $15.6M requested for program element 0605718A. Year over year it grows 11% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S02 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 8.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.5 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Campaign Model Modernization▲ 11%
FY2025 actual$8.3M
FY2026 enacted$8.3M
FY2027 request$9.2M
FY2027 planned work This project assesses existing modeling and simulation tools, available data sources, and completed and ongoing research in order to implement, adapt, and/or create algorithms and software improving the accuracy and relevance of theater campaign analysis performed in joint and combined multi-domain contexts.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase due to economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year FY26 funds will be applied against efforts to continue assessment of currently available models for suitability, transitioning where and as appropriate to constructive efforts to build a campaign analysis model that reflects multi-domain operations with suitable precision and accuracy. Efforts may incorporate elements of research (to include subject matter expert interviews), systems engineering, software architecture, and software engineering; FY26 efforts will likely begin shifting toward software architecture and engineering.
FY2025 accomplishments FY25 funds are applied against efforts to continue assessment of currently available models for suitability, transitioning where and as appropriate to constructive efforts to build a campaign analysis model that reflects multi-domain operations with suitable precision and accuracy. Efforts may incorporate elements of research (to include subject matter expert interviews), systems engineering, software architecture, and software engineering; FY25 efforts will likely begin shifting toward software architecture and engineering.
Project detail
What project S02 buys
HQDA Decision Support Tools and Services assesses existing modeling and simulation tools, available data sources, and completed and ongoing research in order to implement adapt, and/or create algorithms and software that improve the accuracy and relevance of theater campaign analysis performed in joint and combined multi-domain contexts.
FY2027 Request
$6.4M
▲ 82% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$3.5M
▲ 40% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.5M
Prior year
Analysis M&S Tools and Services — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605718A. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S03 — Analysis M&S Tools and Services — requests $6.4M in FY2027, 41% of the $15.6M requested for program element 0605718A. Year over year it grows 83% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S03 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 3.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 6.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 5.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 5.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 5.9 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Develop M&S tools and technology▲ 116%
FY2025 actual$1.7M
FY2026 enacted$2.4M
FY2027 request$5.1M
FY2027 planned work FY27 funds will be distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY27 plans include: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM; b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities; c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase cost for development of tools and technology for the next phase.
FY2026 plans — current year FY26 funds will be distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY26 plans include: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM; b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities; c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
FY2025 accomplishments FY25 funds are distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY25 plans include: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM; b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities; c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
Develop M&S standards, architectures, networks and environments▲ 14%
FY2025 actual$0.8M
FY2026 enacted$1.2M
FY2027 request$1.3M
FY2027 planned work FY27 funds will be distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY27 plans include the following: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM, b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities, c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase cost for development of tools and technology for the next phase.
FY2026 plans — current year FY26 funds will be distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY26 plans include the following: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM, b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities, c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
FY2025 accomplishments FY25 funds are distributed among activities that promote the fourth priority of the Army M&S Strategy: develop M&S tools and technology. Specific FY25 plans include the following: a.) development of an Army Fires Community AEM, b.) development of network modeling scenarios and models for the test/evaluation and analysis network communities, c.) update and enhance intelligence models for existing simulations and Mission Command Information Systems (MCISs). Includes modernization and life cycle management of CAA's suite of models, simulations, data management, and analytic tools.
Project detail
What project S03 buys
This Project has two functions: Function 1 (Priority 3 of the "Army Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Strategy") -- Develop M&S standards, architectures, networks and environments that promote sharing, interoperability, access, and reliable application of tools, formats, data and information among/for users. Function 2 (priority 4 of the "Army M&S Strategy") -- Develop and improve tools and technology in the form of models, simulations and data that support the full range of Army interests and deliver timely information to enhance effective decision making. These tools can be documented, verified, validated and accredited for their intended purpose. Resources under Project S03 support the M&S communities (Acquisition, Analysis, Experimentation, Test & Evaluation, Training, Intelligence) at the enterprise level through enabling efforts. These efforts include the following: (a) design models, simulations, data and tools that are resident within one organization but reusable and trusted by M&S users and specialists across the Army M&S enterprise; (b) leverage industry and academia; (c) promote interoperability within M&S and between M&S and operational capabilities.