# Modernization Development Efforts and Emerging Threats

**R-2A activity** of project BY8 — AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Sys  
**Program element:** 0607148A — AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar System  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607148A/BY8/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607148A

## Summary

This activity requests $28.5M in FY2027, 31% of project BY8, up 121% on 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.** FY 2027 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds in the amount of $28.462 million continues to support Modernization Development Efforts and mitigation of Emerging Threats. This funding enables continued response to evolving battlefield threats as identified in the VOLT CFRS, dated 15 February 2022. Funds also support the integration and testing of the Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) into the Distributed Digital Receiver Exciter (DDREX) software baseline, which is a component of Capability Set #3. These capabilities are essential for critical software improvements and enhanced system survivability.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increase due to additional integration work required for MMR software and the ramp up of software development to continue to evolve the system to counter advanced threats.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds in the amount of $12.854 million continues to support the Modernization Development Efforts and Emerging Threats. This requirement will continue to allow the ability to address evolving battlefield threats identified in the VOLT CFRS, 15 February 2022. Funds support engineering and development activities, software updates, modeling & simulation, cyber & information assurance patches & updates, and post-test data analysis on the radar's performance. Funds also support Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) software integration into the Distributed Digital Receiver Exciter (DDREX) software baseline, enabling early detection and classification of airborne threats. These capabilities are necessary to allow continued survivability software improvements.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** FY 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds in the amount of $8.094 million continues to support the Modernization Development Efforts and Emerging Threats. This requirement will continue to allow the ability to address evolving threats on the battlefield that are in the VOLT CFRS, 15 February 2022. This requirement is necessary to allow continued survivability improvements.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 28.5 |

> 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 BY8

- [DDREX Capability Sets #3 and #4](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607148A/BY8/a0) — FY2027 54.0
- Test & Evaluation Support — FY2027 5.2
- Program Management Support — FY2027 3.3
- Multi-Domain Operation (MDO) Digitization / Distributed Digital Receiver Exciter (DDREX) — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0607148A project BY8 (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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