# Intel Cyber Development

**R-2A activity** of project BS5 — Intel Cyber Development  
**Program element:** 0607150A — Intel Cyber Development  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607150A/BS5/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607150A

## Summary

This activity requests $13.7M in FY2027, 100% of project BS5, up 4.3% 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.** INSCOM will address the operational force reports of increasing threat sophistication that requires matching pace in development of payloads, implants, and exploits to maintain critical advantage across the operational domains, particularly within the electromagnetic spectrum focused on signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW, composed of the sub-domains of Electronic Support and Electronic Attack), and cyberspace operations. Expand combatant command focal points in accordance with Secretary of the Army service component commander's emerging needs. The requirement to address threat actors and Army multi-domain operations that are expanding across the warfighting domains drive the need to reduce development gaps in these capabilities. We will expand our automated test capabilities to better evaluate capabilities under development. By incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) into our testing processes, we will increase efficiency and gain a deeper understanding of functional and mission risks. This enhanced test and evaluation by G7 will ensure mission commanders receive a comprehensive risk profile and that the capability meets the supported organization's requirements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Expansion of Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands Requirements to include CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and INDOPACOM. To meet new combatant command requirements, enhancement of automated testing processes for cyber capabilities is required. This enhancement will incorporate Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to manage the increased volume of capabilities under evaluation.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Expansion of Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands Requirements to include CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, and INDOPACOM. This requirement is essential to mitigating risk, achieving technological superiority, and ensuring the Warfighter's success. Failure to address this capability gap will hinder INSCOM's ability to research, develop, test, and evaluate (RDT&E), modernize, and integrate government and commercial off-the-shelf multi-domain Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Electromagnetic Warfare (EW), and Cyberspace capabilities INSCOM's Major Subordinate Commands, Theater Army Commands and Functional/Geographic Combatant Command named operations. Expand automated test capability for the evaluation of cyber capabilities and incorporate AI/ML capabilities into testing processes and procedures. The corresponding test and evaluation of these capabilities by G7 ensures that mission commanders receive a full risk profile of the capability and that the capability meets the requirements of the supported organization.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Develop and support leading-edge multi-domain intelligence and cyberspace operations technologies designed to collect, process, exploit, and, when directed, degrade, deny, disrupt, or destroy threat command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) cyber systems to enable commanders in shaping the operational warfighting environment in order to create conditions favorable to the application of other elements of national power. Support the development of multi-domain intelligence and cyberspace operations technologies in direct support of the full range of missions called for in the National Defense Strategy, Comprehensive National Cyber-Security Initiative, National Security Strategy, National Defense Guidance, Defense Cyber Strategy, Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 20, National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) 54, Homeland Defense Presidential Directive (HSPD) 23, and The Army Operating Concept. INSCOM will address the operational force reports of increasing threat sophistication that requires matching pace in development of offensive capabilities to maintain critical advantage across the operational domains, particularly within the electromagnetic spectrum focused on signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW, composed of the sub-domains of Electronic Support and Electronic Attack), and cyberspace operations. Expand combatant command focal points in accordance with Secretary of the Army service component commander's emerging needs. The requirement to address NEER-PEER threat actors and Army multi-domain operations that are expanding across the warfighting domains drive the need to reduce development gaps in these capabilities.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.7 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0607150A project BS5 (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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