What project 2039 buys
Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) significantly improves Battle Force Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) capability by coordinating all Battle Force AAW sensors into a single, realtime, composite track picture to support integrated fire control. CEC distributes sensor data from each USMC Command Control Unit, US Navy Ship, and US Navy Aircraft, or Cooperating Unit (CU), to all other CUs in the battle force through a real-time, line of sight, high data-rate sensor and engagement data distribution network. CEC is highly resistant to jamming and provides accurate gridlocking between CUs. Each CU independently employs high capacity, parallel processing and advanced algorithms to combine all distributed sensor data into a fire control quality track picture which is the same for all CUs. CEC data is presented as a superset of the best AAW sensor capabilities from each CU, all of which are integrated into a single input to each CU's combat weapons system. CEC significantly improves our Battle Force defense in depth, including both local area and ship defense capabilities against current and future AAW threats. Moreover, CEC provides critical connectivity and integration of over-land air defense systems capable of countering emerging air threats, including land attack cruise missiles, in a complex littoral environment. The CEC Program Office oversees CEC development for all services with funding provided for their respective combat systems. CEC consists of the Data Distribution System (DDS), the Cooperative Engagement Processor (CEP), and interface with Combat Systems and sensors. The DDS encodes and distributes own-ship sensor and engagement data and is a high capacity, jam resistant, directional system providing high data throughput as well common time and common positional frame of reference. The CEP is a high capacity distributed processor that processes data from all integrated radars. The data is passed to the ship's combat system as a high quality, common, continuous, engageable track. CEC operates in an increasingly contentious cyber-space. Measures are being taken to robustly mitigate, and where possible, completely remediate cyber vulnerabilities.
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 2039 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.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 91.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 60.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 50.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 58.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 54.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 53.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 54.3 |
9 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Continue DT-C1 of CEC Increment 2 Block II Capability Group 3 in multiple shipboard, airborne, and land mobile combat system configurations. Continue planning for DT-C2 of Increment 2 Block II capabilities. Complete OT-D3 of CEC AN/USG-2B on DDG 1000.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Complete Agile Software Reviews and associated Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events. Complete multiple CEC Product Release Panels (PRP) and Product Certification Panels (PCP) in support of CEC deliveries to Aegis, SSDS, DDG-1000, and E-2D platforms. Complete Integration, Testing, and Certification of Joint Track Management Capability (CEC) v1.0 into AEGIS, SSDS, E-2D, and DDG 1000 Platforms. Continue Systems Engineering and software development efforts to integrate Joint Track Management Capability (JTMC) v1.5 and v2.0 into CEC. Development and coordination of CEC Fielding Plans and shipboard installation of CEC software in support of AEGIS, SSDS, DDG-1000 and E2D platforms…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is due to reduced number of Systems Engineering Technical Reviews, Certification and Release Panels, and Safety Assessments to be supported annually.
FY2026 plans — current year Complete Agile Software Reviews and associated Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) events. Complete CEC software Final Qualification Testing (FQT)/Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) events for CEC Aegis, SSDS, DDG-1000, and E-2D configurations. Complete Software Releases in support of Aegis, SSDS, DDG-1000, and E-2D platform events. Complete multiple CEC Product Release Panels (PRP) and Product Certification Panels (PCP) in support of CEC deliveries to Aegis, SSDS, DDG-1000, and E-2D platforms. Complete CEC S/W safety assessments for Aegis, SSDS, DDG-1000, and E-2D configurations. Continue CEC S/W development and coordination with AEGIS B/L 10.Support CEC Blk II S/W…
FY2027 planned work Continue field activity support of CEC development and fielding efforts (including Software Engineering/Integration Agent (SE/IA), Technical Direction Agent, In-Service Engineering Agent, Integrated Logistics Support planning) and program management support. Facilitate fielding of systems improvements and maintenance efforts.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to minor pricing differences.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue field activity support of CEC development and fielding efforts (including Software Engineering/Integration Agent (SE/IA), Technical Direction Agent, In-Service Engineering Agent, Integrated Logistics Support planning) and program management support. Facilitate fielding of systems improvements and maintenance efforts.
FY2027 planned work Provide CEC Program Protection support to manage risks from foreign intelligence collection threats to CEC hardware, software, or supply chain exploitation. CEC critical program information (CPI) is required to be protected with antitamper. The effort will further the use of anti-tamper protection within the program. CEC will work closely with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Damage Assessment Management Office to access impacts to the program from exploitation. The effort will further maintain the Program Protection Plan (PPP) and updates to the program Security Classification Guide (SCG).
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is due to deferral of program protection and anti-tamper efforts to align with planned system hardware modernization efforts.
FY2026 plans — current year Provide CEC Program Protection support to manage risks from foreign intelligence collection threats to CEC hardware, software, or supply chain exploitation. CEC critical program information (CPI) is required to be protected with antitamper. The effort will further the use of anti-tamper protection within the program. CEC will work closely with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Damage Assessment Management Office to access impacts to the program from exploitation. The effort will further maintain the Program Protection Plan (PPP) and updates to the program Security Classification Guide (SCG).
FY2027 planned work Support robust system engineering and design activities, using results of Land Based, At-Sea, and Live Fire test events as feedback for the current design. Conduct assessment of NIFC functionality and assess any regression to legacy capability, and conduct systems engineering efforts to address required CEC design changes.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is due to deferral of NIFC Increment 3 Capabilities in CEC and reduced number of NIFC Land Based, At-Sea, and Live Fire test events.
FY2026 plans — current year Support robust system engineering and design activities, using results of Land Based, At-Sea, and Live Fire test events as feedback for the current design.
FY2027 planned work Continue software development and test for E-2D DSSC 5.X CEC software, including interface development and integration of new CEC capabilities, and of E-2D CEC networking, sensor, and tracker capability and performance improvements included in DSSC 5.X software and associated hardware. Conduct laboratory and flight test events for E-2D DSSC 5.X. Continue systems engineering efforts for integration of CEC BLK II and BLK III cap
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is due to minor pricing differences
FY2026 plans — current year Complete Development and Laboratory testing of CEC Software with E-2D DSSC 4/5.1. Commence developmental flight testing, Design Agent Final Qualification Testing, and Certification of the software. Begin integration of additional CEC Block II capabilities with E-2D Sensors and Interfaces to support a follow-on E-2D DSSC 5.x product.
FY2027 planned work Continue execution of CEC Cyber Ready Lines of Effort, and regularly review Cyber Ready process enforcement. Continue reviewing CTT and field cybersecurity test results and developing and implementing cybersecurity risk mitigation capabilities based on test/analysis findings. Participate in combat system cybersecurity test events planned in FY27, and conduct CEC system scanning of new and existing baseline and operating system releases. Conduct cybersecurity testing in CEC emulation environments, analyze results, and develop and implement related risk mitigation capabilities. Some risk mitigations and cyber capability enhancements will likely be deferred due to budget constraints, though…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to minor pricing differences.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue execution of CEC Cyber Ready Lines of Effort, and regularly review Cyber Ready process enforcement, though less frequently based on budget reductions. Continue reviewing CTT and field cybersecurity test results and developing and implementing cybersecurity risk mitigation capabilities based on test/analysis findings. Participate in combat system cybersecurity test events planned in FY26, and conduct CEC system scanning of new and existing baseline and operating system releases, though some system scanning will be deferred due to budget reductions. Conduct cybersecurity testing in CEC emulation environments, analyze results, and develop and implement related risk mitigation…
FY2027 planned work Continue integration of CEC Increment 2 Blk II capabilities with SSDS Baseline 12 and EASR baselines.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to reduced number of required integration efforts of CEC Increment II Block II capabilities as the initial EASR/CEC capability is certified and fielded.
FY2026 plans — current year Complete CEC Baseline 11 Integration and Test and Certify CEC with SSDS Baseline 12 and EASR. Continue integration of CEC Increment 2 Blk II capabilities with SSDS Baseline 12 and EASR baselines.
Named performers on project 2039
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.