# PATRIOT Product Improvement

**R-2A activity** of project DV8 — Patriot Product Improvement  
**Program element:** 0607865A — Patriot Product Improvement  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607865A/DV8/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607865A/DV8

## Summary

This activity requests $57.6M in FY2027, 100% of project DV8, up 1.3% 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.** -Continue Software Improvement for Threat Evolution and AECM to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue Combat ID enhancements to reduce fratricide potential -Continue Tasks 2, 6, and 7 activities to develop hardware and software to maintain PATRIOT system effectiveness in the field -Continue program development through system level modeling, simulation, integration and test support to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue test program to include utilization of targets/threat simulators, flight simulator and modeling efforts to maintain system effectiveness -Continue supporting Integrated Fires Testing -Continue Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integration Testing -Continue PATRIOT program M&S laboratory infrastructure maintenance as well as the conduct of M&S for hardware/software capability improvements -U.S. Government and contractor support to ensure force effectiveness is maintained to keep pace with evolving and emerging threats -Continue IBCS convergence and PCSB effort -Continue system integration activities, test and analysis, and threat analysis and modeling -Continue A-PNT prototype demonstration, test and evaluation activities, and data analysis

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase due to economic assumptions.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Continue Software Improvement for Threat Evolution and AECM to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue Combat ID enhancements to reduce fratricide potential -Continue Tasks 2, 6, and 7 activities to develop hardware and software to maintain PATRIOT system effectiveness in the field -Continue program development through system level modeling, simulation, integration and test support to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue test program to include utilization of targets/threat simulators, flight simulator and modeling efforts to maintain system effectiveness -Continue supporting Integrated Fires Testing -Continue Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integration Testing -Continue PATRIOT program M&S laboratory infrastructure maintenance as well as the conduct of M&S for hardware/software capability improvements -U.S. Government and contractor support to ensure force effectiveness is maintained to keep pace with evolving and emerging threats -Continue IBCS convergence and PCSB effort -Continue system integration activities, test and analysis, and threat analysis and modeling -Continue A-PNT prototype demonstration, test and evaluation activities, and data analysis

**FY2025 accomplishments.** -Continue Software Improvement for Threat Evolution and AECM to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue Combat ID enhancements to reduce fratricide potential -Continue Tasks 2, 6, and 7 activities to develop hardware and software to maintain PATRIOT system effectiveness in the field -Continue program development through system level modeling, simulation, integration and test support to address emerging threats and convergence with IBCS -Continue test program to include utilization of targets/threat simulators, flight simulator and modeling efforts to maintain system effectiveness -Continue supporting Integrated Fires Testing -Development and integration in support of the Pacific Defense Initiative -Continue Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integration Testing -Continue PATRIOT program M&S laboratory infrastructure maintenance as well as the conduct of M&S for hardware/software capability improvements -U.S. Government and contractor support to ensure force effectiveness is maintained to keep pace with evolving and emerging threats -Continue IBCS convergence and PCSB effort -Continue system integration activities, test and analysis, and threat analysis and modeling -Continue A-PNT prototype demonstration, test and evaluation activities, and data analysis

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 79.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 56.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 57.6 |

> 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 0607865A project DV8 (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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