# Ground Systems

**R-2A activity** of project E25 — Mfg Science & Tech  
**Program element:** 0708045A — End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708045A/E25/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708045A/E25

## Summary

This activity requests $25.8M in FY2027, 38% of project E25, up 47% 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 addressing advanced manufacturing processes for high-performance / lower-weight armor materials for Army platforms and ramp up efforts focused on manufacturing advanced systems for ground platforms. Continue effort to reduce RDX production requirements for the MICLIC to improve manufacturability and effectiveness while reducing cost. Initiate efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and lead times for electronic components for ground platforms.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in funding reflects ongoing efforts to reduce RDX production requirements for the MICLIC to improve manufacturability and effectiveness while reducing cost, reduce manufacturing costs and lead times for electronic components for ground platforms, and address advanced manufacturing processes for high-performance / lower-weight armor materials for ground platforms.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue addressing advanced manufacturing processes for high-performance / lower-weight armor materials for Army platforms and ramp up efforts focused on manufacturing advanced systems for ground platforms. Continue effort to reduce RDX production requirements for the Mine-Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) to improve manufacturability and effectiveness while reducing cost.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Program plans will continue efforts advancing digital thread capabilities and addressing advanced manufacturing processes for high performance / lower weight armor materials. Ramp up the development of manufacturing processes for advanced systems for ground platforms.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 25.8 |

> 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 E25

- [Weapon Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708045A/E25/a1) — FY2027 23.5
- Networks and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence — FY2027 8.3
- Aviation Systems — FY2027 5.3
- Soldier Systems — FY2027 5.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0708045A project E25 (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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