Project S700
$148.3MFY2027 request ▲ 39%Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems
FY2025 actual$84.1M
FY2026 enacted$106.5M
FY2027 request$148.3M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$435.1M
▲ 48% vs FY2026
House mark
$468.1M
▼ $33.0M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$294.0M
In law
Roll-up of 10 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $435.1M for Warrior Systems under RDT&E program element 1160431BB, up 48% over FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to raise it to $468.1M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 272.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 294.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 435.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 397.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 381.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 385.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 398.6 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
10 projects roll up into PE 1160431BB
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 48% overall, which can hide much larger swings below. The 8 largest have their own view above; the rest are shown in full here.
Project S800
$98.4MFY2027 request ▲ 153%Munitions Advanced Development
FY2025 actual$25.6M
FY2026 enacted$38.8M
FY2027 request$98.4M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and Evaluation
Project S385
$82.1MFY2027 request ▲ 165%Soldier Protection and Survival Systems
FY2025 actual$71.6M
FY2026 enacted$31.0M
FY2027 request$82.1M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project S710
$51.3MFY2027 request ▼ 2%Tactical Systems Development
FY2025 actual$55.6M
FY2026 enacted$52.5M
FY2027 request$51.3M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project S725
$27.8MFY2027 request ▼ 41%Tactical Radio Systems
FY2025 actual$25.4M
FY2026 enacted$47.1M
FY2027 request$27.8M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project S395
$9.6MFY2027 request ▲ 120%Visual Augmentation, Lasers and Sensor Systems
FY2025 actual$3.5M
FY2026 enacted$4.4M
FY2027 request$9.6M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project S910
$9.4MFY2027 request NEWSOF Tactical Vehicles
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$9.4M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project D476
$4.4MFY2027 request ▲ 4%Psychological Operations
FY2025 actual$4.1M
FY2026 enacted$4.2M
FY2027 request$4.4M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
Project S375
$2.1MFY2027 request ▲ 6%Weapons Systems
FY2025 actual$0.8M
FY2026 enacted$2.0M
FY2027 request$2.1M
Test and Evaluation
This project provides for the next generation system development Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I), testing, and integration of specialized weapon systems and weapon accessories to meet the unique requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF). The efforts include product improvements and testing of the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR), Machine Gun (MG) Barrel, Mid-Range Gas Gun (MRGG), Reduced Signature Assault Rifle (RSAR), Lightweight Machine Gun-Medium (LMG-M), Lightweight Machine Gun-Assault (LMG-A) and Weapon Suppressors. The product improvements will leverage the latest technological advances to achieve over match capability for integrated deterrence by posturing to fight and win against current and emerging threats.
Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Weapons, Program Number 709▲ 6%
FY2025 actual$0.8M
FY2026 enacted$2.0M
FY2027 request$2.1M
FY2027 planned work Continues to perform safety and qualification testing, engineering and change proposals, and support of individual sniper, rifle, and machine gun weapons and suppressors. SOF Weapons focus will be caliber conversion and advanced suppressors.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $0.114 million is due to development of weapon suppressors and caliber conversion kits in FY27 to include MRGG.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to perform safety and qualification testing, engineering and change proposals, and support individual sniper, rifle, and machine gun weapon systems. SOF Weapons focus is LMG-A and development of rifle and machine gun suppressors.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to perform safety and qualification testing, engineering and change proposals, and support of individual pistol, sniper, rifle, grenade launcher, and machine gun weapons.
Project S385A
$1.7MFY2027 request ▼ 77%Body Armor and Associated Equipment
FY2025 actual$1.6M
FY2026 enacted$7.6M
FY2027 request$1.7M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation
This project funds the development, testing, integration, rapid prototyping and evaluation of specialized equipment to meet the unique soldier protection and survival requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF), including, but not limited to: individual survival equipment; Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM); and Counter Uncrewed Systems (aerial, ground and maritime); and personnel safety equipment to improve the mobility of SOF, while conducting varied missions. These missions are generally conducted in harsh and hostile environments, for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy
Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
SOF Personal Equipment Advanced Requirement (SPEAR)-Body Armor, Program Number 807▲ 6%
FY2025 actual$1.6M
FY2026 enacted$1.6M
FY2027 request$1.7M
FY2027 planned work Continues foreign ammunition testing and threat validation to assess effectiveness of currently fielded personal protective equipment. Continues development and testing of lightweight body armor and helmets (ground, maritime, rotary wing) to upgrade systems that have been fielded. Continues evaluation of transparent armor products which include variable light transmission and laser protective lenses to upgrade systems that have been fielded.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $0.093 million is due to an increase in test article development for body armor, helmet and eye protection systems.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue foreign ammunition testing and threat validation to assess effectiveness of currently fielded personal protective equipment. Continues development and testing of lightweight body armor and helmets (ground, maritime, rotary wing) to upgrade systems that have been fielded. Continues evaluation of transparent armor products which include variable light transmission and laser protective lenses to upgrade systems that have been fielded.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue foreign ammunition testing and threat validation to assess effectiveness of currently fielded personal protective equipment. Continues development and testing of lightweight body armor and helmets (ground, maritime, rotary wing) to upgrade systems that have been fielded. Continue evaluation of transparent armor products which include variable light transmission and laser protective lenses to upgrade systems that have been fielded.
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$435.1M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$468.1M +$33.0M · +7.6%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$478.2M +$43.1M · +9.9%
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$481.4M +$46.4M · +11%
▲ $13.3M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
USSOCOM
$9.6M · 2.2%
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 5.2% | 22.7 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 1.4% | 6.0 |
| Other / unspecified | 93% | 406.4 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 435.1 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The FY 2026 spend plan amount for Warrior Systems includes $294.040 million of discretionary and $50.425 million of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $344.465 million. This Program Element (PE) provides for the development, rapid prototyping, testing, and integration of specialized equipment in the areas of Phycological Operations (PSYOP), weapons, soldier protection and survival, body armor and associated equipment, visual augmentation, lasers, sensors and simulators, communication equipment and electronics, tactical systems development, tactical radio systems, munitions advanced development, unmanned aircraft under Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Systems (MTUAS) and small Unmanned…
SPEAR: SPEAR Individual equipment leverages the advancement of commercially available solutions to the greatest extent possible and applies SOF peculiar (SO-p) modifications as required. Contracts in support of SPEAR are a combination of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with single vendor awards, small business set asides, and prime vendor style multiple awards. SPEAR is an ACAT III program utilizing MCA strategies to support capability fielding of new ballistic and environmental protective combat uniforms; load carriage systems; communications headsets; and visual augmentation system mounts providing increased survivability.
Project S700, S800, S385, S710, S725, S395, S910, D476, S375, S385A — Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
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/programs/1160431BB.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$148.3M
▲ 39% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$106.5M
▲ 27% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$84.1M
Prior year
Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S700 — Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems — requests $148.3M in FY2027, 34% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it grows 39% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S700 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 84.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 106.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 148.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 161.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 142.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 146.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 154.3 |
Inside the project
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Satellite Deployable Node (SDN), Program Number 757▲ 4%
FY2025 actual$4.5M
FY2026 enacted$7.2M
FY2027 request$7.5M
Continues all major FY 2026 program efforts with a continued focus on LEO satellite services and next-gen terminals capable of operating on multi-orbits.
FY2025 actual$23.8M
FY2026 enacted$57.1M
FY2027 request$70.6M
Heavy focus will be in scaling and stabilizing MCS/COP capabilities at the edge, enhancing data connections to strategic echelons, and increasing the SOF value proposition to the Joint Force through generation of data insights only available through SOF's unique placement and access in priority geographic locations with mission partner…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$15.6M
Scales the cloud-based, DevSecOps Platform to the SOF Enterprise to support technologists rapidly developing, securing, and operating software applications on unclassified and classified echelons. Enhances data pipeline and architecture development for the SOF Data Fabric, to connect siloed data sources on disparate networks, enabling…
Read the FY2027 plan →Classified Program(s)▲ 29%
FY2025 actual$55.7M
FY2026 enacted$42.2M
FY2027 request$54.5M
Details provided under separate cover.
Project detail
What project S700 buys
This project provides for communication systems to meet emergent requirements to support SOF. Communications Equipment and Electronics Systems is a continuing effort to develop smaller, lighter, more efficient and more robust SOF command, control, communications, and computer (C4) capabilities. The USSOCOM C4 systems comprise an integrated network of systems providing positive command and control and the timely exchange of information to all organizational echelons. The C4 systems that support this new architecture employ the latest standards and technology by transitioning from separate systems to full integration within the Global Information Grid (GIG). The GIG is a multitude of existing and projected national assets that allows SOF elements to operate with any force combination in multiple environments.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$98.4M
▲ 153% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$38.8M
▲ 52% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$25.6M
Prior year
Munitions Advanced Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S800 — Munitions Advanced Development — requests $98.4M in FY2027, 23% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it grows 153% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S800 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 38.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 98.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 41.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 41.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 42.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 43.1 |
Inside the project
7 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$15.0M
FY2026 enacted$18.0M
FY2027 request$18.7M
Continues the engineering, integration, and testing of various technologies (munitions and warheads) within the precision guided munitions portfolio. Continues to modernize SOPGM weapons to provide alternative navigation, seeker and terminal guidance enhancement capability to operate in a near-peer contested/GPS-denied environment…
Read the FY2027 plan →Munitions Advanced Development▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$0.5M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$0.5M
Continues product improvement efforts, proof of concept development and Insensitive Munitions testing on various munitions in accordance with the applicable Military Standards
FY2025 actual$4.7M
FY2026 enacted$2.4M
FY2027 request$10.8M
Continues to develop all Echelons to meet component needs and iterate with the changing technology.
Read the FY2027 plan →Maritime Launched Effects (MLE), previously known as Maritime Precision Engagement MunitionNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$31.1M
Provides development and testing of the munitions to be loaded and launched from the bow launch mechanism, which is being integrated into the Combatant Craft Medium (CCM) MK2.
Small Uncrewed Multidomain Systems (sUMS) Program Number 847NEW
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$8.3M
Supports the development of multi-mission sUAS payloads capable of providing kinetic and non-kinetic effects and novel drone delivery systems.
Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (MTUAS), Program Number 836NEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$1.0M
Conducts development, test and integration of high-range autonomous sensor UAV platforms.
Classified Program(s)▲ 468%
FY2025 actual$5.4M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$27.9M
Details provided under separate cover.
Project detail
What project S800 buys
This project funds advanced engineering, operational system development, and qualification efforts related to specialized kinetic and non-kinetic munitions and equipment to meet the unique requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF).
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$82.1M
▲ 165% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$31.0M
▼ 57% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$71.6M
Prior year
Soldier Protection and Survival Systems — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S385 — Soldier Protection and Survival Systems — requests $82.1M in FY2027, 19% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it grows 165% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S385 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 71.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 82.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 84.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 87.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 89.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 91.7 |
Inside the project
8 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
SOF Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR), Program Number 807▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$2.9M
FY2026 enacted$1.2M
FY2027 request$1.3M
Continues development and testing of environmental protection and load carriage systems. Hearing protection and Communication Headsets will initiate incorporation of new technologies to increase performance. Completes System Integration/Platform Integration.
Power and Data Accessory Suite (PDAS)▲ 6%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$1.6M
FY2027 request$1.6M
Continues power and data management system development and evolving technology updates. Evaluations of next generation integration solutions will be investigated.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Program Number 809▲ 6%
FY2025 actual$0.7M
FY2026 enacted$0.7M
FY2027 request$0.7M
Continues the test support, market surveys, rapid prototyping, test article acquisition, test and evaluation, and systems engineering in direct support of the Operator Kit, Medic Kit and CASEVAC Programs with focus on telemedicine with enabling wireless patient sensors for seamless data capture and integration into the electronic medical…
Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM), Program Number 806▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$8.1M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$5.1M
Continue multi-phased competitive prototyping and testing for the Next Gen ECM system. Continue development and developmental testing and operational testing of advanced countermeasures techniques, load sets, and mission kits developed for mounted and dismounted MM-ECM systems.
FY2025 actual$17.1M
FY2026 enacted$17.3M
FY2027 request$17.9M
Continues sensor and effector evaluation and development for integration into SOF's layered FoS for mounted, dismounted, and expeditionary fixed-site configurations. Continues System Integration / Platform Integration of CUxS capabilities, with emphasis on improved detect and defeat capabilities against emergent threats while On-the-Move…
Read the FY2027 plan →Personal Signature Management (PSM), Program Number ZHE▲ 8%
FY2025 actual$1.7M
FY2026 enacted$1.8M
FY2027 request$1.9M
Continues development and operational assessment of signature reducing material solutions. Continues development and operational assessment of threat sensor detectors.
Advanced Tactical Flotation System (ATFS)▼ 96%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$2.4M
FY2027 request$0.1M
Continues development and evaluation of ATFS enhancements.
Classified Program▲ 4702%
FY2025 actual$1.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.1M
FY2027 request$53.3M
Details provided under separate cover.
Who's building it
Named performers on project S385
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.
Anduril
$7.7M · 9.4%
PM-P&I
$3.7M · 4.5%
Project detail
What project S385 buys
This project funds the development, testing, integration, rapid prototyping and evaluation of specialized equipment to meet the unique soldier protection and survival requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF), including, but not limited to: individual survival equipment; Multi-Mission Electronic Countermeasures (MM-ECM); and Counter Uncrewed Systems (aerial, ground and maritime); and personnel safety equipment to improve the mobility of SOF, while conducting varied missions. These missions are generally conducted in harsh and hostile environments, for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$51.3M
▼ 2.2% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$52.5M
▼ 5.6% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$55.6M
Prior year
Tactical Systems Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S710 — Tactical Systems Development — requests $51.3M in FY2027, 12% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it falls 2.2% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S710 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 55.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 52.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 51.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 55.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 56.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 57.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 58.7 |
Inside the project
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN), Program Number 745▲ 4%
FY2025 actual$3.4M
FY2026 enacted$3.3M
FY2027 request$3.4M
Continues development, evaluation, and integration of capabilities on TACLAN tactical edge platforms.
FY2025 actual$19.8M
FY2026 enacted$19.6M
FY2027 request$20.9M
Continues investments in agile software developments to deliver quarterly software updates of Nyx, the next generation of aviation mission planning software, to SOF aviators. Delivers Nyx capability to support all aircraft within USSOCOM. Continues development and delivery of SOF-peculiar Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) software plug-ins to…
Read the FY2027 plan →Classified Program(s)▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$27.4M
FY2026 enacted$25.6M
FY2027 request$27.0M
Details provided under separate cover.
Project detail
What project S710 buys
This project provides for development, testing, and integration of specialized automation equipment to meet the unique requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF). Specialized automation equipment will permit small, highly trained forces to conduct required operations across the entire spectrum of conflict. These operations are generally conducted in harsh environments, for unspecified periods and in locations requiring small unit autonomy. SOF must infiltrate by land, sea, and air to conduct unconventional warfare, direct action, or deep reconnaissance operations in denied areas against insurgent units, terrorists, or highly sophisticated threat forces. The requirement to operate in denied areas controlled by a sophisticated threat mandates that SOF systems remain technologically superior to threat forces to ensure mission success. The project also supports SOF mission planning and execution capabilities as well as initiatives to assure the interoperability and commonality of these capabilities across diverse air, ground and maritime systems.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$27.8M
▼ 41% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$47.1M
▲ 85% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$25.4M
Prior year
Tactical Radio Systems — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S725 — Tactical Radio Systems — requests $27.8M in FY2027, 6.4% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it falls 41% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S725 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 47.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 27.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 26.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 25.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 26.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 26.7 |
Inside the project
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$19.6M
FY2026 enacted$24.1M
FY2027 request$20.6M
Continues ECPs for the NGHH, NGMP, and HF platform modernization systems into an overarching, predominately government-owned, high frequency capability that provides LPI/D capabilities. Continue Resilient Waveform development. Continue United States Naval Special Warfare Command Unmanned Systems/Autonomous and Remotely Controlled System…
Read the FY2027 plan →Blue Force Tracking (BFT), Program Number 742▼ 57%
FY2025 actual$5.7M
FY2026 enacted$13.7M
FY2027 request$5.9M
Complete and test deep dive variant design, plus start Mobility Adaptor mount design.
Remote Advise and Assist /Virtual Accompany Kit (RAA/VAK), Program Number 697▲ 3%
FY2025 actual$0.1M
FY2026 enacted$1.2M
FY2027 request$1.2M
Continues operational testing, integration, and interoperability efforts related to HF communication technology.
Project detail
What project S725 buys
This project is for the development of all Special Operations Forces (SOF) tactical radio programs. Tactical Radios provide the critical command, control, and communications (C3) link between SOF Commanders and SOF Teams conducting operational missions and training exercises. They also provide interoperability with all Services, various agencies of the U.S. Government, Air Traffic Control, commercial agencies, and allied foreign forces. Tactical Radios rapidly and seamlessly establish and maintain mobile and fixed command and control (C2) communications between operational elements and higher echelon headquarters, allowing SOF to operate with any force combination in multiple environments.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$9.6M
▲ 120% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.4M
▲ 26% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.5M
Prior year
Visual Augmentation, Lasers and Sensor Systems — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S395 — Visual Augmentation, Lasers and Sensor Systems — requests $9.6M in FY2027, 2.2% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it grows 120% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project S395 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 5.0 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Visual Augmentation Systems (VAS) Optics and Lasers, Program Number 810▲ 134%
FY2025 actual$3.5M
FY2026 enacted$3.9M
FY2027 request$9.1M
FY2027 planned work Continues development of visual augmentation systems and laser devices to improve situational awareness, sharing of data/ images, target acquisition, and training. Continues System Integration/HEO development to include integrated head-mounted sensors and augmented reality displays providing enhanced threat detection. Real-time, shared imaging and sensor discovery with distributed algorithm processing for a common operating picture. Ability to significantly increase the speed and effectiveness of our operators through SOF expeditionary equipment and networks to provide the force with more lethal and decisive effects. Continues development of next generation night vision, long range optics…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $5.225 million will develop and test the Joint Fires Equipment improving target acquisition, laser marking and designator.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue development of visual augmentation systems and laser devices to improve situational awareness, sharing of data/images, target acquisition, and training. Continues System Integration/HEO development to include integrated head-mounted sensors and augmented reality displays providing enhanced threat detection. Real-time, shared imaging and sensor discovery with distributed algorithm processing for a common operating picture. Ability to significantly increase the speed and effectiveness of our operators through SOF expeditionary equipment and networks to provide the force with more lethal and decisive effects. Continues development of next generation night vision, long range optics…
FY2025 accomplishments Continue development of visual augmentation systems and laser devices to improve situational awareness, sharing of data/images, target acquisition, and training. Continue System Integration/HEO development to include integrated head-mounted sensors and augmented reality displays providing enhanced threat detection. Real-time, shared imaging and sensor discovery with distributed algorithm processing for a common operating picture. Ability to significantly increase the speed and effectiveness of our operators through SOF expeditionary equipment and networks to provide the force with more lethal and decisive effects. Begin to lay a foundation for next generation night vision, long range…
VAS Simulator, Program Number 810▲ 4%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$0.5M
FY2027 planned work Continues development of all three versions of the simulators to include upgrading existing and future software and hardware components to ensure a common baseline is achieved and maintained across all platforms and locations. Focus on improvements to simulators to maximize user interactions.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $0.017 million will continue the development of the virtual training systems.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue development of all three versions of the simulators to include upgrading existing and future software and hardware components to ensure a common baseline is achieved and maintained across all platforms and locations. Focus on improvements to simulators to maximize user interactions.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue development of all three versions of the simulators to include upgrading existing and future software and hardware components to ensure a common baseline is achieved and maintained across all platforms and locations. Focus on improvements to simulators to maximize user interactions.
Who's building it
Named performers on project S395
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.
USSOCOM
$9.6M · 100%
Project detail
What project S395 buys
This project supports the development, testing and integration of SO-peculiar visual augmentation devices to include: binocular and monocular night vision devices; laser markers and designators; geo-location and targeting systems; weapon mounted optics and aiming lasers; sensors and detection systems; weapon mounted visible lights and clandestine pointers; infrared imaging devices; and simulators and training devices that provide the individual SOF operator with superior battle space awareness and decision making information.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$9.4M
President's Budget
SOF Tactical Vehicles — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project S910 — SOF Tactical Vehicles — requests $9.4M in FY2027, 2.2% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Funding trajectory
Project S910 funding, FY2027–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 9.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 10.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.2 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FSOV)NEW
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$9.4M
FY2027 planned work Continue the development, integration and testing of ECPs that improve the performance of LTATV, GMV 1.1, ISV, MRAP, JLTV, NSCV, TUV and other emerging SOF and service common platforms. Continues capability development for SO-p kits for SOF vehicles, JLTV, ISV, other commercial vehicles, including snowmobiles to support arctic missions, and other SOF Mobility platforms including networked and autonomous technology, signature reduction, RWS, C-UxS, Precision Strike, lethality, survivability modernization and enhanced integrated communications. Continues to transition developed technologies across the FSOV family of vehicles.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $9.392 million is due to funding realigned from R-1 Program Element PE 1160480BB/SOF Tactical Vehicles into PE 1160431BB/Warrior Systems beginning in FY 2027.
Project detail
What project S910 buys
This project provides for the development and testing of a variety of capability upgrades to Special Operations Forces (SOF) Vehicles and mission enabling equipment. Current SOF tactical vehicles are categorized into Light, Medium, Heavy, and Commercial, which include the Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (LTATV); Medium Vehicles (GMV 1.1 / (Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)); Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV); Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle; Armored Ground Mobility System (AGMS); Non-Standard Commercial Vehicle (NSCV); Tactical Utility Vehicle (TUV) and Special Operations-peculiar (SO-p) modifications for commercially available and service common platforms. The SOF mission mandates that SOF vehicles remain technologically superior, operate in multiple environments, and able to meet any threat to provide a maximum degree of survivability.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
FY2027 Request
$4.4M
▲ 4.4% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.2M
▲ 3.3% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$4.1M
Prior year
Psychological Operations — one RDT&E project inside PE 1160431BB. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project D476 — Psychological Operations — requests $4.4M in FY2027, 1.0% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB. Year over year it grows 4.4% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project D476 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.8 |
Inside the project
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Fly-Away Broadcast System (FABS), Program Number 753▲ 247%
FY2025 actual$0.7M
FY2026 enacted$0.7M
FY2027 request$2.6M
FY2027 planned work Conduct technology insertions improving environmental protections and broadcast range.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $1.841 million supports the continuation of BDP-M and BDP-H development.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue development, test, and evaluation for BDP-Medium and BDP-Heavy.
FY2025 accomplishments Complete development, test and evaluation for BDP-Light. Start development test and evaluation for BDP- Medium and BDP - Heavy.
Next Generation Loudspeakers (NGLS), Program Number 764▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.7M
FY2026 enacted$1.8M
FY2027 request—
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease of $1.751 million due to funds realigned to Broadcast Dissemination Platform to support USSOCOM priorities.
FY2026 plans — current year NGLS-D: continue development in FY 2025 into FY 2026. Test and evaluation will begin in 4th quarter FY 2026.
FY2025 accomplishments NGLS-D: continue development in FY25 into FY26. Test and evaluation will begin in 4th QTR 2026.
Media Production Center (MPC), Program Number 765▲ 6%
FY2025 actual$1.7M
FY2026 enacted$1.7M
FY2027 request$1.8M
FY2027 planned work Continues to develop media production software application technology and continue development of Next Generation MPC kits.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $0.096 million supports continued development of Next Generation MPC Kits.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue incremental DT&E of emerging software applications. Continue to explore beneficial evolving software technology. Integrates and fine tunes software applications based on DT&E and feedback from end users. Continue development of Next Generation MPC Kits.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue incremental Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) of emerging software applications. Continue to explore beneficial evolving software technology. Integrate and fine tune software applications based on DT&E and feedback from end users. Begin development of Next Generation MPC Kits.
Project detail
What project D476 buys
This project provides for the development and acquisition of Phycological Operations (PSYOP) equipment. PSYOP are planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately, the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. This project funds transformational systems and equipment to conduct PSYOP in support of combatant commanders.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation