# Project S710 — Tactical Systems Development

**Program element:** 1160431BB — Warrior Systems  
**Project:** S710  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S710  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB

## Summary

Project S710 — Tactical Systems Development requests $51.3M in FY2027, 12% of the $435.1M requested for program element 1160431BB, down 2.2% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 1160431BB; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classified Program(s) | 27.4 | 25.6 | 27.0 | +5% | — |
| Special Operations Mission Planning and Execution (SOMPE), Program Number 838 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 20.9 | +7% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S710/a1) |
| Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN), Program Number 745 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | +4% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Classified Program(s)

**FY2027 planned work.** Details provided under separate cover.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Details provided under separate cover.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Details provided under separate cover.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Details provided under separate cover.

### Special Operations Mission Planning and Execution (SOMPE), Program Number 838

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S710/a1

### Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN), Program Number 745

**FY2027 planned work.** Continues development, evaluation, and integration of capabilities on TACLAN tactical edge platforms.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $0.120 million is due to increase in cross domain test article quantity.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue integration and testing of TACLAN FCD and Computing and Network Suite ETI. Integrate and test small form factor and low power GPU technology improvements and capability enhancements into the TACLAN suites.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue integration and testing of TACLAN Field Computing Device (FCD) Evolutionary Technology Insertion (ETI). Continue the development of Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) computing capabilities for integration and assessment of TACLAN suites.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 1160431BB project S710 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1160431BB")`.

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