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

**R-2A activity** of project S710 — Tactical Systems Development  
**Program element:** 1160431BB — Warrior Systems  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S710/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB/S710

## Summary

This activity requests $20.9M in FY2027, 41% of project S710, up 6.8% 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.** 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 support dynamic and emergent SOF ground and maritime operational requirements and extend SOF data to the tactical edge in support of Integrated Deterrence. Continues FY 2026 Production OTA award efforts increasing TAK software plug-in interoperability with end user device sensors and reducing cognitive load on edge users allowing for context driven decisions at tactical Edge. Continues supporting exercise and limited objective test events.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $1.335 million increase in SOF Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) Development to support integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled TAK plugin development to decrease the cognitive burden on the operator at the edge, increasing decision speed and accuracy.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue investments in agile software developments to deliver quarterly software updates of Nyx, the next generation of aviation mission planning software, to SOF aviators. Deliver Nyx capability to support all aircraft within USSOCOM. Continue development and delivery of SOF-peculiar Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) software plug-ins to support dynamic and emergent SOF ground and maritime operational requirements and extend SOF data to the tactical edge in support of Integrated Deterrence. Continue supporting exercise and limited objective test events. Initiate Production OTA award for TAK specific plugin development and enhanced AI/ML capabilities for edge devices.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue investment in agile software development and user centered design events to facilitate regular delivery throughout the Fiscal Year (FY) of new software capabilities for user evaluation and feedback and operational deployment. Continue exercise and limited objective test event support based on dynamic and emergent operational requirements.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 19.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.9 |

> 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 S710

- Classified Program(s) — FY2027 27.0
- Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN), Program Number 745 — FY2027 3.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1160431BB project S710 (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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