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.
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
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.
| 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 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
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 →FY2027 planned work Complete and test deep dive variant design, plus start Mobility Adaptor mount design.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease of $7.783 million accounts for major design completion.
FY2026 plans — current year Finalize development of the Next Generation BFT device and testing and start the deep dive variant design.
FY2025 accomplishments Finalize development and begin development and operational testing of initial handheld Next Generation BFT device. Initiate design efforts related to custom variants to address air, maritime, ground, and unique low visibility form factor requirements.
FY2027 planned work Continues operational testing, integration, and interoperability efforts related to HF communication technology.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of $0.032 million supports increased assessments and testing requirements.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue assessment and integration efforts related to HF communication technology developed in FY 2025. Continue ECPs for the NGHH and NGMP, to include development of MUOS to transition from legacy UHF tactical satellite waveforms. Continues High Frequency (HF) platform modernization of two complementary systems into an overarching, predominately government-owned, high frequency capability that provides LPI/D capabilities. Continues Resilient Waveform development. Continues development of High Throughput Data Device, and United States Naval Special Warfare Command Unmanned Systems/Autonomous and Remotely Controlled System (NSWUxS/ ARCS).
FY2025 accomplishments Develop and assess High Frequency (HF) communications technologies to improve Partner Force communications in near-peer contested environments.