Integrated Tactical Communications (PE 0605236A) · Army

What it is

Integrated Tactical Communications (0605236A) is an Army research & development line funded in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account. Its J-book detail breaks the line into 1 project.

What changed

+$10.5M FY25→26 R-1 TOA · PB2026

Who gets it

No company is linked to this line. Award records do not carry the program element, so the crosswalk is silent here — why.

Budget figures

FY24 Actuals

$18.1MR-1 TOA · PB2026

FY25 Total

$12.2MR-1 TOA · PB2026

FY26 Request

$22.7MR-1 TOA · PB2026

FY25→26 Change

+$10.5MR-1 TOA · PB2026

Data coverage

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget trajectory

The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.

Budget trajectory: one row per fiscal year, carrying the summary figure the sparkline plots. Every figure opens its own citation.
Fiscal year	Amount
FY24	$18.1M
FY25	$12.2M
FY26	$22.7M

All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026

Decade view

P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition

6 fiscal years of this program as published (FY2021–FY2026): a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line rises across the span. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.

The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.

● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

Decade series values by fiscal year and President's Budget edition: one row per series (actuals, enacted, request), one column per fiscal year. Every figure opens its own citation.
Series	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Actuals	$0	$0	$12.0M	$18.1M
Enacted	–	$0	$12.4M	$22.9M	$12.2M
Request	–	–	$12.4M	$22.9M	$23.4M	$22.7M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $22.9M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $18.1M as actual total obligation authority — $4.84M below the request. 18.1 − 22.9 = -4.8 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.

Program lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Mission — Integrated Tactical Communications

This funding line supports the Army Next Generation Command Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems, Infrastructure layer. The Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE) project supports the Army's Command and Control (C2) Infrastructure by demonstrating and integrating networked systems at scale, aligned with the Army's modernization priorities. TCNE designs network architectures based on continuous warfighter feedback, focusing on the division as the unit of maneuver. This project utilizes continuous test and evaluation, incorporating Soldier feedback for Verification & Validation, to ensure range expectations, system performance, and interoperability are met. FY26 funding will support network architecture development through engineering analysis, lab-based testing, cyber electromagnetic activities, and user evaluations. This enables continuous transformation of the Army Network, achieving modernization "in contact" and creating a seamless, unified communication network. Testing will also address and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the Army's Tactical Network. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.898 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."

Mission — Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE)

This funding line supports the Army Next Generation Command Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems, Infrastructure layer. The Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE) project supports the Army's Command and Control (C2) Infrastructure by demonstrating and integrating networked systems at scale, aligned with the Army's modernization priorities. TCNE designs network architectures based on continuous warfighter feedback, focusing on the division as the unit of maneuver. This project utilizes continuous test and evaluation, incorporating Soldier feedback for Verification & Validation, to ensure range expectations, system performance, and interoperability are met. FY26 funding will support network architecture development through engineering analysis, lab-based testing, cyber electromagnetic activities, and user evaluations. This enables continuous transformation of the Army Network, achieving modernization "in contact" and creating a seamless, unified communication network. Testing will also address and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the Army's Tactical Network.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)

Program Management Support

Funding goes toward Program management, program execution, major events, reporting, funds execution, contract management, and logistical support. Includes participation in program planning and Integrated Product Team meetings.

Engineering Technical Support

Engineering & Technical Analysis Support

Test and Evaluation

Evaluation will include a series of events to identify network capabilities, gaps and potential enhancements to improve mission effectiveness, lethality and interoperability with the Army Tactical network. The results of the events will facilitate the planning preparation, and coordination of the proposed system of system network architecture.

Budget line items(workbook-cited)

P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.

Exhibit R-1

Account	Org	Type	Amount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army	A	FY24 Actuals	$18.1M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army	A	FY25 Enacted	$12.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army	A	FY25 Total	$12.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army	A	FY26 Disc. Request	$22.7M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army	A	FY26 Total	$22.7M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.

Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.

Project	FY24 Actuals	FY25 Total	FY26 Base	FY26 Request
Program Element	$18.1M	$12.2M	$22.7M	$22.7M
CQ1: Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE)	$18.1M	$12.2M	$22.7M	$22.7M

Follow the dollar

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.

Lobbying mentions

17 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.

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National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (HR XXXX/S XXXX); provisions regarding R&D - Navy, US Marine Corps, Air…

Integrated Tactical Communications

Budget figures

Budget trajectory

Decade view

Program lineage

Description

Mission — Integrated Tactical Communications source

Mission — Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE) source

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)

Budget line items(workbook-cited)

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

Follow the dollar

Awards

Lobbying mentions

Oversight

Program dossier

Primary sources

Budget totals · TOA sources

Detailed budget justification

Mission — Integrated Tactical Communications

Mission — Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE)