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Common Ground Equipment
Budget figures
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
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $562.5M |
| FY25 | $572.8M |
| FY26 | $584.6M |
All series figures: P-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
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.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $497.4M | $530.6M | $562.5M | ||
| Enacted | – | $528.4M | $566.2M | $572.8M | |
| Request | – | – | $566.2M | $572.8M | $584.6M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $566.2M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $562.5M as actual total obligation authority — $3.67M below the request. 562.5 − 566.2 = -3.7 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
Description — Common Ground Equipment
The Common Ground Equipment line funds procurement of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), various aircraft systems trainers and training aids, the Consolidated Automated Support System Family of Testers (CASS FOT), support equipment for the Rapid Deployment Force, mobile maintenance facilities for Marine expeditionary forces, and other aircraft ground support equipment that is either peculiar to out-of-production aircraft or common in applicability to more than one aircraft. The requiring managers responsible for these procurements and the funds presently assigned to them are as follows: Ground Support Equipment, Mobile Maint Facilities, General Skills Training, Topscene, and Other Flight Training. [P40A / AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT]: This sub-line provides for the transition of current Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Test Program Sets (TPSs) to AN/USM-636 Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS), AN/USM-702 Reconfigurable Transportable CASS (RTCASS), AN/USM-730 electronic CASS (eCASS), and Joint Services Electronic Combat System Tester (JSECST) USM-670A, the acquisition/ modification of associated test routines of common ATE to meet operational requirements identified in the Fleet-concurred Common Support Equipment Operational List and the acquisition/modification of associated ancillary assets for CASS/RTCASS/eCASS to extend testing capability to meet these requirements. In addition, includes modifications to existing legacy ATE systems as required to support plans to fully transition TPSs to current ATE systems. TEST PROGRAM SETS (TPSs) TRANSITION TO CASS, RECONFIGURABLE TRANSPORTABLE CASS (RTCASS) AND eCASS: TPSs are support equipment consisting of hardware, software and documentation required to automatically fault isolate defective weapon system components and qualify them Ready-For-Issue (RFI). The budget requests funds for the procurement of TPSs to offload support from existing legacy ATE to CASS, RTCASS and eCASS as well as support of GFE requirements and CASS Family of Testers (FOT) stations at designated test integration facilities. COMMON ATE ACQUISITION, MODIFICATION AND TEST ROUTINES: System acquisition and modification is necessary to replace obsolete and unsupportable equipment, support current technology, incorporate necessary reliability and maintainability improvements and correct Fleet-reported problems as a result of engineering investigations/Quality Deficiency Reports. Without these modifications, replacement parts will not be available and common ATE will not remain operational. ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY ASSETS: CASS Family Ancillary assets extend the capabilities of CASS, RTCASS and eCASS to meet Unit Under Test (UUT) testing requirements where it is not feasible to upgrade the entire inventory of CASS Family testers. The budget requests funds for the acquisition and modification of these CASS ancillary assets. Without these modifications, these assets and the associated UUTs they support will not remain operational. [P40A - 2 / A/C COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT]: This budget sub-line provides for the acquisition of Support Equipment (SE) end items under the inventory and technical management of NAVAIR. These SE end items are required for ground testing handling, and maintenance of aircraft and their systems. Examples of SE items acquired under this budget line item include aircraft propulsion test systems, mobile air conditioners and generators and aircraft handling equipment. Also included are common avionics support equipment (ASE) items which are too complex technically to be transitioned to the inventory control point for acquisition. The ASE included is managed by NAVAIR and supported through the Navy Inventory Control Point. [P40A - 3 / ICP/HEADQUARTERS MANAGED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT]: This budget sub-line funds the procurement of end items of out of production weapon systems and Common Support Equipment (CSE) Deficits under the budget, procurement and inventory control of NAVICP. CSE end items are normally introduced into the fleet through NAVAIR development and initial procurement. When design stabilized and procurement packages are available, these items migrate to NAVICP management and are funded under this sub-line. NAVICP currently manages over 11,000 individual repairable support equipment end items. Additionally, this sub-line funds Replacement of CSE that is not logistically cost effective to continue use and requires replacement, and modification of existing CSE to extend service life. [P40A - 4 / PECULIAR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (PSE)]: This budget sub-line funds the procurement of Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for out of production aircraft under the budget, procurement and inventory control of NAVAIR. Replacement of out-of-production aircraft in-use PSE items that are now marginally effective, due to obsolescence, or unavailability of associated logistics support. Design and production of PSE items that were not funded during the production phase of the weapon system, and modifications to out-of-production aircraft PSE to extend its useful service life. The PSE will support Fleet squadrons and Intermediate Level of Maintenance at both afloat and shore sites. [P40A - 5 / CONSOLIDATED AUTOMATED SUPPORT SYSTEM]: The electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) program is chartered to replace CASS MainFrame (MF) test stations in the Navy's inventory. CASS, RTCASS, and eCASS continue to replace 30+ different types of computer-based Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) with a single modern family of testers (FOT), which are cost effective COTS/NDI-based ATE systems designated as the Navy's Standard Family of ATE. There are four configurations of eCASS that will be fielded, which support the entire spectrum of electronics testing requirements from direct current to light: Hybrid [tests digital and analog], Radio Frequency (RF) [tests radars and electronic warfare systems], Electro-Optics (EO3) [tests FLIRs and LASERs], and High Power [high energy radar systems]. Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS) [a man-transportable version of RF CASS] is currently used for USMC rotary/fixed wing aircraft maintenance. eCASS, with its advanced capability to support legacy and emerging platforms, and reduced logistics footprint, will replace the existing configurations of both CASS and CASS FOT obsolete systems. The CASS FOT supports intermediate and depot level repair of aircraft, ship, submarine and other weapon system electronics. The CASS FOT performs fault detection and diagnostic testing of almost 3,000 different "black boxes" and associated circuit cards from AH-1Z, AV-8B, C-2A, E-2C/D, EA-6B, EA-18G, F/A-18C/D/E/F, F-35B/C, H-53E, MH-60R/S, T-45, UH-1Y and V-22 aircraft, as well as several NAVSEA/SPAWAR weapon systems. CASS FOT replaces older, legacy ATE systems that have become obsolete (parts are no longer available) and too expensive to maintain. CASS FOT reduces afloat CVN ATE manning from 104 to 54 billets and reduces the size of the AVCAL (spare parts) from 30,000 to 3,500. CASS FOT also reduces technician Naval Enlisted Classifications (NECs) types, along with their training courses, from 32 to only five (5). Each CVN will deploy with 14 eCASS stations and each LHD/LHA will deploy with two (2) stations. CASS FOT is utilized at intermediate and depot level maintenance facilities afloat and ashore to include Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons (MALS), and Navy Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs). RTCASS supports USMC V-22, rotary wing aircraft, and fixed wing aircraft. Current and budget year requirements are needed for CASS FOT support of new and transitioning weapon systems. New Requirements: F/A-18E/F/G (multiple), P-8 (multiple), E-2C/D (multiple), MIDS (multiple), V-22, ATFLIR (F/A-18), MH-60R/S (multiple systems), UH-1Y and AH-1Z, EGI (multiple aircraft). Transitioning Legacy Testers: 30 legacy automatic testers that support Navy and USMC tactical aircraft. In addition to production costs for the newest member of the CASS FOT (eCASS), program costs include: (1) incorporation of ECPs to permit systematic insertion of new technology to meet requirements of new weapon system avionics, (2) incorporation of test technologies required to offload Test Program Sets (TPSs) from legacy ATE, (3) efforts to ameliorate obsolescence and improve system reliability, maintainability and supportability, (4) rehosting existing TPSs to leverage increased capabilities of new software technology, (5) providing support of CASS FOT installations at fleet sites afloat and ashore, (6) maintaining items contractually required to be provided to contractors as Government Furnished Equipment, (7) maintaining supporting equipment used at CASS FOT laboratory and testing facilities, and (8) providing ancillary equipment necessary for functionality of CASS FOT. The purpose of the Fourth-Generation Electro-Optics (EO4) program is to replace aging and obsolete third-generation electro-optic (EO3) consoles with a modernized variant. There are 65 existing Third-Generation Electro-Optics (EO3) systems located at both shore-based and afloat activities. The EO3 systems are hosted by the Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS/eCASS) family of test systems and are used to provide for maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of the H-60R/S Multi-spectral Targeting System (MTS) and the F/A-18C/D/E/F Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) weapon systems. The fielded EO3 systems are experiencing increased failure rates and reduced weapon system availability due to obsolescence issues. The EO4 program will replace the existing EO3 systems with a modernized next-generation electro-optics system that is designed and developed as either a new design or an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to the existing system, as determined by the competitive procurement process. The EO4 system will meet all existing weapons system requirements, as well as the anticipated emerging requirements of new or upgraded FLIR, laser and optical weapons systems. In addition to production costs, the EO4 program costs also include: (1) Incorporation of ECPs to permit systematic insertion of new technology to meet requirements of emerging electro-optic weapon system avionics. (2) Incorporation of test technologies required to support emerging Test Program Sets (TPSs). (3) Efforts to mitigate future obsolescence and improve system reliability, maintainability and supportability. (4) Migration of existing TPSs from EO3 to EO4 to leverage increased capabilities of new software and technology. (5) Providing support for EO4 installations at fleet sites afloat and ashore, (6) maintaining any contractually provided Government Furnished Equipment. The EO3 obsolescence issues and increased failure rates are causing degradation to H-60 MTS and F/A-18 ATFLIR weapons system readiness, which results in a Non-Mission Capable (NMC) aircraft status. Without resolution of these issues, availability of these critical weapons systems will continue to degrade. The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) released a report in March 2016 that strongly recommended proceeding with a next-generation EO4 variant and presented a cost benefit analysis that projected significant (potentially > 60%) EO4 life-cycle cost savings. Historical data depicts that this fielded EO test capability results in $140M of annual cost avoidance for H-60 MTS and F/A-18 ATFLIR weapons system support costs. [P40A - 6 / MOBILE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES]: The Mobile Facility (MF) Program provides the overarching management construct to ensure configuration management and life cycle logistics for the Fleet MF inventory. The program provides engineering design solutions, production efforts and life cycle logistics in support of Navy and Marine Corps logistics requirements. The primary component is the MF, a 20'x8'x8' tactical shelter that meets structural and dimensional requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM). Designed for a 20-year service life, MFs are heated and cooled by Environmental Control Units, which the program procures and logistically supports. In tactical environments, electrical power required to support MF complexes is provided by DOD standard generator sets. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) acts as the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) for multi-service procurement of NAVAIR MFs and related ancillary equipment. Investment in the MF Program ensures a fully deployable logistics capability that can be deployed in a building block fashion across the battlespace, whether at sea or on land, in support of aircraft maintenance and supply support operations. The Program of Record inventory objective is 3,235 MFs. This objective is based on the Marine Corps Table of Basic Allowance (TBA) and Weapon System Planning Documents (WSPD), which find their roots in the combatant commanders' operational plans supporting the National Defense Strategy. Current active inventory is 2,996 MFs. MFs are an Air Combat Element (ACE) Aviation Logistics (AVLOG) integration enabler, which make the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) more responsive, agile, flexible and lethal via support and sustainment operations in austere expeditionary environments. This supports the Naval Air Enterprise (NAE) Strategic Plan, Tri-Service Maritime Strategy Advantage at Sea: Integrated All-Domain Naval Power, and the Concept for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. MFs provide scalable expeditionary aviation logistics support to the operational commander that can be rapidly deployed by all transportation modes to any location in the world. Operationally, MFs provide the Navy and Marine Corps with a quick response stand-alone expeditionary sea or land basing capability to meet worldwide operational commitments. Economically, MFs reduce the need for MILCON and allow for standardized worldwide transportability. Key Attributes: - Fully integrated expeditionary sea/land basing capability deployable via ship, airlift or truck. Operationally deployable aboard Transport-Aviation Logistics Support Ship (TAVB), Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) and Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) shipping. - Provides an effective, reliable and affordable self-contained aircraft maintenance expeditionary sea or land basing capability (avionics, airframes, et. al.) - Provides for supply support functions (work space, parts storage & parts transport) [P40A - 7 / GENERAL SKILLS TRAINING]: General Skill Training provides for the procurement of aviation training systems, including training devices and associated courseware, which are not associated with a specific aircraft platform. As required, includes modifications and updates to reflect changes in technology or operating environment. Major Programs: The 'A' School Program's function is to provide initial foundational and theoretical skills training to all Navy/Marine Corps Officer and Enlisted personnel. It provides training for 20 aviation ratings, supporting 196 Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC), 96 USMC Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) and 17 USN/USMC Officer Designators/MOS's. Advance Skills Management System (ASM) is a software application designed to identify job task requirements, assist in determining proficiencies, document qualification/certifications, track completed technical training and aviation maintenance personnel progress across an individual's career within their respective Maintenance Personnel Readiness (MPR)/Marine Corp Training & Readiness (T&R) in support of the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). The Air Traffic Control (ATC) program provides the necessary simulated training and learning opportunities for shore and sea based air traffic control operations to Navy and Marine Corp personnel. The Landing Signal Officer (LSO) Program provides realistic simulation for shipboard fixed-wing aircraft recovery for training, certification and proficiency at visual aircraft recoveries while at sea, through the use of an aircraft carrier landing area trainer. The Naval Aviation Survival Training Program (NASTP) provides mission critical survival training systems and systems support for Navy and Marine Corps Aircrew and selected DoD personnel. The Air Combat Training Continuum (ACTC) Program provides the framework for post-Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) tactical aircrew training. The mission of ACTC is to provide Fleet, Joint, and Allied Force Commanders with quality combat-ready Naval Aviators capable of effectively executing in all mission areas. The Air Combat Training System (ACTS) is a Training Management System (TMS) that operates in a secure environment, ashore, and afloat, to deliver training content to the aviator as well as track and report his/her progress through the ACTC curriculum. Common ASW (CASW) produces airborne ASW training systems for officer and enlisted Aircrew for all ASW platforms (including P-3, H-60, P-8 and Triton) teaching critical analysis skills using computer courseware, table top trainers and ONI analysis products. [P40A - 8 / TOPSCENE]: TOPSCENE is a mission planning requirement that provides realistic 3D mission rehearsal, training, and reusable visual terrain databases to the Navy Fleet, Fleet Marine Forces, major war fighting commands, and unified commanders. TOPSCENE/Tactical Terrain Visualization System (TTVS) includes a range of programs including mission rehearsal tools, part simulation, and target database production tools. TOPSCENE/TTVS provides time critical mission rehearsal visual database of sensitive target areas for effective preparation of the battlefield. TOPSCENE/TTVS is a standalone application that may also be integrated with mission planning systems (JMPS) and contributes to satisfying the mission rehearsal requirement in the JMPS Operational Requirements Document. [P40A - 9 / OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING]: Other Flight Training procures upgrades/modernization to operational trainers not driven by retrofit changes to aircraft driven by an Operational Safety and Improvement Program (OSIP) or forward-fit changes made during the production of the aircraft classified as an investment cost. Also, trainer procurements to replace obsolete/beyond capability of repair trainers if classified as an investment cost are included. The Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC) Federation will invest in modernization of USMC KC-130, H-1, CH-53, V-22, MQ-9, F/A-18C/D, AV-8B, Presidential Helicopters, Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Integration, Aviation Command and Control, Close Air Support/Joint Terminal Attack Controller (CAS/JTAC), and common systems training devices as planned in the HQMC Aviation Plan (AVPLAN). The Aviation Distributed Virtual Training Environment (ADVTE) infrastructure, along with the Tactical Environment (TEn) software will be modernized for existing 2nd and 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW) sites; while ADVTE capability will be procured and installed for the 1st MAW site. Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) requirements will establish persistent integrated training between Naval Forces (Navy and Marine Corps); Joint, Interagency, International, Multinational (JIIM) partners; AEGIS; Carrier Air Wing; Maritime; and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) aircraft, equipment, platforms, systems, and their respective training assets by enabling an LVC capability with live aircraft on various Department of Defense range facilities. To facilitate LVC integration into the USMC training systems, Marine Virtual Warfare Center (MVWC), and Common Virtual Training Environment (CVAT) will be required. Training courseware and curriculums will be procured for transformational Marine Corps Aircraft. Marine Corps Aviation Learning Management System (MCALMS) provides courseware hosting of USMC courseware. The Navy Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP) investments modernize F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-35, E-2, C-2, MH-60R&S, MH-53, P-3C, EP-3, P-8A, E-6B, MQ-4, MQ-8, MQ-25, adversary aircraft, and in the future CMV-22 and E-XX training systems. NASMP supports aircrew and maintainer training systems through obsolescence mitigation, fidelity improvements, Distributed Mission Training (DMT) network connectivity, and cybersecurity improvements. DMT includes deployable training systems on land and on Naval vessels. NASMP procures expanded high end fight integrated training capabilities for the Fleet at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) Fallon, NV, through the Integrated Training Facility (ITF) and Air Wing Training Facility (AWTF)and to include fidelity upgrades and integration of platform models (F-35, F/A-18, EA-18G, E-2D, and AEGIS) into the Joint Simulation Environment at these locations. NASMP Investments in improved Carrier Air Wing (CVW) DMT capability will create a secure Virtual - Constructive (VC) battlespace capable of meeting current and emerging highly complex threat training scenarios that deployed CVWs face. Link Inject to Live (LITL) provides constructive training information from ground-based stations to live aircraft. NASMP also invests in Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) undergraduate flight training systems to address obsolescence in fixed wing, rotary wing and unmanned air vehicle operator (AVO) Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS). GBTS is used to generate production throughput and replacement of student Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers and AVOs needed to meet Fleet operational demand.
Justification
Justification — Common Ground Equipment
AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT: FY 2026 provides funding to offload multiple weapon system Operation Test Program Sets (OTPSs) to CASS, RTCASS, eCASS, and the Joint Services Electronic Combat Systems Tester (JSECST) from various legacy systems to include, Signal Generator Test Set (SGTS) an Electronic Warfare (EW) O-Level test system. Funding also for production of several High Speed Subsystem (HSS) ancillary assets. A/C COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: FY 2026 provides funding to procure CRAFT Replacement, Next Generation Software Loader Upgrade, Mobile Nitrogen Gas Generator, Shore 1000/2000 LOX/LIN Tanks, Particle Counters, AECTS Replacement/Modification, First Destination Transportation Cost for hardware, Engineering Change Proposals to address minor CSE performance and obsolescence issues as well as associated support cost. ICP/HEADQUARTERS MANAGED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: FY 2026 provides funding for the procurement of end items of out of production weapon systems and Common Support Equipment (CSE) Deficits/Replacements under the budget, procurement and inventory control of Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP). PECULIAR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: FY 2026 provides funding to procure PSE for the AV-8B, C-130T & C-40, E-2 C/D, F/A-18A-F/EA-18G and various out-of-production aircraft to fill Fleet site inventory deficits along with replacing PSE that has parts obsolescence issues and no longer cost effective to use. CONSOLIDATED AUTOMATED SUPPORT SYSTEM: FY 2026 provides funding to procure (50) eCASS Mid-Life UPGRADE (MLU), (22) Fourth-Generation Electro-Optics (EO4) and associated ancillary equipment. MOBILE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES: FY 2026 provides funding to procure (40) MFs and associated support costs. GENERAL SKILLS TRAINING: ACTS - Expeditionary Laptop Upgrades: FY 2026 funding upgrades 50 Air Combat Training System (ACTS) expeditionary Laptops that provide a mobile ACTC training capability to deploying Aircrew. ATC - 15G31 BLOCK Upgrade: FY 2026 funds the delivery of an upgrade to the Improved Precision Approach Radar Trainer to support continuous fleet training and proficiency. NASTP - 9H1 Helo Hoist Upgrades: FY 2026 upgrades one Helo Hoist Post for FRCE and replaces corroded poolside platforms with a non-corrosive fiberglass reinforced polymer for improved structural integrity and safety. NASTP - Cold Water Immersion Trainer: FY 2026 Procures 8 new trainers to provide realistic cold water survival training to USN/USMC aviators. NASTP - Normobaric Hypoxia Chamber Regulator and Upgrade: FY 2026 funding upgrades will eliminate dependency on outside entities for NHT regulator test-and-check and maintenance. Common ASW - Interactive Multi-Sensors Analysis Trainer (IMAT) Upgrades: FY 2026 funding upgrades the Interactive Multi-Sensors Analysis Trainer (IMAT) trainer courseware to incorporate the latest learning technology and ASW threat analysis. OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING: HQMC Federation Programs: Aviation Distributed Virtual Training Environ (ADVTE) Modernization: ADVTE, as a System-of-Systems, delivers the vision of a persistent, relevant, high-fidelity virtual and constructive simulation-based training capability across 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Marine Air Wings (MAWs) while simultaneously providing capability to network and train with Joint partners. ADVTE Trainer Modernization: FY26 funds will procure equipment to stand up a ADVTE node (presence) with associated hardware/software in the 4th Marine Air Wing (MAW). Inter-service Network Connectivity Modernization (TEn): Procures Tactical Environment (TEn) modernization for interoperability improvements and semi-automated forces (SAF) improvements. FY 2026 will incorporate technical refresh of TEn Subsystem and Bridges. Marine Common Aircrew Trainer Aviation Maintenance Courseware: FY 2026 continues aviation maintenance courseware based on Training Systems Requirements Analysis to better equip Marine aviation maintainers with necessary skills to repair aircraft at an expeditionary airfield. Marine Corps Aviation Learning Management System (MCALMS): FY 2026 addresses software code changes to facilitate the MCALMS software hosted on a cloud services solution. CH-53 Trainer Modernization: CH-53K Training Systems use a combination of aircrew and maintenance training devices to create and refresh training and readiness skills to win the combat fight. This training equipment is a combination of aircraft and Commerical Off the Shelf (COTS) components that replicates the operational environment. The COTS hardware and software shelf life requires a 5-year tech refresh cycle to modernize the training systems to be reflective of the aircraft capabilities. FY 2026 contracts are for tech upgrades to replace Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware, cyber and windows operating system for the fielded MH-53 training devices to include Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) #1 and Advanced Aircrew Training Device (AATD) #1 systems. KC-130 Trainer Modernization: FY 2026 contracts are for tech upgrades to replace Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware, cyber and windows operating system for the fielded KC-130J training devices to include Observer Training Aid (OTA)-1,2&3, Fuselage Trainer (FUT)-1,2&3 systems. USMC H-1 Trainer Modernization: FY 2026 contracts are for tech upgrades of four-fielded H-1 Flight Training Devices (FTD). MV-22 Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) Modernization: Upgrade obsolete components and improve trainer availability (less down time). Over 50% of Aircrew flight training is conducted in the CFTD directly reducing flying hour costs and improving mission readiness of aircraft. 2026 awards contract options four (4) of four (4) which in completes the FY22-26 tech refresh for Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) hardware/software. The MV-22 flight trainer hardware will be updated to include the latest generation projectors, display mirrors, host computer systems, image eight generators, cockpit displays and control loaders components. This procurement will also include the system COTS software licenses, required Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Warfighter Operator Training and Commander Naval Air Forces funded air station training device Sustainment Contractor personnel training. MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Trainer Upgrades: USMC operates MQ-9 UAVs and conducts training and proficiency for Operators and maintainers using Medium-Altitude, Long Endurance, Tactical / Joint Systems Integration Lab (MALET/JSIL) Aircrew Trainers (MJAT); MJAT Stand Alone Trainers (MSAT); Desk-Top Trainers (DTT); Aircrew Part Task Trainers (PTT); Avionics Maintenance Trainers (AMT) and Combined Maintenance Trainers (CMT) systems. Navy Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP) Programs: Common Simulation Models Delivery: FY 2026 procures annual deliveries to common simulation software and models used by Navy and USMC aviation trainers. Includes release of platform concurrent Next Generation Threat System (NGTS), Common Acoustic Simulation Environment (CASE), Common Visual Database and Common Weapon Models and Common Network Standards and Interfaces. Naval Aviation Distributed Training Center Atlantic (NADTC-L) and Naval Aviation Distributed Mission Training (NADMT): FY 2026 procures several specific software fixes for H-60, P-8A simulators and DMT network improvements. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) Distributed Mission Training (DMT): FY 2026 request continues a multi-year effort to enable CVW platform trainers to connect with one another to deliver secure, cross-T/M/S, integrated training. This enables aircrew across multiple locations to meet the National Defense Strategy priority to build a more lethal force by training to the high-end fight. Procures network upgrades to establish a secure Virtual-Constructive (VC) battlespace necessary to replicate near-peer threats and provide CVW training against advanced adversary systems that cannot be replicated or conducted live due to range and OPSEC limitations. This effort is for F/A-18E/ F, EA-18G, E-2D, P-8A, H-60 and F-35 B/C simulators. It delivers DMT by ensuring electronic warfare/threat simulation is common across all mission participants, resolves simulator network discrepancies, and addresses platform trainer limitations that prevent repeatable distributed training capability, as well as implementing common voice communications upgrades, and realistic jamming effects. In anticipation of NAVFAC executed and MILCON funded facilities completion, NADMT will analyze requirements and procure training capabilities for Fleet Tactical Training Centers (FTTC) at NAS Lemoore, MCAS Iwakuni, NAS Whidbey Island, NAS Oceana, and deployed locations for high-end fight CVW training aids and devices. Additional efforts include the SIMs at SEA (S@S) capability which started as a Technology Demonstration aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in FY24 and will transition to the program of record Deployable Advanced Training Environment (DATE) to provide an integrated training system that will include F-35, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, and E-2D small footprint devices that will deploy aboard CVN's. DATE will also include the necessary efforts to provide spaces aboard the CVN at the appropriate classification levels. Link Inject to Live (LITL) capability provides L-16 training messages simulating constructive entities to support LVC/DMT training scenarios. Integrated Training Facilities (ITF): FY 2026 procures software and hardware upgrades and integrates systems into the Integrated Simulation Environment (ISE). The ISE leverages the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), and includes F-35, E-2D, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and AEGIS training devices for high fidelity training. This program also supports USN integration into USAF sites at Edwards AFB, Nellis AFB, and Elmendorf AFB. Integrated Training Facilities Fallon includes the Naval Air Warfare Development Center (NAWDC) Integrated Training Facilities, Air Wing Training Facility (AWTF). MH-60R/S TOFT Technology and Simulation Upgrades: FY 2026 procures tech upgrades for H-60 training systems COTS components that are obsolete and unsupportable. A contract will be awarded for a tech refresh to TOFTs 5,10,11,12&13 and OFT 1,2&8 and NATS 2&4 and AVETS 2&3. H-60 Cybersecurity and Information Assurance: FY 2026 procures annual cybersecurity upgrades and patches required to receive and/or maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) and Connect H-60 trainers across the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) network. FA/EA-18 TOFT Software Gold Disk Upgrades: FY 2026 procures annual cybersecurity upgrades and patches required to receive and/or maintain Authority to Operate and Connect FA/EA-18 trainers across the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) network. Also procures Red Hat and WIN 11 updates for trainers. FA/EA-18 Trainer Tech Refresh: FY 2026 Procures tech upgrades for F/A-18 training systems, replaces and integrates Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) components that are obsolete and unsupportable. E-2D Avionics Mission Computer: FY 2026 continues to upgrade E-2D avionics flight mission computer used in the E-2D Operational Flight Trainers (OFT) and Tactics Trainers (TT) at OCONUS and CONUS sites. E-6B OFT/IAT Trainer Modernization: FY 2026 continues to procure tech upgrade of E-6 OFT system Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) components that are obsolete and unsupportable. Procures annual Cybersecurity upgrades and patches required to receive and/or maintain Authority to Operate (ATO). P-8 Tech Refresh: FY2026 continues procurement of tech upgrades to replace obsolescent Commercial off the shelf technology (COTS) on P-8 Operational Flight Trainers (OFT) at NAS Jacksonville, FL, and NAS Whidbey Island, WA. MQ-4/8 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Trainer Upgrades: FY 2026 procures Mission System Trainer (MST), Integrated Avionic Trainers (IAT) and Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System Three Dimensional (MRTS 3D) for tech upgrades of obsolete Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) components. CNATRA - Pilot Part Task Trainer Upgrades: FY 2026 continues to procure virtual reality and augmented reality part task training devices to increase Student Naval Aviator (SNA) Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN) preparedness to fly intermediate and advanced flight training maneuvers, reduce re-fly rate, and increase SNA production throughput to meet Fleet requirements. CNATRA T-6A/B Aircrew Training Device (ATD) Upgrades: FY 2026 continues procurement of hardware and software upgrades to resolve obsolescence issues on 17 T-6 Operational Flight Trainers (OFTs) and 17 T-6 Unit Training Devices (UTDs) used for primary flight training. This funding aligns with USAF/USN joint programs to maintain trainer baselines to accomplish pilot throughput. CNATRA NAVOTS Upgrades: FY 2026 continues procurement of an Air Vehicle Operator Training System that meets CNATRA MQ-25 and MQ-9 undergraduate unmanned aerial vehicle operator syllabus. Tailored to Navy and USMC UAS operator production demand. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $8.154 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." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $6.527 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative."
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $562.5M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $572.8M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $584.6M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $584.6M |
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.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $5.65B | $562.5M | $572.8M | $584.6M | $584.6M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — none of this program's high-confidence awards records a positive obligation at any place of performance (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| CAE USA INC. | N6134012G0001 | high |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Common Ground Equipment. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O388
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O393
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O396
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
APN BA1-4 Book · www.secnav.navy.mil