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BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $5.23M
- FY26
- $4.68M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | – | $5.23M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $5.23M | $7.25M | |
| Request | – | – | $5.23M | $7.25M | $4.68M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
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 — BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE
The Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) vehicle replaced the aging M981 Fire Support Vehicle used by the Fire Support Team (FIST) in the Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT). The BFIST contributes to success on the battlefield by accurately locating and designating targets and then combining this information to develop and execute fire support plans. The BFIST allows fire support operations to be performed on the battlefield in vehicles with the same signature, survivability, and mobility as the other Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) in the maneuver units it supports. There are 303 Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) vehicles fielded with three variants: M7A4 BFIST, A3 BFIST with Fire Support Sensor System (FS3), and M7 BFIST SA (Situation Awareness). This supports funding for the components, application, and engineering and logistics support of improvements designed to resolve problems identified in the field, engineering support related to production, improved safety, integrate new equipment, develop and integrate mod kits, address obsolescence issues, and bring the vehicle into compliance with transportability and recovery requirements. All three variants enable company Fire Support Teams (FIST) and company fire support officers to plan, coordinate and execute timely, accurate indirect artillery and mortar fires. The Fire Support Sensor System (FS3) on all vehicles provides automated enhanced surveillance, target acquisition, target identification, target designation, target tracking, position location, and communications functionality under armor while mounted and target acquisition and designation while dismounted. All variants are being upgraded to include Fire Observer Software (FOS) on the Mounted Family of Computer System (MFoCS), TALIN 5000 Inertial Navigation Unit (INU); and Target Accuracy upgrades to meet Category I (CAT I) Target Location Error (TLE) specifications - the highest level TLE obtainable. After upgrades are completed, all Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) vehicles will meet the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) objective requirements.
Justification
Justification — BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE
FY 2026 procurement dollars in the amount of $4.684 million support improvements to the Bradley Fire Support (BFIST) vehicle, resolves issues identified in the field through Field Problem Reports (FPR), improves safety, addresses obsolete components, develops and installs modification kits, maintains software and cyber, test calibration of the Inertial Navigation Unit (INU) above the 49th parallel and updates operator/technical manuals and quick reference guides. Conducts system integration assessment on incorporating UAS capability into the BFIST mission. Current projections indicate the Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) will remain in the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) formation until the 2050s. The primary effort will focus on the application of field modifications to mitigate obsolescence with Fire Observer Software (FOS) on the Mounted Family of Computer System (MFoCS) and to improve Target Accuracy and survivability. Integration of the Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) target acquisition technologies to increase combat overmatch capabilities, utilizing existing Program of Record (POR) technologies that align with the priorities of the Fires Community. Funding also supports the integration of the modernized Bradley Common Display (BCD) for all Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) vehicles. In accordance with section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110 - 181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $5.23M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $7.25M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $4.68M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Total | $4.68M |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $2.19M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $5.23M | $7.25M | $4.68M | $4.68M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →