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ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS
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 | $60.8M |
| FY25 | $104.3M |
| FY26 | $133.8M |
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 | $17.7M | $43.5M | $60.8M | ||
| Enacted | – | $43.5M | $60.8M | $104.3M | |
| Request | – | – | $60.8M | $104.3M | $133.8M |
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 — ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS
This funding enables the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems. This funding line supports the Army Modernization Priority Air & Missile Defense and is part of the Army's modernization plans. B24400 Army Link 16 Systems is the Parent Line to Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Ground Variant (GV) (B24425). Army Link 16 is a tactical data link that networks communication between land, sea, and air forces to support joint operations and improve interoperability. It allows for real-time transfer of combat data, voice communications, imagery, and relative navigation information using data encryption and frequency hopping to maintain secure communications. Interoperability provided by Army Link 16 allows the user in the communication link to electronically observe the battlespace, identify threats, and acquire targets. IAW the Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM), the Army will procure Link 16 terminals, gateways, and radios along with services in support of the Army's Link 16 Modernization Strategy by providing interoperability and continuity through the procurement of tactical communication enhancement equipment, ancillaries, and related services. Components supported under Army Link 16 include but are not limited to: Ground Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Aviation, Communication Gateways, and Ground Fires Radios. These items will provide Concurrent Multi-netting (CMN), Concurrent Contentions Receive (CCR), Enhanced Throughput (ET) and advanced Transmission Security (TRANSEC) capabilities. MIDS JTRS GV is a modernization effort of the MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT), providing a software defined radio solution that introduces modernized Link 16 networking capabilities. Upon completion of fielding, MIDS JTRS GV will fully displace Army MIDS LVT variant. MIDS JTRS GV will provide CMN, CCR, ET and TRANSEC.
Justification
Justification — ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS
FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $133.836 million supports the procurement of MIDS JTRS Ground Variant systems/B-Kit Production, A-Kit Production, Schoolhouse A-Kits, ancillaries, assessments, warranties, software licenses, Army Network Design Facility (ANDF) support, platform integration, fielding, and Systems Engineering and Program Management (SEPM). In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), these items are 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)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $60.8M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $104.3M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $133.8M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $133.8M |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $3.38M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $31.8M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY 2026 request | $18.1M |
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 | $61.3M | $60.8M | $104.3M | $133.8M | $133.8M |
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
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 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS. 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 · O190
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 · O189
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 · O192
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1R) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1R · N166
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1R_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.
Other Procurement - BA 3, 4 & 6 - Other Support Equipment, Initial Spares and Agile Portfolio Management · www.asafm.army.mil
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