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Ground Soldier System
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 | $154.3M |
| FY25 | $151.6M |
| FY26 | $178.8M |
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 | $150.2M | $124.8M | $154.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $125.0M | $167.1M | $151.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $167.1M | $141.6M | $178.8M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $167.1M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $154.3M as actual total obligation authority — $12.9M below the request. 154.26 − 167.13 = -12.87 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 — Ground Soldier System
This funding line is directly aligned to the Army's Network Modernization Strategy Line of Effort (LOE) #1, Unified Network. The Ground Soldier Systems funding line known as Nett Warrior (NW) commercial End User Devices and supporting equipment provide the dismounted leader integrated mission command and situational awareness during combat operations. The NW system provides operators real-time information on friendly positions, information about enemy activity and movement, navigational data and map imagery, and other mission related graphics. Nett Warrior applies feedback from conventional and Special Operations units to procure and implement SECRET as well as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) / Secure but Unclassified (SBU) networking equipment for Transformation In Contact Brigades (TiC) to enable faster, more flexible Mission Command data exchanges with Joint and Coalition forces while maintaining the existing interoperability.. NW uses Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Non-Developmental (NDI) communications equipment to create a robust and flexible SBU Network Baseline 4.0 that enables faster and more accurate decision-making during combat operations at the tactical level. NW also procures supporting power systems to reduce power requirements in the expeditionary environment. NW provides the dismounted common computational platform for the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) and includes integration and interface of products on Soldiers. Funding in this project aligns with the Army's priorities in support of TiC. The AAO for NW is 80,740.
Justification
Justification — Ground Soldier System
FY 2026 base procurement funding in the amount of $178.850 million procures for three Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) of NW Soldier-worn hardware, NW support equipment, NW vehicle integration kits and NGC2 CUI / SBU network communications equipment, New Equipment Training (NET) and support services for three active duty BCTs. Provides support services to Special Operations, Ranger and Army conventional units. NW-equipped units directly enhance the Army's combat overmatch capability in two Army mission essential tasks: 1) enhances small unit combat fighting capabilities by providing improved situational awareness and mission command to dismounted combat leaders through an integrated smart device and supporting equipment and 2) enables commanders to combine elements of combat power (mission command, movement and maneuver, leadership, intelligence, fires, information, sustainment and protection) to engage the enemy and swiftly end tactical engagements and reduce possible fratricide. NW brings the dismounted tactical combat leaders into the Army's NGC2 through the CUI / SBU network systems and feeds tactically relevant data into the higher classified Army and Joint Coalition networks. NW also procures wearables such as smart watches to enhance situational awareness. Ongoing evaluations of the NGC2 will validate effectiveness and scalability. When major performance improvements in commercial smartphones enable either significant improvements in NW capabilities or reduction in Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), the program will initiate procurement-funded technology refreshment in accordance with AR 70-1 and DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR). The PM on an as-needed basis will, due to the commercial nature of the Nett Warrior system hardware (e.g. smart phones, smart phone cases, screen protectors, memory cards and other associated accessories) and to address diminishing manufacturing (obsolescence parts), consolidate the purchase on NW commercial-based items across multiple years to execute a buyout of devices / components for up to two years beyond FY2026. FY 2026 accounts for three BCTs initial provisioning and additional five BCTs of equipment purchased for five-year technology refreshes. FY 2025 Soldier Worn Hardware accounts for initial bulk buy of Samsung Galaxy S23 for the End User Device due to manufacturer-induced obsolescence. Samsung will cease production of the S23 in spring FY 2026, meaning that the program office must buy ahead of time. The unit cost increase from FY 2025 to FY 2026 is due to not purchasing associated hardware (such as the Dismounted Operator Combat Kit case) at a 1:1 ratio in FY 2025. Increases to other cost elements from FY 2025 to FY 2026 due to BCT mix. FY 2025 funds purchased equipment for infantry BCTs, and the FY 2026 schedule pivots to vehicle BCTs, which require more support equipment. FY 2025 support equipment represents a one-year buy of Human Machine Interface (HMI) TiC support. SEPM decrease from FY 2025 to FY 2026 due to contract recompete costs in FY 2025 that do not occur in FY 2026, as well as the movement of software program office support moving to RDTE per ASAALT guidance. Testing increase due to evaluation of EUDs, DOCK Ultras and other interfacing components tied to end user devices. 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)
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 | $154.3M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $151.6M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $178.8M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $178.8M |
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 | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $1.07B | $154.3M | $151.6M | $178.8M | $178.8M |
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 Ground Soldier System. 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 · O264
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 · O270
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 · O272
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.
Other Procurement - BA 3, 4 & 6 - Other Support Equipment, Initial Spares and Agile Portfolio Management · www.asafm.army.mil
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