Program · United States · U.S. Air Force

Joint Fires Network

Joint targeting and fires network that aligns fires tasks on a common data layer; the Department of the Air Force C3BM portfolio stood up an integrated program office to turn the prototype into a program of record.

DevelopmentU.S. Air ForceJFN

Cost to the governmentFY2027 request $349M

Budget by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Appropriation	Request	Enacted	Qty	Budget line	Source
FY2027	RDT&E	$349M	—	—	0305282F	Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Estimated
FY2026	RDT&E	—	$367M	—	0305282F	Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Estimated

What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Budget years are then-year dollars unless marked; program totals and unit costs state their dollar basis. Award values (what a company was obligated) are under Awards.

Participants1

Prime

Smack TechnologiesReported

Roles as recorded: a prime holds the contract, teammates and subcontractors build under it, competing bidders bid against it, operators field the result.

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Smack TechnologiesJoint Fires Network and Marine Corps Warfighting Lab prototyping contracts (Omega)Other · Jul 22, 2025Undisclosed

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Smack Technologies	Joint Fires Network and Marine Corps Warfighting Lab prototyping contracts (Omega)press:smack-technologies:2025-07-22	—	Other	Jul 22, 2025	Undisclosed	—	Joint Fires Network	Reported

Obligated is money committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach.

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Jul 22, 2025CompanySmack Technologies, U.S. Marine CorpsSmack wins JFN, MCWL contracts to help bring Decision Dominance to the DoDSmack Technologies

Jul 22, 2025CompanySmack TechnologiesSmack wins JFN, MCWL contracts to help bring Decision Dominance to the DoD

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Government recordC3BM takes lead on Joint Fires Network
U.S. Air Force · Supports Program
“By fusing high-quality targeting data with cutting-edge command and control applications, JFN delivers data to warfighters when and where they need it.”

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CompanySmack wins JFN, MCWL contracts to help bring Decision Dominance to the DoD
Smack Technologies · Jul 22, 2025 · Supports Government award, Program · program participant:smack-technologies
“Smack Technologies has been awarded two prototyping contracts from the Joint Fires Network (JFN) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL).”

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Government recordRDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027
Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports Cost · amount
“0305282F ... Joint Fires Network (JFN) 05 U 311,432 313,982 313,982 ... 0305282D8Z Joint Fires Network (JFN) 05 U 10,075 10,075 164 0305282K 05 U 10,000 35,000 35,000”

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