# TRIAD - Operational Flexibility

**R-2A activity** of project 2228 — Technical Applications Programs  
**Program element:** 0101221N — Strategic Sub & Wpns Sys Supt  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101221N/2228/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101221N/2228

## Summary

This activity requests $34.9M in FY2027, 17% of project 2228, up 221% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** All efforts will continue from FY 2026 in addition to: - Begin the expansion of NAV/Guidance Integrated Gravity Enhancement efforts, including temporary alteration (TEMPALT) for Capability III, to calibrate guidance accelerometers at sea or at un-surveyed port locations - Begin the modernization of the Navigation Sonar System (NSS) by expanding efforts to integrate the technology into Navigation to support increased mission flexibility - Begin the extension of the Navigation Subsystem's max fixed interval (MFI) through software and CONOPs updates - Begin the enhancement of Fire Control to Missile data transmission to improve throughput capability on the existing OHIO platform's Missile Umbilical and Ships Cabling - Begin the development of a Fire Control cryptographic capability with a Root of Trust to provide interface authentication and data validation for high-consequence systems over Ethernet and Multiwire mediums - Begin the development of a Cubby Adaptor for alternate payloads to leverage the volume normally occupied by the Post Boost Control System (PBCS) Gas Generators - Additional details held at a higher classification level

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The requested $24.013 million funding increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is required to expand navigation technology programs, enhancing our ability to ensure precise and reliable navigation, particularly when deploying to unmapped or un-surveyed locations. This funding will support the expansion of the NAV/Guidance Integrated Gravity Enhancement effort to enable at-sea calibration of guidance accelerometers. It will also fund the Navigation Sonar System (NSS) Modernization to increase mission flexibility and extend the Navigation Subsystem's Max Fixed Interval (MFI) through software and procedural updates. Collectively, these initiatives provide a significant enhancement to mission flexibility and navigational reliability. Additional details on these programs are held at a higher classification level.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Gravity Gradiometer: Utilize the gravity gradiometer to reduce assumptions in gravity navigation algorithms, thereby increasing system performance and reducing position error - High Density Array (HDA): Investigate the integration of the HDA into the NAV subsystem to address hydrophone obsolescence - Compression Usage: Modify the existing Fire Control software to allow for the compression of data and the transmission of that compressed data to shipboard SWS components - Data Flexibility: Evaluate the feasibility of incorporating payload hardware-agnostic data transmission algorithms into SWS areas to achieve greater data throughput - Attack Option Flexibility: Assess, formulate, prototype, and evaluate changes to the Aggregate Target Package Execution (ATPE) graphical user interface (GUI) and software configuration to support the aggregation of attack options across multiple command units - Modular Payload Algorithms: Assess, formulate, prototype, and evaluate changes to current trajectory and mission preset modules to enable more rapid implementation of Fire Control and Mission Planning software modifications - Additional details held at a higher classification level

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 34.9 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 2228

- [TRIAD - Mission Effectiveness](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101221N/2228/a1) — FY2027 132.3
- [TRIAD - Supporting Infrastructure](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101221N/2228/a4) — FY2027 21.3
- [TRIAD - Counter Emerging Threats](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101221N/2228/a3) — FY2027 19.4
- INWSS — FY2027 2.6
- D5LE2 — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0101221N project 2228 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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