What the FY2027 request buys
Verbatim from the R-2A exhibit for project 2228 of PE 0101221N. This is the budget justification's own description of work that has not happened yet — the one thing no other level of the budget carries.
- Building upon our FY 2026 foundation, expand the utilization of high fidelity simulation environments and integrated threat system models to evaluate the performance of current and emerging threats against a broader spectrum of potential technologies considered for maturation. - As part of the Transit Protection Program (TPP), begin maturing, adapting, and integrating the Vessel Active Protection System - In Transit (VAPS-IT) by leveraging proven Army protection technologies for maritime application - Begin the development of the Counter-unmanned Integrated Radar for high Clutter Environments (CIRCLE), a stand-alone radar system designed to detect unmanned systems by using advanced radar detection and tracking algorithms - Begin the development of Swarm Interdiction using Floating Threads (SIFT) - Cannon (SIFT-C), a novel hard-kill C-UAS/C-Swarm approach that works by slowing or stopping the UAS propulsion mechanism - Begin the development of novel optical detection methods for Enhanced Counter Unmanned Systems Detection (SABLEYE) - Begin the development of the Non-lethal Underwater Effector for Counter-Swarm (NUE-CS), an effector that can be used repeatedly by an intercepting Navy dolphin or sea lion to disable swarms of underwater intruders - Begin the demonstration, validation, and extension of the Autonomous Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) System for Maritime Target Processing to capture the signals generated by UUVs and divers in maritime environments - Begin the procurement and installation of a section of the Deep Guard Integrated Response (DGIR) net system for test and developmental use, offering a non-lethal, passive response to underwater intrusions
The requested $16.934 million increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is required to initiate a portfolio of new technology development programs aimed at countering emerging threats. This funding will launch critical efforts in advanced vehicle protection, counter-UAS systems, and underwater surveillance. Key initiatives include the development of the VAPS-IT active protection system, the CIRCLE counter-drone radar, the SIFT-C hard-kill effector, and the NUE-CS non-lethal counter-swarm system, among others.
FY2026: the year under way
Prior-year accomplishments and current-year plans from the same exhibit. Context for the FY2027 plan, not a series — an activity partitions its project exactly in the request year, but can under-cover it in earlier years.
In FY 2026 we will begin utilizing a high fidelity simulation environment and integrated threat system models to evaluate the performance of current and future threats against potential technologies considered for maturation. This information will help maximize return on investment for technology development.
Three years, and no five-year plan
An R-2A activity publishes the prior year, the current year and the budget year. The FYDP outyears exist at project and program-element level and are deliberately absent here rather than inferred. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 19.4 |
This activity is 9.2% of project 2228's FY2027 request and 1.8% of PE 0101221N's. In the request year the activities under a project sum to it exactly; in the current year they under-cover it in about 9% of cases, so an activity's delta can legitimately exceed its parent's and the two must not be compared row to row.
6 activities in project 2228
Every R-2A line of this project, largest FY2027 request first. Linked where the activity has enough of its own narrative to carry a page; the rest are shown in full on the project page.