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RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Navy Strategic Comms

PE 0101402N·U.S. Navy·Approp. 1319 — RDT&E·BA7 — Operational System Development
FY2027 Request
$88.6M
◆ Scaling +69%
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U.S. Navy funding ramps 69% to a $88.6M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 57% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

FY2027 Request
$88.6M
▲ 69% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$52.4M
▲ 81% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$28.9M
Prior year

Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $88.6M for Navy Strategic Comms under RDT&E program element 0101402N, up 69% over FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

255075028.9FY25ACTUAL52.4FY26ENACTED88.6FY27REQUEST65.1FY2851.7FY2937.2FY3038.0FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual28.9
FY2026Enacted52.4
FY2027Request88.6
FY2028Outyear65.1
FY2029Outyear51.7
FY2030Outyear37.2
FY2031Outyear38.0
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

2 projects roll up into PE 0101402N

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 69% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$88.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$88.6M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$88.6M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$88.6M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Government labs & warfare centers1.6%1.4
Other / unspecified98%87.2
FY2027 request100%88.6
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

The details of program element 0101402N Project 1083 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books. Special Handling Statement: This exhibit contains NC3-N material within it and shall be developed, stored, and transmitted on classified networks in accordance with SPAWAR ltr 5510 Ser 00/245 19 April 2018. Project 3002:The E-6 is a manned airborne platform that provides survivable, endurable and reliable Command, Control and Communications capability in support of the President, Secretary of Defense and United States strategic and non-strategic forces.

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy (RDT&E,N) Project Unit 3002 funds continuing efforts to perform technical evaluations, modeling & simulation and investigative ground and flight testing. Aircraft Procurement, Navy, Modification of Aircraft (APN-5) funds integration, procurement and installation of aircraft modifications.

Project 1083, 3002 — Shore To Ship Com System
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services
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FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0101402N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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FY2027 Request
$84.2M
▲ 72% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$49.1M
▲ 92% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$25.6M
Prior year

Shore To Ship Com System — one RDT&E project inside PE 0101402N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project 1083 — Shore To Ship Com System — requests $84.2M in FY2027, 95% of the $88.6M requested for program element 0101402N. Year over year it grows 72% against FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Project 1083 funding, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

255075025.6FY25ACTUAL49.1FY26ENACTED84.2FY27REQUEST61.0FY2847.9FY2933.3FY3034.0FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual25.6
FY2026Enacted49.1
FY2027Request84.2
FY2028Outyear61.0
FY2029Outyear47.9
FY2030Outyear33.3
FY2031Outyear34.0
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.

Shore To Ship Com System▲ 72%
FY2025 actual$25.6M
FY2026 enacted$49.1M
FY2027 request$84.2M

The details of program element 0101402N Project 1083 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

Project 1083 — every activity in full →
Project detail

What project 1083 buys

The details of program element 0101402N Project 1083 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

R-3 lines of work
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services
FY2027 Request
$4.3M
▲ 30% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$3.3M
▲ 0.3% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.3M
Prior year

Navy Strategic Comm Project — one RDT&E project inside PE 0101402N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project 3002 — Navy Strategic Comm Project — requests $4.3M in FY2027, 4.9% of the $88.6M requested for program element 0101402N. Year over year it grows 30% against FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Project 3002 funding, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

03.3FY25ACTUAL3.3FY26ENACTED4.3FY27REQUEST4.1FY283.8FY293.9FY303.9FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual3.3
FY2026Enacted3.3
FY2027Request4.3
FY2028Outyear4.1
FY2029Outyear3.8
FY2030Outyear3.9
FY2031Outyear3.9
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.

Operational System Development, Studies and Demonstrations▲ 30%
FY2025 actual$3.3M
FY2026 enacted$3.3M
FY2027 request$4.3M

FY2027 planned work Perform operational mission analyses and conduct advanced simulations, modeling, prototyping, integrations and demonstrations, using the E-6B Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) and contractor assets to address system obsolescence and research potential upgrades. Additional plans include researching and ensuring Cyber Security software improvements and interoperability of the E-6B platform.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2026 to FY 2027 increase due to Production Development.

FY2026 plans — current year Perform operational mission analyses and conduct advanced simulations, modeling, prototyping, integrations and demonstrations, using the E-6B Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) and contractor assets to address system obsolescence and research potential upgrades. Additional plans include researching and ensuring Cyber Security software improvements and interoperability of the E-6B platform.

Project detail

What project 3002 buys

The E-6B is a manned airborne platform that provides survivable, endurable and reliable Command, Control and Communications capability, in support of the President, Secretary Of Defense and United States strategic and non-strategic forces. In order to respond effectively to emerging capability requirements, continued effort is needed to prototype, integrate, and demonstrate compatible communications, in support of interoperability with other Enterprise assets. Additional required efforts include performing technical assessments, Evaluations, Modeling and Simulation, investigative ground and flight testing, and enhanced software modifications and development of configuration modifications. Funding is for operational mission analysis, prototyping and integration for demonstration, and the hardware/software engineering required to optimize E-6B systems for effective cyber security and interoperability in a strategic environment.

R-3 lines of work
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services