# Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW)

**R-2A activity** of project 1662 — F/A-18 Improvement  
**Program element:** 0204136N — F/A-18 Squadrons  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662

## Summary

This activity requests $63.3M in FY2027, 24% of project 1662, down 29% 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.** Funding will support final Rapid Prototyping development under the Middle Tier Acquisition effort. Funding will also support Government flight and environmental testing and final system evaluation. Funding will continue to support the Agile Software Continuous Integration, Delivery & Deployment (CID&D) for improvement and integration efforts required to incorporate ADVEW capabilities.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY2026 to FY2027 decrease of $26.22M due to completion of ADVEW design and development efforts.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funding will support final contracting efforts to include Rapid Prototyping development as well as final government testing and evaluation. Funding will continue to support the Agile Software Continuous Integration, Delivery & Deployment (CID&D) for improvement and integration efforts required to incorporate ADVEW capabilities.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 108.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 89.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 63.3 |

> 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 1662

- [Multi-System Integration (MSI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a7) — FY2027 59.2
- [Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (AGCAS) E/F/G](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a1) — FY2027 36.1
- [F/A-18 Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) Comms](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a2) — FY2027 33.4
- [Digital Video Map Computer-Upgrade (DVMC-U)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a4) — FY2027 14.7
- [Next Generation Naval Mission Planning System (NGNMPS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a9) — FY2027 11.8
- Brizo Beacon — FY2027 10.2
- F/A-18 Obsolescence Redesign — FY2027 9.5
- Flight Plan Engineering / System Configuration Set Development and Integration — FY2027 9.1
- USMC Capability Upgrades — FY2027 6.1
- F/A-18 E/F/G Network Cyber Defense — FY2027 5.0
- Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Aircraft Integration — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0204136N project 1662 (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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