# Multi-System Integration (MSI)

**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/a7  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662

## Summary

This activity requests $59.2M in FY2027, 23% of project 1662, up 11% 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.** Continue development, integration and qualification of the LITENING Artemis Targeting Pod Type 179 Laser. Planned activities include execution of a Critical Design Review (CDR) and updates to software, firmware and system design resulting from that review. Funding will also support procurement of mass mock-up hardware to support laser fit checks, qualification and design verification efforts. Funding will support procurement of hardware to complete a total quantity of 3 lasers for integration and qualification testing into the Artemis Pod(s). FY27 funding to continue development, integration and test of Advanced Tactical Data Fusion System (ATDFS). Phase 1 development will incorporate a new algorithm replacing and modernizing MSR. Phase 2 of ATDFS will continue development for an MSI air to air sensor and source data replacement.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY2026 to FY2027 increase of $5.914M due to increased Artemis efforts for software development in support of the new algorithm.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue development, integration and test of Advanced Tactical Data Fusion System (ATDFS). Phase 1 development will incorporate a new algorithm replacing and modernizing MSR. Phase 2 of ATDFS will continue development for an MSI air to air sensor and source data replacement.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 51.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 53.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 59.2 |

> 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

- [Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204136N/1662/a0) — FY2027 63.3
- [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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