# G/ATOR Contractor Technical, Development Engineering

**R-2A activity** of project 9C89 — Marine Ground-Air Radar  
**Program element:** 0204460M — Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204460M/9C89/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204460M

## Summary

This activity requests $11.7M in FY2027, 18% of project 9C89, up 1.1% 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.** - Complete Mode S development. - Continue the development and integration of software and hardware capability enhancements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** No significant changes from FY 2026 to FY 2027. FY 2027 funds enhance both radar and force survivability in a Peer/Near-Peer Competitor environment through the development and integration of software and hardware required to implement Warfighter desired USMC Force Design capability enhancements.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue Mode S development. - Continue NCTR software development. - Continue the development and integration of software to implement NIFC.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 23.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 11.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.7 |

> 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 9C89

- [Digital Receiver/Exciter (DREX)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204460M/9C89/a0) — FY2027 33.6
- Government Technical Support — FY2027 9.1
- Multi-Domain Radar in a Contested Environment (MuDRaCE) — FY2027 7.2
- G/ATOR: Test and Evaluation — FY2027 2.3
- G/ATOR: Management Services & Travel — FY2027 2.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0204460M project 9C89 (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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