# TCM: Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 2275 — Marine Corps Tactical Radio Systems  
**Program element:** 0206313M — Marine Corps Comms Systems  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0206313M/2275/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0206313M/2275

## Summary

This activity requests $17.7M in FY2027, 46% of project 2275, up 132% 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 efforts related to Multi-Band Radio II (MBR II) replacement systems. - Continue development of Modular Advanced Radio Architecture (MARA). - Continue funding the Marine Corp's fair share cost for development of the Joint Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) application required for MUOS. - Initiate full system qualification for the ANPA HF STORM program. - Continue Waveform Modernization efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2026 to FY 2027 increase reflects continuation of future advanced MANET/exquisite waveforms product development, as well as initiation of full system qualification for the ANPA HF STORM Antenna product development efforts.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continued development efforts related to Multi-Band Radio II (MBR II) replacement systems. - Continued development of Modular Advanced Radio Architecture (MARA). - Continued funding the Marine Corp's fair share cost for development of the Joint Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) application required for MUOS. - Continued Waveform Modernization efforts to include MUOS, SATURN, SINCGARS Frequency Hop, and WREN.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 17.7 |

> 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 2275

- [SSF: Product Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0206313M/2275/a16) — FY2027 11.5
- TCM: Engineering and Program Support — FY2027 4.2
- WSATCOM: Product Development — FY2027 2.5
- WSATCOM: Test and Evaluation — FY2027 0.9
- NOTM: Test and Evaluation Support — FY2027 0.7
- NOTM: Product Development — FY2027 0.5
- TEEE: Test & Evaluation — FY2027 0.5
- WSATCOM: Engineering and Program Support — FY2027 0.2
- TCM: Management Services — FY2027 0.0
- ERS: Product Development — FY2027 0.0
- ERS: Engineering and Program Support — FY2027 0.0
- ERS: Test and Evaluation Support — FY2027 0.0
- WSATCOM: Management Services — FY2027 0.0
- TWTS: Product Development — FY2027 0.0
- TWTS: Test and Evaluation — FY2027 0.0
- Golding: Product Development — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0206313M project 2275 (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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