# Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS)

**R-2A activity** of project 672671 — F-16 Squadrons  
**Program element:** 0207133F — F-16 Squadrons  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F/672671/a5  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F

## Summary

This activity requests $96.1M in FY2027, 18% of project 672671, up 668% 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 development and Qualification of Spiral 1 Software - Formal Qualification Testing (SFQT), Firmware Formal Qualification Test (FFQT), and Design Verification Testing (DVT). Start Spiral 2 Development, Big Iron development and lab demonstrations, Kit Proof installs on Test A/C #3 and #4, and Hardware Qualification.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $83.603M from FY26 to FY27 will move Spiral 1 software to qualification and testing, continue Big Iron development, lab demos, and testing, and start Spiral 2 software development.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continuation of Spiral 1 software development, initial Big Iron compliance efforts, EMD Kit Build up for Aircraft #3 and #4, H/W A & B Kit Development, and continued DT/OT.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 96.1 |

> 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 672671

- Next Generation Mission Computer (NGMC) — FY2027 195.1
- [OFP Updates on all F-16 aircraft](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F/672671/a0) — FY2027 180.3
- [F-16 Integrated Test](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F/672671/a1) — FY2027 25.4
- [AESA Radar](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F/672671/a4) — FY2027 21.9
- Simulator Trainers Program (STP) — FY2027 5.8
- M Code — FY2027 3.0
- AIFF Mode 5 — FY2027 0.0
- Data Bus Cybersecurity — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207133F project 672671 (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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