# Cryptographic Modernization

**R-2A activity** of project 674785 — F-22  
**Program element:** 0207138F — F-22  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a9  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F

## Summary

This activity requests $49.0M in FY2027, 5.2% of project 674785, up 201% 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.** FY2027 efforts will include further development of hardware for the cryptographic modernization program. As the SATURN, TSVCIS, and ORA provisioning work continues to mature, module level testing for the hardware will begin. As the development of the KOV-28A crypto progresses, coordination with the NSA on cryptographic certification will continue.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $32.723 million from FY2026 to FY2027 reflects the ramp up of group A design, Group B design, and procurement of Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) assets that include but are not limited to Open Systems Architecture Interface (OSIF) circuit cards.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY2026 efforts will include the commencement and ramp up into Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program activities for the SATURN and TSVCIS solutions. These efforts include the development of new Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) modules and new KOV-28A cryptographic module to enable it to handle the increased processing power required with the implementation of the full National Security Agency (NSA) mandates. Work also includes the consolidation of the current CNI rack to provide growth space for current and future communication and cryptographic upgrades such as, but not limited to Open Radio Architecture (ORA) Provisioning. SATURN / TSVCIS will continue working with the NSA to ensure certification requirements are met.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 49.0 |

> 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 674785

- [Infrastructure](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a0) — FY2027 325.3
- [Software Pathway for Enabling Expedited Deliveries (SPEED)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a11) — FY2027 243.9
- [Viability](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a8) — FY2027 109.6
- [Sensor Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a2) — FY2027 106.7
- [Hybrid Satellite Communication (SATCOM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a10) — FY2027 36.8
- [Low Drag Tanks and Pylons (LDTP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a7) — FY2027 34.0
- [Advanced Technology Development (ATD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207138F/674785/a1) — FY2027 26.7
- Mode 5 Identify Friend or Foe Challenge (IFFC) — FY2027 9.2
- Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) Modernization (EGI-M) — FY2027 6.8
- Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA)/Anti-Jam Global Positioning System (GPS) Antenna — FY2027 2.3
- Link 16 (L16) and Open System Architecture (OSA) Increment II Improvements — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207138F project 674785 (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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