# Baseline 5 and Future Spiral Baseline Upgrade Development

**R-2A activity** of project 674807 — EC-37B Compass Call  
**Program element:** 0207253F — Compass Call  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207253F/674807/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207253F/674807

> **NEW START.** $25.6M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $25.6M in FY2027, 100% of project 674807 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Will continue PME development, integration, and test on platform upgrades and associated simulators/trainers, address PME discrepancies as required, and future analysis/maturation of baseline and capability development activities. Specific efforts include, but are not limited to, the following: • Will develop platform and PME engineering, upgrade, and test activities • Will advance Electromagnetic Attack offensive capabilities and expanding frequency coverage • Will study and analyze for current/future baseline development planning • Will advance future capabilities to combat emerging and modern threats • Will advance future external communications upgrades • Will develop training systems/simulation lab environments • Will fund program support costs (PSC)

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased from $0 thousands to $25,618 thousands to support BL5 development, maturation of AEA technologies, and future spiral baseline upgrades.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 25.6 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207253F project 674807 (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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