# Lead Systems Integration (LSI) Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 3278 — MQ-25 Air System (AS)  
**Program element:** 0207255N — MQ-25 Stingray  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207255N/3278/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207255N/3278

> **NEW START.** $55.1M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $55.1M in FY2027, 13% of project 3278 — 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.** Continue Air System and UMCS GCS development, design, and integration activities in support of flight test and carrier suitability certifications. Continue Cyber Security efforts to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) certifications for the System Test and Integration Lab (STIL), Lab Revitalization Program and test facilities. Continue operation of the STIL in support of government led MQ-25 and UMCS software/hardware development, test activities, integration, and correction of deficiencies. Continue government led efforts that support science and technology investments and roadmap refinement. Develop a Software Support Activity for ongoing test, verification and validation of generated software code to ensure suitability and operational effectiveness. Continue government investments in science and technology for development of resilient communication hardware and software solutions and manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) data links.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY26 value of $53.232M (under PE 0605414N) by $1.832M to $55.064M in FY27 is due MD-5 tech refresh requirements being added in FY27 as well as increase costs for software licenses.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 55.1 |

> 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 3278

- [Air Segment Product Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207255N/3278/a0) — FY2027 234.6
- [Test and Evaluation](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207255N/3278/a4) — FY2027 81.4
- Stingray to the Fight Product Development — FY2027 64.9
- Management — FY2027 3.6
- Support — FY2027 0.7

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207255N project 3278 (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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