# Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR)

**R-2A activity** of project 654522 — CSAR EMD  
**Program element:** 0207279F — Isolated Personnel Survivability and Recovery  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207279F/654522/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207279F/654522

## Summary

This activity requests $16.0M in FY2027, 100% of project 654522, down 69% 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 test and integration of Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) capability -Complete test and Integration of Hand Held Radio -Complete the integration of Cloud-based data processing -Complete the integration of Web Application -Complete the integration of National encryption assets -Complete the NSA Certification of Hand Held Radio -Complete development and Integration of support equipment -Complete Portable Interrogator capability: mounted/dismounted, hardware and software capabilities

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The $35.730 million decrease in FY 2027 is due to level-of-efforts nearing completion of the NGSR system and its support equipment.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Begin test and integration of Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) capability -Begin test and Integration of Hand Held Radio -Continue the integration of Cloud-based data processing -Continue the integration of Web Application -Begin the integration of National encryption assets -Begin the National Security Agency (NSA) Certification of the Hand Held Radio -Continue development and Integration of support equipment -Develop Portable Interrogator capability: mounted/dismounted, hardware and software capabilities

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 51.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.0 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207279F project 654522 (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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