# Government Development, Operational & Integration Test and Evaluation Execution

**R-2A activity** of project 646002 — Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar  
**Program element:** 0207455F — Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207455F/646002/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207455F

## Summary

This activity requests $12.5M in FY2027, 56% of project 646002, up 176% 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.** - Continue integrated test and evaluation activities to characterize system performance. - Continue initial operational test & evaluation to support system fielding decision. - Begin testing of additional CDD required capabilities. - Prepare for Operational Utility Evaluation (OUE) testing.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 increase is to support additional developmental and operational testing.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue government-led integrated test and evaluation activity to characterize system performance. - Begin initial operational test & evaluation (IOT&E) to support system fielding decision.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.5 |

> 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 646002

- TPY-4 Prime Contract System Development & Test Support — FY2027 9.9

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207455F project 646002 (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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