# Looking Glass - Next (LG-N)

**R-2A activity** of project 646508 — Looking Glass Next (LG-N))  
**Program element:** 0302060F — Looking Glass Next (LG-N))  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0302060F/646508/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0302060F

> **NEW START.** $65.3M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $65.3M in FY2027, 100% of project 646508 — 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.** - Secure DevRFP decision from Program Executive Offices (PEO) - Release the LG-N RFP and execute source selection - Supporting development and modernization of required NC3, C3, Cryptographic, Open Architecture/Open Mission System, and other capabilities to ensure systems are sustainable and available to integrate into the LG-N Weapon System - Support test planning and preparation activities - Program office manning growth-path and develop secure space required - Support Major Commands (MAJCOM) LG-N preparatory and planning activities

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased due to stand up of LG-N program office and contracting activities.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 65.3 |

> 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 0302060F project 646508 (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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