Project 0725
$34.5MFY2027 request ▼ 21%Communication Automation
FY2025 actual$18.9M
FY2026 enacted$43.9M
FY2027 request$34.5M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services
FY2027 Request
$68.4M
▼ 13% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$78.5M
▲ 40% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$56.1M
Prior year
Roll-up of 5 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $68.4M for Afloat Networks under RDT&E program element 0303138N, down 13% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 56.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 78.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 68.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 74.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 74.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 73.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 73.3 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
5 projects roll up into PE 0303138N
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -13% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 9C87
$17.8MFY2027 request ▼ 34%CANES Integration
FY2025 actual$29.3M
FY2026 enacted$26.9M
FY2027 request$17.8M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services
Project 0403
$16.0MFY2027 request NEWAgile Core Service
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$16.0M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services
Project 3240
$0.0MFY2027 request CEC Increment II
FY2025 actual$7.9M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Product Development
Project 9999
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%Congressional Adds
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$7.7M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Product Development
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$68.4M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$68.4M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$68.4M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$68.4M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 68.4 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 68.4 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0403/0725/3240/9C87 are CLASSIFIED and are submitted to Congress in the CLASSIFIED budget justification books.
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0403 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project 0725, 9C87, 0403, 3240, 9999 — Communication Automation
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
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FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0303138N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0303138N.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$34.5M
▼ 21% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$43.9M
▲ 132% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$18.9M
Prior year
Communication Automation — one RDT&E project inside PE 0303138N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 0725 — Communication Automation — requests $34.5M in FY2027, 50% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N. Year over year it falls 21% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 0725 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 43.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 34.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 41.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 41.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 39.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 39.4 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Automated Digital Network System (ADNS)▼ 21%
FY2025 actual$18.9M
FY2026 enacted$43.9M
FY2027 request$34.5M
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0725 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 0725 buys
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0725 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
FY2027 Request
$17.8M
▼ 34% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$26.9M
▼ 8.4% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$29.3M
Prior year
CANES Integration — one RDT&E project inside PE 0303138N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 9C87 — CANES Integration — requests $17.8M in FY2027, 26% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N. Year over year it falls 34% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 9C87 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 29.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 26.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 17.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 16.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 18.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 18.6 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
CANES Integration▼ 34%
FY2025 actual$29.3M
FY2026 enacted$26.9M
FY2027 request$17.8M
The details of program element 0303138N Project 9C87 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 9C87 buys
The details of program element 0303138N Project 9C87 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
FY2027 Request
$16.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Agile Core Service — one RDT&E project inside PE 0303138N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 0403 — Agile Core Service — requests $16.0M in FY2027, 23% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Funding trajectory
Project 0403 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 16.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 15.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 15.3 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Platform Application Services (PAS) Agile Core Services (ACS)NEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$16.0M
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0403 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 0403 buys
The details of program element 0303138N Project 0403 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$7.9M
Prior year
CEC Increment II — one RDT&E project inside PE 0303138N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 3240 — CEC Increment II — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N.
Funding trajectory
Project 3240 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
Communications as a Service (CaaS)
FY2025 actual$7.9M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
FY2026 plans — current year The details of program element 0303138N Project 3240 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 3240 buys
The details of program element 0303138N Project 3240 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$7.7M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Congressional Adds — one RDT&E project inside PE 0303138N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 9999 — Congressional Adds — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 9999 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Project detail
What project 9999 buys
The details of program element 0303138N Project 9999 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development