# Project 0725 — Communication Automation

**Program element:** 0303138N — Afloat Networks  
**Project:** 0725  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303138N/0725  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303138N

## Summary

Project 0725 — Communication Automation requests $34.5M in FY2027, 50% of the $68.4M requested for program element 0303138N, down 21% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0303138N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) | 18.9 | 43.9 | 34.5 | −21% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Automated Digital Network System (ADNS)

**FY2027 planned work.** The details of program element 0303138N Project 0725 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The details of program element 0303138N Project 0725 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** The details of program element 0303138N Project 0725 are classified and are submitted to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303138N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0303138N project 0725 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0303138N")`.

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