# Remote Rekey Next Generation (RRK-NG), Black Arrow

**R-2A activity** of project 675200 — Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2)  
**Program element:** 0303140F — Information Systems Security Program  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F/675200/a3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F

## Summary

This activity requests $25.6M in FY2027, 22% of project 675200, up 12% 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.** - Will continue development on the RRK-NG program and the implementation of the NSA mandated Security Evaluation Requirements Document (SERD 2.0) update. - Will complete Preliminary Design Review (PDR). - Will deliver Production Representative Engineering Design Models (PREDMS). - Will conduct Test Readiness Review (TRR).

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase due to program performing integration and testing activities in preparation for completion of development phase.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue development on the RRK-NG program, beginning the implementation of the NSA mandated Security Evaluation Requirements Document (SERD 2.0) update. - Complete Systems Requirement Review (SRR). - Complete Critical Design Review (CDR).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 22.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 25.6 |

> 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 675200

- [KG-3XA Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Very Low Frequency (VLF) Capability](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F/675200/a6) — FY2027 25.8
- [Space Communication Security (COMSEC) / Space Modular Common Crypto (SMCC)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F/675200/a7) — FY2027 23.1
- Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 — FY2027 12.9
- [Crypto Enterprise Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F/675200/a2) — FY2027 10.7
- Technology Development (TD) — FY2027 8.9
- Classified Data at Rest (CDAR) — FY2027 6.5
- Information Assurance (IA) Support — FY2027 4.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0303140F project 675200 (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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