# KG-3XA Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Very Low Frequency (VLF) Capability

**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/a6  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F

## Summary

This activity requests $25.8M in FY2027, 22% of project 675200, up 11% 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.** KGV-363 - Will continue development of Crypto Module with SERD 2.0 implementation, required for NSA. - Will complete milestones under SERD 2.0: Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR). KG-333 - Will continue development of Crypto Host with SERD 2.0 implementation, required for NSA. - Will complete milestones under System Requirements Review (SRR), System Functional Review (SFR).

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Overall funding increase for the combination of development for the KGV-363 under SERD 2.0 and full year development of the KG-333(M). KGV-363 will be continuing efforts to complete the development effort including conducting milestones mentioned in the FY 2027 plan as well as beginning testing and evaluation in FY 2027. Meanwhile the KG-333(M) will have a full year of development in FY 2027 after a late FY 2026 contract award and is projected to complete SRR and SFR and will work towards finalizing approval of documents needed to enter Preliminary Design Review (PDR) FY 2028.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** KGV-363 - Continue development of Crypto Module with SERD 2.0 implementation, required for NSA. - Complete milestones under System Requirements Review (SRR), System Functional Review (SFR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR). KG-333M - Award development contract in FY 2026 fourth quarter.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 23.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 25.8 |

> 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

- [Remote Rekey Next Generation (RRK-NG), Black Arrow](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F/675200/a3) — FY2027 25.6
- [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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