# Horizon

**R-2A activity** of project 2134 — Shipboard IW Exploit  
**Program element:** 0304785N — ISR & INFO Operations  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2134/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2134

## Summary

This activity requests $15.3M in FY2027, 7.2% of project 2134, down 20% 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.** The details of the Horizon sub-project are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The details of the Horizon sub-project are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Starting in FY26, Horizon and Distributed Operations (DO) name changed to Horizon. Distributed Operations now broken out to provide greater visibility and alignment with this increase in capability. The details of the Horizon sub-project are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.3 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 2134

- Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) Urgent Operational Need (UON) — FY2027 81.9
- [Spectral](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2134/a1) — FY2027 57.4
- [Distributed Operations (DO)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2134/a6) — FY2027 26.3
- [Advanced Information Warfare (IW) Antennas](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2134/a3) — FY2027 19.2
- Integrated Communications and Data Systems Increment II (ICADS Inc II) — FY2027 10.0
- Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment Inc F (SSEE Inc F) — FY2027 3.7
- Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment Modifications (SSEE Modifications) — FY2027 0.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0304785N project 2134 (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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