# Test & Evaluation (T&E)

**R-2A activity** of project 2939 — RQ-4 Modernization  
**Program element:** 0305421N — RQ-4 Modernization  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305421N/2939/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305421N/2939

## Summary

This activity requests $22.0M in FY2027, 6.8% of project 2939, up 1.5% 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.** FY27 continues to support integrated test team labor to reduce risk in design and development, perform subsystem level ground and acceptance testing, and obtain the necessary satellite communications required for system level test. To support the Increment 2 program schedule, the program continues System Level II and III testing, Software Build flight test, and Corrections of Deficiencies (CODs).

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase in FY27 for Test & Evaluation is due to the increased Testing requirements associated with Increment 2 capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY26 continues to support integrated test team labor to reduce risk in design and development, perform subsystem level ground and acceptance testing, and obtain the necessary satellite communications required for system level test. To support the Increment 2 program schedule, the program continues System Level II and III testing, Software Build flight test, and Corrections of Deficiencies (CODs).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 23.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 21.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.0 |

> 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 2939

- [Product Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305421N/2939/a0) — FY2027 295.1
- ILS, Support, Studies & Analysis — FY2027 5.9
- Program Management (PM) — FY2027 2.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0305421N project 2939 (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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