# Project 162 — Nuclear and Conventional Physical Security

**Program element:** 0603161D8Z — Nuclear Matters, Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Project:** 162  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603161D8Z/162  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603161D8Z

## Summary

Project 162 — Nuclear and Conventional Physical Security requests $22.9M in FY2027, 51% of the $44.7M requested for program element 0603161D8Z, down 11% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Nuclear Modernization — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 25.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 23.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 23.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 24.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 24.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603161D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 162 buys

The Physical Security Enterprise and Analysis Program (PSEAP) pursues the development of nuclear and conventional physical security materiel solutions in response to the stated needs and requirements of the Combatant Commands and Military Services. This program leverages commonalities in physical security requirements in order to closely balance and integrate the needs of users. The PSEAP is responsible for avoiding duplication of effort, ensuring systems integration, and promoting interoperability and sustainability. The materiel solutions either (a) lead to a Program of Record, (b) become technology insertions into existing programs; or (c) advance to being a certified Commercial/Government off-the-shelf product.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Security System Capability Development | 25.7 | 25.7 | 22.9 | −11% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603161D8Z/162/a0) |

> 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.

### Physical Security System Capability Development

- Modernize physical security systems by replacing antiquated and expensive sensors with unacceptable false alarm rates that require a persistent personnel presence using artificial intelligence and machine learning to deter, detect, track, and assess threats - Develop counter uncrewed underwater vehicles using novel technology that…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603161D8Z/162/a0

## 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/0603161D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603161D8Z project 162 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603161D8Z")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*