# Project 1292 — Adv ASW Sensors & Proc

**Program element:** 0603254N — ASW Systems Development  
**Project:** 1292  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603254N/1292  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603254N

## Summary

Project 1292 — Adv ASW Sensors & Proc requests $20.1M in FY2027, 100% of the $20.1M requested for program element 0603254N, up 6.2% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request. NAWCAD is the largest named R-3 performer at $7.8M, 39% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 18.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 19.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 19.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 19.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 20.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603254N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 1292 buys

This program improves Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) effectiveness through development and maturation of advanced hardware and software associated with airborne acoustic and non-acoustic sub-systems. This includes sensors and components, data recording, processing, post-processing and display capabilities to address near-peer threat scenarios against surfaced or submerged conventionally and nuclear powered submarines. Key objectives include: advancing active and passive sensors and components; improving detection, classification, localization and tracking; and increasing capacity and flexibility to handle multi-sensor data loads. Technology evaluations include sonobuoy communication links to/from aircraft, distributed netted sensors, transient signals, and source and receiver technologies that will enhance passive and multistatic active sensor systems. Products being funded will provide for the development and maturation of persistent tactical search technologies that will allow transition to the localization and attack phase in operationally relevant environments. In addition, the program will provide for the development and subsequent experimentation, including data collection and engineering measurement, of the next generation of multistatic sources and receivers; passive sensors and processors; and non-acoustic technologies. Matured technologies that increase operational capability will transition to acquisition programs of record for eventual release on ASW platforms. The RDT&E test articles reflect the upper unit quantities for early USAB2 prototyping.

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

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| NAWCAD | 7.8 | 39% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System performance assessments | 18.1 | 18.9 | 20.1 | +6% | — |

> 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.

### System performance assessments

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue development of prototype USA Blocks 2 and 3 focusing on system of systems integration while concurrently refining specifications and conducting at-sea testing of validation articles.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY26 to FY27 increase is due to ramping up USA BLKs 2 and 3.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Finalize prototype activities for USA Block 1 for the Milestone B (MS B) decision. Continue development of prototype USA Blocks 2 and 3.

## 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/0603254N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603254N project 1292 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603254N")`.

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