What project 1234 buys
The MCM USV program consists of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) with Mine Countermeasures (MCM) payloads. The program began as the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program which consisted of a USV paired with a magnetic and acoustic sweep capability. As the USV progressed, the Navy modified the program so the craft would integrated and operate other payloads. The UISS program was subsumed by the MCM USV Program upon successful Full Rate Production Decision Review in September, 2023. The program consists of four products: 1) The MCM USV is a semi-autonomous dual drive, 38 foot long, 10 foot wide aluminum hulled craft powered by two diesel engines. The craft contains a situational awareness and contact avoidance suite consisting of optical, radar, and GPS and is directed and monitored by the Multi Vehicle Communication System (MVCS) with a host station, such as LCS, Vessel of Opportunity (VOO), or shore site. The reconfigurable payload bay adds a modular mission capability enabling multiple payloads (mine sweep and mine hunt). The MCM USV Block 1 is a Multi-Mission USV (MMUSV) design which incorporates lessons learned into the baseline MCM USV to improve manufacturability and reduce cost of production and lead times. 2) The Mine Sweep Payload Delivery System (PDS) brings magnetic and acoustic mine influence sweep capability to the MCM USV. The PDS includes a winch, a magnetic sweep cable, and a Towed Acoustic Generator (TAG) along with capability to deploy and retrieve the towed equipment. 3) The Mine Hunt PDS brings a mine hunting capability by integrating the existing AN/AQS-20 on to the craft. This may also include the integration of other Mine Hunt PDSs in support of other sonar systems other than the AN/AQS-20 sonar, both legacy and future systems, that are needed to support the Remote Mine Hunt mission. The PDS includes a winch, cable and tow body handling equipment. 4) The Mine Neutralization PDS will neutralize mines previously identified throughout the water column using the Barracuda Mine Neutralizer. The PDS will consist of a launcher and communications gear to communicate with the neutralizer in the water. The program completed ship-based TECHEVAL and IOT&E in FY22. The program declared Initial Operational Capability in Q2FY23.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 1234 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 16.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 16.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.1 |
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- Continue Mine neutralization Payload Delivery System (PDS) design and integration with the MCM USV - ECP development and implementation of system upgrades following Fleet feedback - Finalize integration of AN/AQS-24 with MCM USV - Cybersecurity improvements to address discrepancies against program requirements
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work - Conduct continued on-water testing of mission and payload autonomy installed on MCM USV - On-water and regression testing for ECPs and system upgrades - AN/AQS-24C payload integration testing - MMUSV with Minehunt payload integration testing - MMUSV integration with seaframe
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to reduction in contractor support savings
FY2026 plans — current year - Conduct continued on-water testing of transit autonomy installed on MCM USV - On water testing to support Beyond Line of Sight capability improvements - On-water and regression testing for ECPs and system upgrades - New payload integration testing
FY2026 plans — current year - Continue yearly development cycle for software and hardware to improve the MCM USV Cybersecurity posture and compliance with updated requirements and instructions. - ECPs to address system upgrades underdevelopment to address Fleet feedback.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to reduction in contractor support savings
FY2026 plans — current year - Manage craft and payload development contract and options. - Requirements definition for mine neutralization and AN/AQS-24 payload delivery systems
Named performers on project 1234
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.