# MCM USV Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 1234 — Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)  
**Program element:** 0603502N — Surface & Shallow Water MCM  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603502N/1234/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603502N/1234

## Summary

This activity requests $14.4M in FY2027, 88% of project 1234, down 7.2% 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.** - 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

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease due to reduction in contractor support savings

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Mast improvements to enable additional equipment for system upgrades to be mounted on mast - Integration of M-Code GPS - Mine neutralization Payload Delivery System (PDS)design and integration with the MCM USV - Mine neutralization PDS EDM prototype build - ECP development and implementation of system upgrades following Fleet feedback.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 15.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 14.4 |

> 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 1234

- MCM USV Test and Evaluation — FY2027 1.9
- MCM USV Support — FY2027 0.0
- MCM USV Management Services — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603502N project 1234 (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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