# Barracuda: Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 2989 — Barracuda  
**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/2989/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603502N/2989

## Summary

This activity requests $10.5M in FY2027, 65% of project 2989, up 6.3% 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.** - Complete Barracuda Development. - Complete providing test and engineering support to the Government for Developmental and Live Fire Testing. - Provide technical support for Engineering Change Proposals and Milestone C Documentation.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2026 to FY 2027 increase corresponds with the expansion of Mine Countermeasures (MCM) capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Barracuda - Complete contractor performance testing for initial verification of system performance requirements. - Complete and deliver test reports for contractor system qualification and performance testing. - Begin providing test and engineering deliverables to the Government for Developmental and Live Fire Testing. Angler - Procure engineering development models.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.5 |

> 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 2989

- Barracuda: Government Test & Evaluation — FY2027 3.4
- Barracuda: Engineering Support — FY2027 2.2
- Barracuda: Management Services — FY2027 0.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603502N project 2989 (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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