# Shipboard Crane Systems/Shipboard Cargo Systems

**R-2A activity** of project 3376 — Strategic Sealift  
**Program element:** 0603563N — Ship Concept Advanced Design  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603563N/3376/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603563N/3376

> **RESTART.** Funded in FY2025 ($11.2M), zeroed in FY2026, $177.7M requested again in FY2027.

## Summary

This activity requests $177.7M in FY2027, 96% of project 3376 — a restart, funded in FY2025 and zeroed in 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 investigation and demonstration of shipboard crane/cargo system improvements including T-AKE Expeditionary Reload and MK 41 Strike Up/Strike Down System. Initiate Naval Strike Missile and MK 48 torpedo reloading system improvements efforts. Complete fabrication, installation, and demonstration of At-Sea Reload of VLS (ASRV) technology on ESD-1. Initiate Mobile Supply Platform (MOSUP) demonstration effort.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $177.737 million reflects increased funding for T-AKE Expeditionary Reload project, addition of funding to complete the ASRV demonstration on ESD-1, addition of funding for MOSUP demonstration, and addition of funding for additional ASRV technology development.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue investigation and demonstration of shipboard crane/cargo system improvements including Vertical Launch System (VLS) Rearming and transfer capabilities. Initiate design and fabrication for At-Sea Reload of VLS (ASRV) demonstration on ESD-1. Note: Efforts will be completed utilizing FY2025 Mandatory Reconciliation Funding.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 11.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 177.7 |

> 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 3376

- Advanced Tools — FY2027 4.1
- Sealift Concept Development — FY2027 2.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603563N project 3376 (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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