What the FY2027 request buys
Verbatim from the R-2A exhibit for project 2471 of PE 0603573N. This is the budget justification's own description of work that has not happened yet — the one thing no other level of the budget carries.
Energy Magazine (EM): Complete manufacturing and system integration of the Energy Magazine Baseline First Article. Complete formal Test Readiness Review and begin First Article Testing of the Energy Magazine Baseline First Article, complete characterization for Lithium Ion (Li) Batteries in accordance with NAVSEA manual S9310-AQ-SAF-010 (TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR BATTERIES, NAVY LITHIUM SAFETY PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES). Complete final update EM models and conduct component and system simulations that focus on EM software development and EM performance. Begin planning and test procedures for Energy Magazine Baseline First Article Environmental Qualification Testing (including shock, vibration, Electromagnetic Interference, etc.). Begin planning and test procedures for Input Section Variant 1(440VAC) and Input Section Variant 2(13.8KVAC) Standalone and System Testing. Continue to support PEO IWS, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Office of Naval Research laser testing and planning activities. Continue to support Large Surface Combatant Energy Storage project to transition lessons learned to Energy Magazine and BBG(X). Evaluate and, as applicable, continue to incorporate lessons learned from performance of the EM prototype in EM and EM technical deliverables. Naval Power Technology Development / Platform Integration & Transition: Continue to support maturation and transition of Power & Energy System developments that are aligned with the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan and the Chief of Naval Operations Surface Capability Evolution Plan via the Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap (TDR), which outlines the way ahead for future developments and provides a basis for coordinated planning and investment by the Navy and private industry.
FY 2026 to FY 2027 decreased in the amount of $0.478M is due to the completion of manufacturing and system integration of the Energy Magazine Baseline First Article.
FY2026: the year under way
Prior-year accomplishments and current-year plans from the same exhibit. Context for the FY2027 plan, not a series — an activity partitions its project exactly in the request year, but can under-cover it in earlier years.
Energy Magazine (EM): Begin manufacturing and system integration and testing, begin safety testing of Lithium Ion (Li) Batteries. Continue to update EM models based on system integration and testing and conduct component and system simulations that focus on EM software development and EM performance. Complete detailed interface requirements, test plans and procedures for use in virtual environment demonstration(s) and independent government testing to confirm performance requirements. Continue to support PEO IWS, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Office of Naval Research laser testing and planning activities. Continue to support Large Surface Combatant Energy Storage project to transition lessons learned to EM and BBG(X). Evaluate and, as applicable, and continue to incorporate lessons learned from performance of the EM prototype in EM and EM technical deliverables. Naval Power Technology Development / Platform Integration & Transition: Continue to support maturation and transition of Power & Energy System developments that are aligned with the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan and the Chief of Naval Operations Surface Capability Evolution Plan via the Naval Power and Energy Systems Technology Development Roadmap (TDR), which outlines the way ahead for future developments and provides a basis for coordinated planning and investment by the Navy and private industry.
Three years, and no five-year plan
An R-2A activity publishes the prior year, the current year and the budget year. The FYDP outyears exist at project and program-element level and are deliberately absent here rather than inferred. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.8 |
This activity is 88% of project 2471's FY2027 request and 6.2% of PE 0603573N's. In the request year the activities under a project sum to it exactly; in the current year they under-cover it in about 9% of cases, so an activity's delta can legitimately exceed its parent's and the two must not be compared row to row.
3 activities in project 2471
Every R-2A line of this project, largest FY2027 request first. Linked where the activity has enough of its own narrative to carry a page; the rest are shown in full on the project page.