# LCS Lethality and Survivability

**R-2A activity** of project 3096 — Littoral Combat Ship  
**Program element:** 0603581N — Littoral Combat Ship  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603581N/3096/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603581N/3096

## Summary

This activity requests $12.6M in FY2027, 100% of project 3096, up 23% 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.** Develop and incorporate updates to CMS to support Combat System Certification of first of class installations and Combat Systems Ship Qualifications Trials (CSSQT). Include trouble shooting and investigations of reported deficiencies. Provide software updates to correct high priority issues. Develop/Install updates to maintain compatibility with GFE combat system element updates.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY2026 to FY2027 increase of $2.373M is due to LCS Over the Horizon (OTH) Targeting capability enabling LCS to extend the range of the Naval Strike Missile and Combat Systems software fixes $2.750M and develop AtWS build incorporating SW fixes based on results from lead L&S ship testing $1.229M.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Incorporate required updates to CMS to support Combat System Certification of first of class installations. Trouble shoot and investigate deficiencies and develop/provide software updates to correct high priority issues, as well as future updates to maintain compatibility with GFE combat system element updates.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.6 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603581N project 3096 (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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