# Government Furnished/Contractor Furnished NPES Component Technology Refreshment

**R-2A activity** of project 3440 — SBSD Obsolescence  
**Program element:** 0603595N — SSBN New Design  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3440/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N/3440

## Summary

This activity requests $22.0M in FY2027, 100% of project 3440, up 15% 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 NPES whole ship testing DOCKSIDE. - Complete NPES/SWS integration testing DOCKSIDE. - Incorporate laboratory proven NPES re-architecture features in TI-28 configuration GFI design changes.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** - Increase is due to an overall shift to NPES Obsolescence Prj 3440 as Advanced Submarine System Development Prj 3220 NPES tasks conclude in FY27.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Initiate COATS testing find-fix-repair of software defects. -Initiate DOCKSIDE testing find-fix-repair of software defects. -Initiate 1st of Class NPES/SWS on hull integration testing and find-fix-repair of defects.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.0 |

> 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 0603595N project 3440 (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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