What project 2550 buys
The MCM Mission Package (MP) employs an incremental development approach to deliver capability which allows the continued insertion of mature capabilities throughout the life of the program without the need for modifications to the seaframes. Future MCM MP capabilities will be considered when joint warfighting objectives or changing threats create new operational capability requirements that cannot be met by current mission package designs, or when new technological opportunities allow significant progress toward delivering cost effective enhanced capabilities. Future mission module increments can be tested, constructed, and incorporated into existing mission packages, one of the most important benefits of LCS modular design. MCM MP successfully completed IOT&E in Q4FY22 and achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on 31MAR 2023. MCM MPs were deployed to C5F in Q2FY5 The MCM MP will counter deep, shallow, and tethered mines in the littorals without putting sailors in the minefield. When the MCM MP is embarked, LCS is capable of conducting detect-to-engage operations (hunting, sweeping, and neutralization) against very shallow to deep-water sea mine threats. The MCM MP provides these capabilities through the use of sensors and weapons deployed from an MH-60S multi-mission helicopter, unmanned offboard vehicles, and support equipment/containers. MCM MP has a portable command and control station allowing operations from Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) or shore. The MCM MP consists of the following modules: - Unmanned Minesweeping (UMS) Module: Unmanned Influence Sweeping System (UISS) (USV + Minesweeping Payload Delivery System (PDS)) - Airborne Mine Neutralization (AMN) Module: Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) + MH-60S helicopter - Near Surface Detection (NSD) Module: Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) + MH-60S helicopter - Remote Minehunting (RMH) Module: Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) + Minehunting PDS + Minehunting Sonar - Near-surface Mine Neutralization (NSN) Module: Barracuda (Barracuda Neutralizer + USV + Mine Neutralization PDS) The program is also investigating implementation of deep mine neutralization and alternative mine hunting sonars in support of force generation.
- Product Development
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 2550 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 23.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 7.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.1 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Each describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- Integrate Near Surface Neutralization into MP - Develop Near Surface Neutralization support equipment and container - MCM MP MPAS Development - Integrate Multi-Mission System Architecture - Commence integration of alternative minehunting sonar to MP software and hardware baseline
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