# Project 2550 — Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission Package

**Program element:** 0603596N — LCS Mission Modules  
**Project:** 2550  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603596N/2550  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603596N

## Summary

Project 2550 — Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission Package requests $21.2M in FY2027, 46% of the $46.2M requested for program element 0603596N, down 11% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Biotech & Biodefense R&D — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603596N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Modules | 15.1 | 23.7 | 21.2 | −11% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603596N/2550/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Modules

- 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

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603596N/2550/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603596N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603596N project 2550 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603596N")`.

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