# Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle

**R-2A activity** of project 1558 — Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle  
**Program element:** 0603635M — Marine Corps Grnd Cmbt/Supt Sys  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603635M/1558/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603635M/1558

## Summary

This activity requests $506.6M in FY2027, 100% of project 1558, up 174% 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.** -Incrementally fund 2 PPD agreements to Textron and GDLS for 16 systems each for a total of 32 systems -Continue to procure and deliver GFP (radios, satcom, turrets, guns, ammunition, etc.) -Begin sub-system level testing -Complete Critical Design Review (CDR) and approve design -Begin execution of provisioning conferences -Begin design modifications informed by sub-system testing -Continue development and integration of hardware and software in government system integration lab (SIL) environment -Begin build of 32 systems and integration of GFP -Continue utilization of previously built competitive prototypes (CP) for additional risk reduction and user touchpoints

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The FY27 funding increase supports material buys, data deliverables, design modifications, and expanded production activities necessary to enable a timely transition to integration and testing. Both contractors will complete substantial design work to achieve Critical Design Review (CDR) approval and establish the initial product baseline. These activities are essential to validate contractor designs before significant material procurement in FY27, which represent approximately 70 percent of all contractor material buys for 32 systems.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Evaluate agreement proposals and initiate negotiations -Complete the Independent Cost Estimate (ICE), Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD), Independent Logistics Assessment (ILA), close out competitive prototype Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA), etc. -Award PPD agreements to Textron and GDLS for 16 systems each for a total of 32 systems -Begin execution of PPD -Procure and deliver Government Furnished Property (GFP) (radios, satcom, turrets, guns, ammunition, etc.) -Execute system functions/requirements reviews with each industry partner -Complete Preliminary Design Review (PDR) -Begin provisioning conference preparation -Continue development and integration of hardware and software in government system integration lab (SIL) environment -Continue utilization of previously built competitive prototypes (CP) for additional risk reduction and user touchpoints

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 51.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 184.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 506.6 |

> 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 0603635M project 1558 (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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