# FLight Advancement of Structures for Hypersonics (FLASH)

**R-2A activity** of project 2966 — S&T Campaigns  
**Program element:** 0603673N — Future Naval Capabilities Advanced Tech Dev  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966/a7  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966

## Summary

This activity requests $27.7M in FY2027, 21% of project 2966, up 279% 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 conducting system engineering analyses to develop system functional and performance requirements. - Complete establishing and managing the requirements baseline. - Complete performing system requirements decomposition to the subsystems. - Complete conducting a System Requirements and Design Review (SRDR). - Complete conducting a Preliminary Design Review (PDR). - Initiate design and fabrication of sub-scale sounding rocket flight test articles. - Initiate development of a structural system testbed to evaluate novel hypersonic control architectures. - Initiate prototyping of advanced control mechanisms and advanced high temperature seals. - Initiate detailed design of the full-scale flight test vehicle system. - Initiate integrating and qualifying sub-scale vehicle models for sounding rocket flight testing. - Initiate planning and executing sub-scale rocket flight tests to collect flight data on vehicle performance and control architectures. - Initiate performing laboratory testing of prototyped control mechanisms and advanced high temperature seals to assess performance and inform the full-scale vehicle design.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in funding from FY 2026 to FY 2027 reflects the transition from early system engineering and preliminary prototyping to detailed design, fabrication, and integrated testing of critical technologies. FY 2027 efforts include detailed design of the full-scale flight test vehicle, qualification of aerodynamic models, execution of sub-scale sounding rocket flight tests to validate hypersonic vehicle designs and control architectures, and prototyping with laboratory testing of advanced control mechanisms and advanced high temperature seal designs. These development and validation efforts drive higher material, fabrication, and flight-test costs as the program advances toward full-scale demonstration readiness.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Initiate the FLight Advancement of Structures for Hypersonics (FLASH) INP by working the following tasks: - Conduct system engineering analyses to develop system functional and performance requirements. - Establish and manage the requirements baseline. - Perform system requirements decomposition to the subsystems. - Conduct a System Requirements and Design Review (SRDR).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 27.7 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 2966

- [Chimera](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966/a5) — FY2027 45.5
- [Full Spectrum Undersea Warfare (FSUSW)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966/a1) — FY2027 16.8
- [Precision Fire Control (PFC)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966/a6) — FY2027 15.1
- [Manned and Autonomous Teams (MATes)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603673N/2966/a4) — FY2027 13.5
- Deployment & Employment of Autonomous Long-Range Systems (DEALRS) — FY2027 7.7
- Bright Eyes — FY2027 5.9
- METEOR — FY2027 2.6
- Long Range Targeting (LRT) — FY2027 0.0
- Joint Laser Weapon System Science & Technology (JLWS-ST) — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603673N project 2966 (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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