# Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 1036 — TETRA  
**Program element:** 0604028N — Small/Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicles  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604028N/1036/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604028N/1036

> **RESTART.** Funded in FY2025 ($5.3M), zeroed in FY2026, $13.8M requested again in FY2027.

## Summary

This activity requests $13.8M in FY2027, 100% of project 1036 — a restart, funded in FY2025 and zeroed in 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.** (U) Continued support for installation planning and execution for a TETRA mission. Supporting offload from first TETRA mission. Continuing to investigate west-coast laydown areas to support urgent fleet capability needs as more TETRA Shipsets become available. (U) TETRA will continue to develop, build, integrate, test, and create supporting documentation for a new payload. This payload capability will be based on Fleet needs. (U) TETRA will continue to leverage the ongoing Rapid Fielded Temporary Alteration (RF TEMPALT) to establish a baseline to easily integrate new payload capabilities. This baseline will be transitioned to the Submarine of Opportunity (SOO) system to allow for more rapid deployments with different payload capabilities. (U) TETRA will continue integration efforts into Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) Technical Insertion 32 (TI 32). (U) Shipset 3 will be assembled and tested on the M241 barge. Operators will be trained using the system and in a classroom setting. (U) Bootstraps continued development, integration, and implantation of Bootstrap capabilities in deployable packages/payloads.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in FY 2026 from FY 2027 for continued investments in bootstrap payload, and Tetra testing for integration and operator training.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** (U) TETRA is planned to deploy for its first mission on board a submarine of opportunity, as well as continued support for installation planning and execution. Will begin investigation of west-coast laydown areas to support urgent fleet capability needs as more TETRA Shipsets become available. (U) TETRA will develop, build, integrate, test, and create supporting documentation for a new payload that can be easily swapped from the payload bay. (U) TETRA will leverage the ongoing Rapid Fielded Temporary Alteration (RF TEMPALT) to establish a baseline to easily integrate new payload capabilities. This baseline will begin to transition to the Submarine of Opportunity (SOO) system to allow for more rapid deployments with different payload capabilities. (U) TETRA will begin integration efforts into Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS). Integration efforts will be geared towards Technical Insertion 32 (TI 320). (U) Shipset 2 will be assembled and tested on the M241 barge. Operators will be trained using the system and in a classroom setting. Transition to the Submarine of Opportunity (SOO) system will begin and west coast lay-down areas/maintenance facilities will be planned. TETRA Shipsets 1 & 2 will be ready to support additional missions. (U) BootStrap continued development, integration, and implantation of Bootstrap capabilities in deployable packages/payloads.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.8 |

> 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 1036

- Test & Evaluation — FY2027 0.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604028N project 1036 (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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