# Project 3785 — Razorback

**Program element:** 0604028N — Small/Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicles  
**Project:** 3785  
**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/0604028N/3785  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604028N

## Summary

Project 3785 — Razorback requests $10.7M in FY2027, 44% of the $24.6M requested for program element 0604028N — a restart: funded in FY2025, zeroed in FY2026, funded again now. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 3 restarted this cycle. Huntington Ingalls is the largest named R-3 performer at $5.9M, 55% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 6.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 5.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 5.7 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604028N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 3785 buys

A part of the Family of UUVs, Razorback is a medium class UUV capable of persistent, autonomous, ocean sensing and data collection in support of Navy Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) including Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) missions. The Razorback MK19 procurement began in FY 2017 and Fleet operational deployments began in FY 2021. Conversion to a torpedo tube launch and recovery (TTL&R) variant began in FY23. The development of formalized training products begin in FY 2026. Development efforts for the Next Generation variant of MK19 will begin in FY26 through a partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). In order to deploy Razorback or other small or medium class UUVs from a host submarine platform with sufficient endurance to perform a desired mission, high energy density sources such as lithium-ion batteries are used. Consequently, safety is paramount and mitigation systems must be in place to prevent or stop a high energy casualty event. Shock and Fire Enclosure Capsule (SAFECAP) is being developed as an active mitigation strategy that includes a shock qualified capsule that aides in the launch and recovery of small and medium sized UUVs through the torpedo tube, including Razorback. SAFECAP effort was transferred from PE0604028N PU3785 to PE0604029 PU4053 in FY 2025. The FY 2026 budget for Razorback program included $0 of discretionary funding and $25,000,000 FY25 mandatory funding for a total of $25,000,000. The mandatory funds supported acquisition of two prototype next generation MK19 vehicles, technical analysis for integrating several capabilities into the prototype design, platform integration, PPR battery integration into MK19 Mod 1 baseline, IPOE payload development, west coast training readiness, and test and evaluation for MK19 mod 1 and next generation variants. The FY 2027 request for Razorback program includes $10,257,000 of discretionary funding and $0 mandatory funding for a total of $10,719,000. Further information for this reconciliation request will be provided in the Reconciliation Exhibit.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Management Services.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Ingalls | 5.9 | 55% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development - Razorback | 14.4 | 0.0 | 9.2 | restart | — |
| Management Services | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | restart | — |
| Support | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | restart | — |

> 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.

### Product Development - Razorback — RESTART

**FY2027 planned work.** Procurement of two next generation MK19 prototypes to perform environmental qualification testing and testing associated with TEMPALT upgrades. Perform test and evaluation of the MK19 mod 1 technical upgrades and next generation variants and initial operational assessments. Upon delivery of the two tech refresh EDMs, begin testing and training efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase due to engineering required to improve design, update deficiencies and test.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Finalize termination of MK20 efforts. Acquisition of two prototype next generation MK19 vehicles, technical analysis for integrating several capabilities into the prototype design, platform integration, PPR battery integration into MK19 Mod 1 baseline, IPOE payload development and integration, and trade studies to establish west coast training facilities.

### Management Services — RESTART

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue to provide technical guidance, project planning, program management, financial and contracting management, and travel for contract administration and submarine integration efforts for the MK19 program.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase in FY27 adjusted for inflation.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue to provide technical guidance, project planning, program management, financial and contracting management, and travel for contract administration and submarine integration efforts for the MK19 program. .

### Support — RESTART

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue to provide MK19 acquisition and engineering support for contract management activities and submarine integration efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase in FY27 adjusted for inflation.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue to provide MK19 acquisition and engineering support for contract management activities and submarine integration efforts.

## 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/0604028N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604028N project 3785 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604028N")`.

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