# Project 1709 — MH-60 Service Life Modernization

**Program element:** 0604216N — Multi-Mission Helicopter Upgrade Dev  
**Project:** 1709  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604216N/1709  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604216N

## Summary

Project 1709 — MH-60 Service Life Modernization requests $32.5M in FY2027, 37% of the $88.9M requested for program element 0604216N — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request, 1 new this cycle. NAWCAD is the largest named R-3 performer at $0.4M, 1.1% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 32.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 172.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 140.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 162.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 117.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604216N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 1709 buys

Under SLM, the MH-60 program will develop an open agile architecture that resolves multiple obsolescence issues within the flight critical avionics, and mission systems that can rapidly respond to emerging threats and fleet requirements ensuring the MH-60 continues to be a relevant, supportable, and cost-effective platform. FY 2027 budget request funds the following: 1. Initiate development of acquisition documentation for TALON Middle-Tier-of-Acquisition prototypes 2. Refine the TALON System Model for both the Flight Critical Avionics Segment (FCAS) and the Mission Systems and Weapon Segment (MSWS) 3. Award initial contract for the preliminary design of the FCAS and Digital Backbone (DBB) 4. Identify and develop test infrastructure and support building initial test development requirements for SLM efforts 5. FY 2027 funds lay the groundwork for multiple contract awards (including OTAs) in FY 2028

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

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| NAWCAD | 0.4 | 1.1% |

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Life Modernization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.5 | new | — |

> 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.

### Service Life Modernization — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** Develop the preliminary design of the TALON FCAS and DBB segments through award of initial contract. Establish government support for SLM requirements. Initiate development of acquisition documentation for TALON MTA efforts. Identify and develop test infrastructure and support building initial test development requirements for SLM efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 commences TALON development efforts under PU 1709.

## 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/0604216N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604216N project 1709 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604216N")`.

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