# Project 9999 — Congressional Adds

**Program element:** 0604216N — Multi-Mission Helicopter Upgrade Dev  
**Project:** 9999  
**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/9999  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604216N

## Summary

Project 9999 — Congressional Adds requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $88.9M requested for program element 0604216N, down 100% on FY2026.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 49.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> 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 9999 buys

FY 2025 Congressional Capability Upgrade funding of $4.827 million will fund the development, integration and testing of the proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Skyhook System and the Kraken 18 Communication Pod as federated systems onto the MH-60. The FY 2026 Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) Congressional upgrade funding of $9.653M will fund pursuing upgrades and enhancements to pace the rapidly evolving threat landscape and improve flight safety. Key efforts include the development, integration, and testing of a resilient, multi-waveform communication architecture for aviation platforms. The primary objective is to ensure robust, high-throughput connectivity across Line-of-Sight (LOS) and BLOS environments to support modern warfighting concepts. These initiatives are critical for enhancing battlespace awareness, enabling network-enabled weapon engagements, and providing secure data transport for Command and Control (C2) across distributed forces. The FY 2026 Capability Congressional upgrade funding of $9.654M will fund critical modernization and supportability efforts for the MH-60R/S to enhance system reliability, improve cybersecurity, and expand mission planning capabilities. Funds will support improvements to system maintainability, acquiring essential data rights for Link-16, implementing a cyber bus monitoring solution, developing a common mission planning tool for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), and providing test and evaluation support for the Minotaur family of systems. These efforts are essential for maintaining the operational effectiveness of the MH-60 fleet and ensuring it can meet current and future mission demands. The FY 2026 Mission Systems Modernization Congressional upgrade funding of $29.926M will fund Digital Engineering Environment development including Living Laboratory and DevSecOps Pipeline development. Additionally, funds will be provided for Modular Architecture for Survivability and Targeting (MAST) prototype development that will enhance MH-60 passive sensing and targeting capabilities. Funds will also address Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) obsolescence re-design efforts for the MH-60.

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

## 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 9999 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604216N")`.

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