What project 3051 buys
The DSSC build schedule is outlined below along with the capabilities that are planned to comprise each DSSC build. 1. DSSC-5.1 will provide a Counter Electronic Attack (CEA) capability which will allow the E-2D radar system to maintain performance in an advanced hostile intentional electromagnetic interference environment. CEA will ensure continuous E-2D effectiveness is maintained in an Electronic Attack environment supporting the Navy Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) capability and overall Navy and Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense strategy. 2. DSSC-5.1 and 5.2 will provide phased E-2D Data Fusion Improvements for a fusion engine to blend on and off-board sensor derived track data (e.g. Electronic Surveillance, Satellite Receiver System data, Fighter to Fighter backlink data) with already blended radar, Identify Friend or Foe and Cooperative Engagement Capability track files, enhancing situational awareness and tactical decision making. Integrating Link-16 Network Participation Group 20 messages improves interoperability between E-2D and participating US Navy fighters, including 5th generation aircraft. This enhances the combat effectiveness of the E-2D, increases situational awareness and shortens kill-chain timeliness (including NIFC). Successful E-2D NIFC employment depends on a clear/unambiguous tactical picture. 3. DSSC-5.2 provides phased E-2D Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) Signal Data Processor (SDP) processing capacity and cryptographic upgrades required to implement the NIFC capabilities integrated into DSSC-5. CEC utilizes the SDP to encrypt tactical data and control the antenna during transmission of the data. This capability will correct obsolescence deficiencies based on processors, encryption, and capacity and establish the baseline architecture for expanded capability in CEC. The fully integrated E-2D Communication-as-a-Service (CaaS) will enhance CEC improvements to ensure resilient communication paths for tactical information throughout the battlespace. CEC Block II capabilities will ensure continued interoperability with the rest of the carrier strike groups and enable new CEC capabilities necessary to counter expected advances in threat capabilities. Initial integration of CEC Block II capabilities must be conducted on time to maintain interoperability and keep pace with expected threats. 4.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 3051 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 280.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 350.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 390.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 428.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 440.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 427.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 435.0 |
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 3 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Complete transition of DSSC 5 Sensor Netting, Data Fusion, and Global Lightning integration effort to the E-2D fleet. Continue E-2D DSSC-6/Block II development of Flight and Mission computer hardware, National Technical Means (NTM), Open Mission Systems (OMS), and other associated obsolescence mitigation technical refresh efforts…
Read the FY2027 plan →Completion of DSSC-5.2 development test and correction of deficiencies. Continue development of ESTEL E-2D Block II capabilities to support HECTR and TCID system integration and future DT/OT. Continue to develop and improve LVC capabilities to replicate previous flight events in the lab environment with captured inflight data and to…
Read the FY2027 plan →The E-2D program will continue improvement efforts to maintain aircraft readiness. The program will continue to address known, predicted and emergent obsolescence equipment issues. The full scale fatigue program will complete teardown analysis, continue to conduct additional coupon panel testing and evaluate propeller fatigue. The…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Details of this project are classified.
FY2026 plans — current year Details of this project are classified.
Named performers on project 3051
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.