# V-22A — Program Element 0604262N

**Program element:** 0604262N  
**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/0604262N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 75% to a $252.3M request in FY2027, before stepping down 46% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Boeing leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 96.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 144.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 252.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 308.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 219.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 195.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 137.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 252.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 252.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 252.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 252.3 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (3)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3090 | V-22 Improvement Program | 65.4 | 108.6 | 240.4 | +121% |
| 1425 | V-22 | 31.1 | 16.4 | 11.9 | −27% |
| 9999 | Congressional Adds | 0.0 | 19.1 | 0.0 | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 3090 — V-22 Improvement Program

The V-22 Osprey provides a dual-piloted, multi-engine, Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing, medium lift aircraft for worldwide combat, combat support, combat service support, and Special Operations missions. V-22 Product Improvements addresses requirements necessary to meet the aircraft capabilities specified in the approved Capability Development Document. Efforts included in this Project provide near and long-term improvements to the fleet, addressing deficiencies, systems safety, obsolescence, readiness, reliability, supportability, and relevance in any designated battlespace. Efforts include hardware and software development associated with increased performance capability, avionics upgrades and improvements, increased system processing capability, and the integration with other organic and non-organic systems. FY 2027 continues Airframe Hardware Development in support of V-22 Block upgrades, electrical system capacity efforts, digital interoperability, time on wing/reliability improvements efforts, Aircraft Mission Maneuvering Envelope Expansion and Safety Improvement efforts. Continues engineering, logistics, flight test, flight test support and addresses correction of deficiencies and obsolescence. Continues software development/mission computer obsolescence initiatives. Continues efforts to resolve Fuel Cell obsolescence issues. FY 2027 continues Propulsion/Mission Care Hardware Development to fund the flight/engine hours that are necessary for the design, development, validation and verification of the V-22 propulsion and power systems at the Patuxent River squadron. Rolls-Royce will continue to provide engine support and development of V-22 flight testing. FY 2027 continues Flight Control System (FCS) re-design. Flight control re-design improves safety and handling of platform by reducing workload in critical places like degraded visual environment/reduced visual landing, aerial refueling, shipboard operations, and inclement weather situations through hardware and software changes. FY 2027 continues Open Systems Architecture/Cyber Security research, requirements analysis and development of obsolescence mitigation solutions for aging V-22 avionics systems to overcome obsolete hardware availability.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Boeing (41.2, 17%), NAWCAD (28.0, 12%), OT&E Force (3.6, 1.5%), Rolls Royce (2.2, 0.9%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-22 Airframe Hardware Development | 10.5 | 24.9 | 14.9 |
| V-22 Propulsion / Mission Care Hardware Development | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| V-22 Flight Control System (FCS) Re-Design | 14.8 | 32.1 | 41.2 |
| V-22 Open Systems Architecture/Cyber Security | 7.8 | 11.8 | 5.3 |
| V-22 Joint Avionics Reconfigurable Virtual Information System (JARVIS) | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| V-22 Development Support, Test, and Evaluation | 29.6 | 36.2 | 35.4 |
| VeCToR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93.9 |
| ReVAMP | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 1425 — V-22

The V-22 Osprey is an Acquisition Category IC Joint Program led by the Department of the Navy for the purpose of developing, testing, evaluating, procuring and fielding a tilt rotor, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for Joint Service application. The V-22 program is designed to provide an aircraft to meet the amphibious/vertical assault needs of the Marine Corps, the Carrier Onboard Delivery needs of the Navy, and the special operations needs of the Air Force and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The MV-22 variant replaced the CH-46E in the Marine Corps and the CMV-22 variant will replace the C-2A in the Navy. The CV-22 variant replaced the MH-53J and MH-53M and augments the C-130 in the Air Force and USSOCOM. The V-22 is capable of flying over 2,100 nautical miles, with a single refueling, giving the services the advantage of a vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft that can rapidly self-deploy to any location in the world. This program is funded under Engineering Manufacturing and Development for correction of deficiencies and includes Block B upgrades which encompassed engineering and manufacturing development of new end-items prior to the production incorporation decision as well as Block C suitability and effectiveness development upgrades. Currently converting all Block B to Block C configuration. Capability Development Document interoperability requirements were addressed through a spiral upgrade acquisition strategy. It was the first spiral upgrade providing Key Enabling Department of War mandated open systems architecture upgrades for the mission computer hardware and software while simultaneously addressing required interoperability common avionics upgrades and current avionics obsolescence issues. Future development efforts will include pre-planned-product-improvements in the capability development document and re-design efforts to correct critical Reliability, Maintainability and Availability issues in support of readiness Operational Safety Improvement Program as prioritized by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) or an Urgent Universal Needs Statement. FY 2027 continues to support development efforts for the CMV-22 such as: Obsolescence, Modular Avionics/Cyber Security Implementation and Fuel Cell obsolescence.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** NAWCAD (2.6, 22%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-22 Airframe Hardware Development | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| V-22 CMV Development | 12.7 | 10.0 | 6.1 |
| V-22 Development Support, Test and Evaluation | 12.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| V-22 Degraded Visual Environment/Helmet Mounted Display (DVE/HMD) | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 9999 — Congressional Adds

The V-22 Osprey is an Acquisition Category IC Joint Program led by the Department of the Navy for the purpose of developing, testing, evaluating, procuring and fielding a tilt rotor, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for Joint Service application. The V-22 program is designed to provide an aircraft to meet the amphibious/vertical assault needs of the Marine Corps, the Carrier Onboard Delivery needs of the Navy, and the special operations needs of the Air Force and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The MV-22 variant replaced the CH-46E in the Marine Corps and the CMV-22 variant will replace the C-2A in the Navy. The CV-22 variant replaced the MH-53J and MH-53M and augments the C-130 in the Air Force and USSOCOM. The V-22 is capable of flying over 2,100 nautical miles, with a single refueling, giving the services the advantage of a vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft that can rapidly self-deploy to any location in the world. Currently, V-22 avionics displays are sustained through a piecemeal approach of numerous component and sub-component life-of-type buys and bridge buys. This strategy is exhausting the marketplace and is forecast to result in critical part shortages and increased NMCS rates as components approach end-of-life. This effort will fund development of a V22 Cockpit Technology Refresh (VeCToR) which will mitigate critical obsolescence issues on major avionics components and incorporate modernized cockpit hardware and software. These upgrades will be MOSA compliant. A digital backbone infrastructure will be incorporated into the MV-22 to enable rapid integration and fielding of future capabilities. Components to be addressed include but are not limited to Control Display Unit (CDU), CDU keyboard, Flight Director Panel, and the Emergency Standby Flight Indicator (ESFI).

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 31% | 77.6 |
| Other / unspecified | 69% | 174.8 |

**Top named industry performers:** Boeing ($41.2M, 16%), NAWCAD ($30.6M, 12%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The V-22 Osprey provides a dual-piloted, multi-engine, Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing, medium lift aircraft for worldwide combat, combat support, combat service support, and Special Operations missions. V-22 Product Improvements addresses requirements necessary to meet the aircraft capabilities specified in the approved Capability Development Document. Efforts included in this Project provide near and long-term improvements to the fleet, addressing deficiencies, systems safety, obsolescence, readiness, reliability, supportability, and relevance in any designated battlespace.

The V-22 is a post Milestone III ACAT-IC program. As a result of mishaps during and subsequent to V-22 Operational Evaluation (Apr and Dec 00), the program was restructured employing a phased approach to return to flight and tactical introduction. The Contractor and Government defined deficient areas within the program/aircraft requiring correction prior to return to flight. A Block Upgrade approach was planned, with required efforts identified in Block "A", "B", and "C". Block "A" included those efforts necessary to return the V-22 to safe and operational fleet operations. Block "B" included those efforts necessary to improve the effectiveness and suitability of the aircraft.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604262N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604262N")`.

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