# Project 1425 — V-22

**Program element:** 0604262N — V-22A  
**Project:** 1425  
**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/1425  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604262N

## Summary

Project 1425 — V-22 requests $11.9M in FY2027, 4.7% of the $252.3M requested for program element 0604262N, down 27% on FY2026. 4 R-2A activities decompose the request. NAWCAD is the largest named R-3 performer at $2.6M, 22% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 31.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.3 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604262N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 1425 buys

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.

**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 | 2.6 | 22% |

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 4

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-22 CMV Development | 12.7 | 10.0 | 6.1 | −39% | — |
| V-22 Development Support, Test and Evaluation | 12.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | −8% | — |
| V-22 Airframe Hardware Development | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| V-22 Degraded Visual Environment/Helmet Mounted Display (DVE/HMD) | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |

> 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.

### V-22 CMV Development

**FY2027 planned work.** Continues funding for the Modular Avionics software development/sustainment efforts such as Mission Computer obsolescence initiative re-design and modular software. Continues developmental efforts such as FCS re-design, Central Display Unit/Keyboard Unit obsolescence redesign, and Cyber Security implementation. Continues Interoperability development for additional critical capabilities such as Mobile Users Objective System. Continues the spiral development of the Required Navigation Performance/Area Navigation capability to upgrade the full precision approach capability and coupled approach. Continues Fuel Cell obsolescence re-design and Next Generation Mission Planning development. Defers development of the Cockpit Alert Indicator re-design to support higher priority Safety Initiatives.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** CMV Development: Decrease in FY 2027 reallocates funding to support higher priority Safety Initiative Proprotor Gearbox (PRGB)

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continues funding for the Modular Avionics software development/sustainment efforts such as Mission Computer obsolescence initiative re-design and modular software. Continues developmental efforts such as FCS re-design, Central Display Unit/Keyboard Unit obsolescence redesign, and Cyber Security implementation. Continues Interoperability development for additional critical capabilities such as Mobile Users Objective System. Continues the spiral development of the Required Navigation Performance/Area Navigation capability to upgrade the full precision approach capability and coupled approach. Continues Fuel Cell obsolescence re-design and Next Generation Mission Planning development. Begins development of the Cockpit Alert Indicator re-design.

### V-22 Development Support, Test and Evaluation

**FY2027 planned work.** Funds provided for continued support of FOT&E and DT&E to include Osprey Drive System Safety Health Indicator and drive train characterization re-design efforts, vehicle flight control software and hardware updates, mission systems software and hardware updates, sea trial envelope expansion and CMV-22 developmental upgrades.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** V-22 Development Support, Test and Evaluation: Decrease in FY 2027 is due to no longer having OT&E efforts.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funds provided for continued support of FOT&E, DT&E and OT&E to include Osprey Drive System Safety Health Indicator and drive train characterization re-design efforts, vehicle flight control software and hardware updates, mission systems software and hardware updates, cockpit re-design, sea trial envelope expansion and CMV-22 developmental upgrades.

## 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/0604262N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604262N project 1425 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604262N")`.

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