What project 2175 buys
Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) Block 4 (IB-4) is an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to the ALQ-214 to render it suitable for operation on F/A-18C/D aircraft (replacing the ALQ-126B and significantly improving F/A-18C/D survivability) while retaining all IDECM suite functionality when installed on F/A-18E/F aircraft. The IB-4 acquisition, and contract strategy includes development of the Common On-Board Jammer for the F/A-18 C/D/E/F aircraft through sole source contract awards for modifications to the ALQ-214. IB-4, ALQ-214 ECP efforts include HW and SW design, development, integration and testing on the host aircraft. The F/A-18 EW suite includes the ALR-67 Radar Warning Receiver, the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Set, the mission computer and other avionics. F/A-18 E/F ALQ-214 Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) integrates improved RF threat detection algorithms and jamming against modern threat radars. Development efforts for ARC were discontinued due to a strategic realignment of higher Navy priorities. This decision enabled the immediate reprioritization of funding to support the ongoing efforts for Dual Band Decoy (DBD). The DBD will provide expanded RF capability against current and emerging modern RF threat radars, significantly improving the survivability of the F/A-18 E/F and may be further developed and integrated into other Naval platforms. DBD will leverage Science and Technology (S&T) advancements through the Dual Band Intelligent RF Expendable (DIRE) program to accelerate DBD capability development. DBD replaces the ALE-55 FOTD beginning in FY2027. Modifications to other F/A-18E/F Block II and Block III aircraft avionics may be required in order to develop and integrate this capability. These other avionics may include, but are not limited to, the Integrated Multi-Platform Launch Controller (IMPLC), Electronic Frequency Converter (EFC), ALR-67(V)2, ALR-67(V)3, ALE-47, mission computer and fire control radar. FY2027 provides funding for the Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW) infrastructure stand-up efforts. ADVEW replaces the outdated ALR-67 radar warning receiver (RWR) and the limited ALQ-214 self protect jammer into a modern, combined EW suite providing automated EW processing in an Open System Architecture.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 2175 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 | 40.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 50.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 50.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.1 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
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. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work DBD test efforts continuing through FY2027 in support of EMD. ADVEW effort begins 1QFY27 to support ADVEW IOC on the F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease $0.098M from FY2026 to FY2027 is due to government labor reduction.
FY2026 plans — current year ALQ-214 ARC Testing planned to conclude in FY2026. DBD EMD effort continues through FY2026. DBD test efforts continuing through FY2026 in support of EMD.
Named performers on project 2175
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.