# Technology Development

**R-2A activity** of project 3308 — Technology Development  
**Program element:** 0604270N — Electronic Warfare (EW) Dev  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N/3308/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N/3308

## Summary

This activity requests $10.8M in FY2027, 100% of project 3308, down 13% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continued EW product development and initiation of tests in support of the ALQ-214 system on the F/A-18 E/F for Navy aircraft. Develop, model and test advanced electronic countermeasure algorithms for Navy aircraft to defend against modern threats both inside and outside the currently protected RF spectrum. Provide investments for the continuation and development of emerging RF Threat, ECM and T&E Capability Enhancements, addresses current and future threats on the roadmap that are not in the threat library (new threats not yet in MDFs). Develops advanced HW-in-the-loop Modeling and Simulation flight test surrogates to keep pace with modern advanced threats in support of currently fielded systems.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease ($1.586M) from FY2026 to FY2027 due to due to a lower rate of development activity at NSMA.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continued EW product development and initiation of tests in support of the ALQ-214 system on the F/A-18 E/F for Navy aircraft. Develop, model and test advanced electronic countermeasure algorithms for Navy aircraft to defend against modern threats both inside and outside the currently protected RF spectrum. Provide investments for the continuation and development of emerging RF Threat, ECM and T&E Capability Enhancements, addresses current and future threats on the roadmap that are not in the threat library (new threats not in MDFs). Develops advanced HW-in-the-loop Modeling and Simulation flight test surrogates to keep pace with modern advanced threats in support of currently fielded systems.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 22.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.8 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604270N project 3308 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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