# Project 3309 — Assault Survivability Optimization

**Program element:** 0604270N — Electronic Warfare (EW) Dev  
**Project:** 3309  
**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/0604270N/3309  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N

## Summary

Project 3309 — Assault Survivability Optimization requests $53.3M in FY2027, 32% of the $169.0M requested for program element 0604270N, down 18% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request. AED DT/OT Flight Test is the largest named R-3 performer at $4.8M, 9.0% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 79.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 65.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 53.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 35.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 25.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 24.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 24.6 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604270N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 3309 buys

The Common Carriage (CC) will reduce expendable countermeasures logistics footprints, reduce future development and procurement costs, and improve industrial base performance through DoW wide common expendable square form factor for the F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, MH-60R/S, P-8, CMV-22, CH-53K, and MV-22 platforms. Multi-Layered Obstructed Brokered (MOB) Hub and integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (iASE) capability for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft which replaces obsolete ALE-47 operational flight program and programmer HW, providing data to the gateway necessary for survivability in the current and future threat scenarios facing USN operational missions. MOB Hub iASE upgraded programmer enables advanced expendable countermeasures to enhance countermeasure response, and provide additional battlespace awareness for own-ship, wingman and other mission participants. Active Expendable Device (AED) replaces existing GEN-X AED which is obsolete against modern Radio Frequency (RF) threats. Advanced Active RF expendable solutions offer standalone devices necessary for global naval operations for all DoN aircraft deployments for use against networked Integrated Air Defense Systems with coherent radars and provide aircrew with tailored response options of integrated on-board and off-board RF expendable solutions in a dense threat environment. Resources will also be applied to the following areas: 1) Studies and evaluations to optimize employment of current countermeasures and iASE capabilities. 2) Development and demonstration of advanced expendable countermeasures and countermeasure techniques. 3) Testing and evaluation of infrared countermeasures (IRCM) and RF advanced countermeasures. 4) Development of system software enhancements and integration for the testing and deployment of advanced countermeasure techniques. 5) Development of and upgrades to modeling tools and specialized equipment required to conduct evaluation of advanced countermeasures against proliferating threats.

**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 |
|---|---|---|
| AED DT/OT Flight Test | 4.8 | 9.0% |
| NAWCAD | 4.2 | 8.0% |
| NAWCWD | 4.1 | 7.7% |
| FRCSE | 3.4 | 6.3% |

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault Survivability Optimization | 79.1 | 65.2 | 53.3 | −18% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N/3309/a0) |

> 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.

### Assault Survivability Optimization

Continue contractor and government efforts for the development and integration of Common Carriage hardware and software. Perform Common Carriage lab test, developmental test, and prepare for operational test. Continue development and integration of the advanced AN/ALE-47 iASE capability to improve countermeasure techniques developed for…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604270N/3309/a0

## 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/0604270N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604270N project 3309 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604270N")`.

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