# DAIRCM Development

**R-2A activity** of project 3348 — DAIRCM Development  
**Program element:** 0604272N — Tact Air Dir Infrared CM (TADIRCM)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604272N/3348/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604272N

## Summary

This activity requests $15.0M in FY2027, 100% of project 3348, up 4.1% 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.** Completion of OT. Deliver LRIP units to support production line ramp up. Support fielding plan for DAIRCM system. Achieve permission to enter into FRP. Correct deficiencies found during test and integration. Continue development efforts for threat pacing capability improvements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** $0.587M for DAIRCM Primary Hardware Development to provide capability enhancements required for continued mission effectiveness.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Achieve MS-C and permission to enter LRIP. Deliver PRM. Complete IOT&E and LFT&E. Conduct Operation Test Readiness Review (OTRR) and OT.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 41.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 14.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.0 |

> 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 0604272N project 3348 (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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