# SOFTWARE (SW) FACTORY

**R-2A activity** of project 1111 — Integrated Combat System (ICS),  
**Program element:** 0604307N — Surface Combatant Cmbt Sys Eng  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604307N/1111/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604307N/1111

## Summary

This activity requests $16.7M in FY2027, 40% of project 1111, down 79% 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.** ICS SOFTWARE RELEASE Q4/FY27 PROGRAM INCREMENT DEMO Q4/FY26 SW Factory to rearchitect and factor AEGIS and Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) legacy computer programs existing capabilities into a single code base fielded as part of the Integrated Combat System (ICS) configuration. Refactor heritage code base into containerized microservices so that warfighting capability can be inserted, tested, and delivered to the Fleet at the speed of relevance. FY27 rearchitecting and refactoring includes mini-service containerization across AEGIS and SSDS elements, improving system resiliency and integrating ICS foundational services and APIs for easy integration of new sensors and weapons. The SW factory will be continuing feature updates to Readiness (ORTS replacement), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data Adaptation between legacy and new code bases, Display improvements, Onboard training, and re-architecture to support long range fires and terminal defense. The SW factory will continue to maintain a DevSecOps infrastructure and ecosystem (to include embedded M&S and test capabilities) to necessary to develop and deliver code at a faster pace than currently feasible. Test architected software on MK 6 Mod X hardware and deliver to test sites.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2026 to FY 2027 Increase/Decrease Statement Decrease of $61.274M due to a planned ramp down of software development teams (X teams required in FY26; X teams required in FY27) following the completion of major phases in the re-architecture effort. This funding is essential to the development and proliferation of ICS to the fleet.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** ICS SOFTWARE RELEASE Q4/FY26 PROGRAM INCREMENT DEMO Q4/FY26 SW Factory to rearchitect and factor AEGIS and Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) legacy computer programs existing capabilities into a single code base fielded as part of the Integrated Combat System (ICS) configuration. Refactor heritage code base into containerized microservices so that warfighting capability can be inserted, tested, and delivered to the Fleet at the speed of relevance. FY26 rearchitecting and refactoring includes macro-service containerization across AEGIS and SSDS elements, eliminating dependencies with runtime licenses, and utilizing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) orchestration. The SW factory will be continuing feature updates to Readiness (ORTS replacement), Data Adaptation between legacy and new code bases, Display improvements, Onboard training, and re-architecture to support long range fires and terminal defense. The SW factory will continue to maintain a DevSecOps infrastructure and ecosystem (to include embedded M&S and test capabilities) to necessary to develop and deliver code at a faster pace than currently feasible. Test architected software on MK 6 Mod X hardware and deliver to test sites.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 57.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 78.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.7 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 1111

- [MK 6 MOD X COMPUTING INFRASTUCTURE (CI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604307N/1111/a0) — FY2027 24.7

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604307N project 1111 (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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