What project 0386 buys
The Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office (MCRCO) is established under the direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) to identify, develop, and transition emergent and disruptive capabilities that significantly enhance survivability, lethality, and effectiveness for the Fleet Marine Forces (FMF). MCRCO focuses on rapid prototype development, testing, and integration of cutting-edge technologies at Technology Readiness Level 7 or higher, ensuring seamless and efficient transition to the FMF. Leveraging both government and commercial off-the-shelf solutions, as well as developmental items, MCRCO plays a critical role in maintaining the Marine Corps' strategic readiness and technological edge. Additional details about the MCRCO, including project specifics, can be found at a higher classification level.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 0386 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 | 72.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 126.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 150.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 18.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 13.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 13.4 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
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. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Modernize Communications & Networks: - Initiate integration of commercially available cross-domain solutions to securely share tactically relevant, real-time sensor information across different security levels. Strengthen Littoral & Expeditionary Capabilities: - Initiate development and testing of unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) logistics…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work - Continue Navy lab support efforts to include forecasting, planning and project assessments of an innovation portfolio, modeling and simulation, and other data collection efforts. - Continue Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and Engineering / Technical support in the roles of unmanned systems, space technology, integrated sensing, resilient communications and cyber/electronic warfare.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase supports critical Subject Matter Experts (SME) and engineering support for the development, integration, and fielding of FPV drone systems, unmanned logistics enhancements, and one-way attack capabilities.
FY2026 plans — current year - Continued Navy lab support efforts to include forecasting, planning and project assessments of an innovation portfolio, modeling and simulation, and other data collection efforts. - Continued Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and Engineering / Technical support in the roles of unmanned systems, space technology, integrated sensing, resilient communications and cyber/electronic warfare.
FY2027 planned work - Continue testing efforts of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and capabilities. - Continue testing efforts to support tactical CDS solutions. - Initiate testing efforts to support FPV drone systems, logistics enhancements, and OWA systems.
FY2026 plans — current year - Continued testing efforts on applicable Marine Corps Assault Breaker II (ABII) capabilities. - Initiated testing efforts of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and capabilities. - Initiated testing efforts to support tactical CDS solutions.