# Project 0386 — Rapid Prototype Development, Marine Corps

**Program element:** 0604320M — Rapid Technology Capability Prototype  
**Project:** 0386  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604320M/0386  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604320M

## Summary

Project 0386 — Rapid Prototype Development, Marine Corps requests $126.0M in FY2027, 100% of the $126.0M requested for program element 0604320M, up 672% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604320M; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 67.8 | 13.2 | 120.7 | +812% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604320M/0386/a0) |
| Support | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | +202% | — |
| Test & Evaluation | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0% | — |

> 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.

### Product Development

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604320M/0386/a0

### Support

**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.

### Test & Evaluation

**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.

## 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/0604320M.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604320M project 0386 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604320M")`.

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