# Nav Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air Sys E — Program Element 0604378N

**Program element:** 0604378N  
**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/0604378N

## Summary

U.S. Navy requests $42.2M in FY2027 — the program's peak, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. NAWC AD leads the industry work, though an unusually large share flows to government labs and warfare centers.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 40.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 39.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 42.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 40.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 39.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 39.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 40.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 42.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 42.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 42.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 42.2 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3159 | Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air SE&I | 28.4 | 28.9 | 30.1 | +4% |
| 3242 | NIFC-CA Supported by Airborne Platforms | 12.2 | 11.0 | 12.0 | +9% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 3159 — Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air SE&I

3159 Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEI&T) project is a systems engineering capability-based integration effort to extend the Naval Integrated Air and Missile Defense battlespace out to the maximum kinematic range of our weapons for the air, surface warfare missions. This includes targets beyond the detection range of the shooter. The NIFC project exploits capabilities inherent in existing systems, optimizes current and emerging technologies in component system upgrades, integrates them together, and performs kill chain tests, forming an interoperable System of Systems (SoS) to maximize future defense capabilities. As directed by OPNAV, the project is focused on SEI&T efforts to integrate the From The Sea (FTS) family of kill chains which includes a sensor-data/track-data network, one or more distributed sensors, a weapon, and a weapon control system. NIFC Inc 3 introduces other networks and sensors coordinating with other DoW activities as appropriate. NIFC Increment 3 includes SEIT activities across a broad range of systems and architectures, developmental test and fielding, and the design of effects chain architectures (referred to as ARC) within various system configurations.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Lockheed Martin (2.6, 8.5%), LM MS2 (2.5, 8.3%), RTX / Raytheon (0.9, 3.0%), Dept of Interior (0.7, 2.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration and Test (I&T) Integrated Product Team (IPT) | 12.8 | 10.9 | 17.2 |
| Engineering Management And System Definition | 15.6 | 17.9 | 12.9 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 3242 — NIFC-CA Supported by Airborne Platforms

Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) From the Air (FTA) Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEI&T) project is a systems engineering effort to integrate NIFC FTA capabilities within "Pillar Programs" (F/A-18 & EA-18G, E-2D, F-35, Link-16 and Tactical Targeting Network Technology Data Links, and all USN air launched Air-to-Air and Air-to-Surface weapons). Based on the advancing threat, there remains an imperative to improve lethality, survivability and interoperability by extending the battlespace out to the maximum kinematic range of our weapons for the air, surface, and strike warfare missions. The NIFC FTA project leverages capabilities inherent in existing systems, optimizes current and emerging technologies in platform system upgrades, and integrates them together to form interoperable System of Systems (SoS) to maximize offensive and defensive FTA integrated capabilities. As directed from OPNAV, the project is focused on development of Air Warfare, Surface Warfare, and Strike Warfare FTA effects chains. This PU will support efforts that include decomposing SoS requirements into Model Based Systems Engineering products including Mission Technical Baselines (MTBs), Integrated Capability Technical Baselines (ICTBs) and associated digital architectures for requirement allocation to Pillar Programs. Additionally, this PU will support NIFC pillar program coordination to provide performance predictions, performance assessments, and SoS risk reduction activities through Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) events, SoS exercises, and development of Requirements Test and Verification Matrices (RTVMs) to support Developmental and Operational Test for the individual platforms, with T&E results summarized in a Mission Assessment Report. Performance assessments include data collection and analysis on Carrier Air Wings in deployment workups in order understand the effectiveness of the fielded SoS and the operators who employ them. In lieu of a traditional Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), NIFC FTA test strategies will be developed to identify resources required to evaluate NIFC FTA capabilities, and describe how NIFC FTA capabilities will be evaluated prior to fleet delivery.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** NAWC AD (7.2, 60%), NAWC CHINA LAKE (2.6, 22%), NSMA (1.6, 14%), NAWCWD (0.5, 4.1%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIFC From the Air (FTA) Capabilities Effectiveness and Integration | 12.2 | 11.0 | 12.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 49% | 20.7 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 40% | 16.8 |
| Other / unspecified | 11% | 4.7 |

**Top named industry performers:** NAWC AD ($7.2M, 17%), NAWC CHINA LAKE ($3.2M, 7.6%), Lockheed Martin ($2.6M, 6.1%), LM MS2 ($2.5M, 5.9%), NSMA ($1.6M, 3.9%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

3159 Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC) SEI&T project is a systems engineering effort to extend the Naval Integrated Air and Missile Defense battlespace out to the maximum kinematic range of our weapons for the air, surface, and strike warfare missions. This includes targets beyond the detection range of the shooter. The NIFC project exploits capabilities inherent in existing systems, optimizes current and emerging technologies in component system upgrades, integrates them together, and performs kill chain tests, forming an interoperable System of Systems (SoS) to maximize future defense capabilities.

Not Applicable.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604378N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604378N")`.

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