# Engineering Management And System Definition

**R-2A activity** of project 3159 — Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air SE&I  
**Program element:** 0604378N — Nav Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air Sys E  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604378N/3159/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604378N/3159

## Summary

This activity requests $12.9M in FY2027, 43% of project 3159, down 28% 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.** Continue system of systems (SoS) activities for NIFC Inc 3 advanced kill chains. Continue development of system documents for Increased sensor and network participation to meet fleet needs supporting warfighting in complex Naval Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) environments. Continue Modeling and Simulations (M&S) for evaluation of advanced concepts utilizing existing and new networks and sensors. System Engineering, Performance Modeling, Analysis, and assessment of Integrated Fire Control (IFC) architectures to support decisions for investment and prioritization in future NIFC kill chain architectures. Develop models, simulations, and tools, to analyze, assess, and recommend potential future NIFC architectures. Support Decision Points for continuing effort on NIFC-AW in coordination with USMC if funded.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The Engineering Management and System Definition decreased from $17.944 to $12.923. The $5.021M decrease from FY26 to FY27, reflects an emphasis on the Integration and Test IPT Efforts in FY27 with warfare center personnel tasking shifting to support FY27 live fire test activities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue system of systems (SoS) activities for NIFC Inc 3 advanced kill chains. Continue development of system documents for Increased sensor and network participation to meet fleet needs supporting warfighting in complex Naval Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) environments. Continue Modeling and Simulations (M&S) for evaluation of advanced concepts utilizing existing and new networks and sensors. System Engineering, Performance Modeling, Analysis, and assessment of Integrated Fire Control (IFC) architectures to support decisions for investment and prioritization in future NIFC kill chain architectures. Develop models, simulations, and tools, to analyze, assess, and recommend potential future NIFC architectures. Support Decision Point 3 for continuing effort on NIFC-AW in coordination with USMC (currently NIFC-AW is not funded).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.9 |

> 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 3159

- [Integration and Test (I&T) Integrated Product Team (IPT)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604378N/3159/a0) — FY2027 17.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604378N project 3159 (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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