# SPEIR Block I Development

**R-2A activity** of project 3243 — Shipboard Passive Electro-Optical Infrared Development  
**Program element:** 0604501N — Advanced Above Water Sensors  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604501N/3243/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604501N/3243

## Summary

This activity requests $33.2M in FY2027, 73% of project 3243, down 8.5% 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 support and oversight of Engineering Development Model (EDM) activities - Continue and complete Hardware & Software Integration - Continue development for Combat System Integration (CSI) - Complete SPEIR Test & Certification events - Deliver LRIP for commencement of installation to the initial Test Ship - Complete Environmental Qualification Test (EQT) and Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) - Prepare for Tech Eval and IOT&E

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY26 to FY27 aligns with anticipated ramp down to EM&D contract scope attributed to the completion of EDM material purchases, ramp down of core capability software development, and ramp down of test events.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue support and oversight of Engineering Development Model (EDM) activities - Perform EMD Hardware & Software Integration - Complete final core capability software build - Prepare for and conduct Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) and System Verification Reviews (SVR) - Deliver EDM units to support program test events - Perform Environmental Qualification Test (EQT) and Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) and Operational Assessment (OA) - Conduct Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) - Execute development for Combat System Integration (CSI) - Perform Incremental Design, Development, and Integration with Aegis Combat System - Perform Planning Site Activation efforts required to Support Land Based Testing - Support SPEIR Blk I Combat System Integration In-Progress Review

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 61.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 36.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 33.2 |

> 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 3243

- [SPEIR Block I Systems Engineering](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604501N/3243/a0) — FY2027 12.5

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604501N project 3243 (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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