# Improved Capabilities SPY-1 Radar

**R-2A activity** of project 3301 — Improved Capabilities SPY-1 Radar  
**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/3301/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604501N/3301

## Summary

This activity requests $22.2M in FY2027, 100% of project 3301, up 60% 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 ACE Phase 2 development and complete demo - Continue SBNCTR Phase 2A development to include integration of other sensors, and complete Integration and Test - Continue TNC Phase 1/2 development - Continue EA improvements technology development - Continue Radar Improvements Analysis - Continue ERACE Backfits - Continue ERACE Phase 3 development and conduct IPR #1 - Continue MMSP-R development to support AEGIS Modernization due to DMSMS and obsolescence issues - Continue MMSP-R ECP/software updates - Continue MMSP Next Generation requirements definition - Commence DMSMS Redesign/COTS Replacement

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** - Increase in FY27 supports the commencement of MMSP DMSMS redesign and replacement of COTS computing infrastructure and hardware.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue ACE Phase 2 development - Continue SBNCTR Phase 2A development to include integration of other sensors - Continue TNC Phase 1/2 development - Continue EA improvements technology development - Continue Radar Improvements Analysis - Continue ERACE Backfits - Commence ERACE Phase 3 and complete requirements definition - Complete ACB16 Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Refresh ECPs - Continue MMSP-R development to support AEGIS Modernization due to DMSMS and obsolescence issues - Continue MMSP-R ECP/software updates - Commence MMSP Next Generation requirements definition - Complete DMSMS Tech Solutions and Program Review

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.2 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604501N project 3301 (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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