# Payload Development and Test

**R-2A activity** of project 0236 — SSN Comb Cont Sys Imprvmnt (ENG)  
**Program element:** 0604503N — Submarine SWFTS Modernization  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604503N/0236/a3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604503N/0236

## Summary

This activity requests $10.9M in FY2027, 18% of project 0236, up 0.6% 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 software development efforts to support submarine payload integration of MK 48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedo variants Mod 8 and 9. Continue development and test of payload capabilities that have been integrated into the Payload Control System to include CRAW, Harpoon, future countermeasures, and classified payloads.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The $.067M increase due to expected inflation.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue software development efforts to support submarine payload integration of MK 48 ADCAP variants APB 6, APB 7 and APB 8. Continue development, test and modernization of payload capabilities that have been integrated into the AN/ BYG-1 Payload Control System. Continue support of planning/prototyping and software integration efforts for classified payloads.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.9 |

> 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 0236

- AN/BYG-1 Software Development — FY2027 24.6
- AN/BYG-1 Hardware Development — FY2027 15.2
- CyberSecurity — FY2027 7.8
- Testing — FY2027 3.5

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604503N project 0236 (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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