# Air & Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) System — Program Element 0604522N

**Program element:** 0604522N  
**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/0604522N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 29% to a $96.6M request in FY2027, before stepping down 45% 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. RTX / Raytheon leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 104.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 74.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 96.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 100.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 69.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 55.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 53.6 |

> 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 | 96.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 96.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 96.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 96.6 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3186 | Air and Missile Defense Radar | 104.2 | 74.9 | 96.6 | +29% |

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

### Project 3186 — Air and Missile Defense Radar

The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program consists of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family Of Radars (FoR): - AN/SPY-6(V)1 (DDG 51 Flight III destroyer) - AN/SPY-6(V)2 (Nimitz Aircraft Carrier (CVN), America Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA), San Antonio Landing Platform Dock (LPD)) - AN/SPY-6(V)3 (Ford CVN) - AN/SPY-6(V)4 (DDG 51 Flight IIA destroyer backfit) AN/SPY-6(V)1 provides multi-mission capabilities, supporting long range ballistic missile detection, tracking and discrimination, plus Area and Self Defense against air/surface threats. For Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), increased sensitivity and bandwidth detect advanced threats at required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense. For Area Air Defense, enhanced clutter capabilities are required to detect Very Low Observable/Very Low Flyer (VLO/VLF) threats in heavy clutter. This active phased array radar addresses evolving threats. The SPY-6 FoR obtains performance enhancements through modular hardware (HW)/software (SW), scalable design and Open Architecture (OA). AN/SPY-6(V)2/3 (Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)) provide multi-mission capabilities supporting Air Traffic Control (ATC), situational awareness, and ship self-defense against Air and Surface threats. Enhanced clutter capability, short-range detection/tracking, and weather waveforms are needed. SPY-6(V)3 is primary air surveillance for Ford CVNs supporting self-defense, awareness and ATC. SPY-6(V)2 provides primary radar for other ships with ancillary ATC support. AN/SPY-6(V)4 provides Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) and digital beamforming for Flight IIA backfit. Includes non-recurring engineering to scale HW/SW, modeling/simulation to update Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and enable Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capabilities on FLT IIA DDGs. Enhancements include Advanced Distributed Radar (ADR), High Efficiency High Powered Amplifier (HPA), Agnostic Signal Processing for Increased Radar Efficiency (ASPIRE) HW development, second-source Radio Frequency (RF) Head, and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) supporting test beds, pivoting from SW to HW upgrades in FY25. ADR includes SW enhancements enabling multi-ship cooperative operations for Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** RTX / Raytheon (71.8, 74%), SPA (3.4, 3.5%), NAWCPX (1.1, 1.1%), MIT (1.0, 1.1%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AN/SPY-6(V)1 DESIGN, SUPPORT, INTEGRATION, TEST AND EVALUATION (CONTRACTOR) | 18.9 | 14.6 | 19.2 |
| AN/SPY-6(V)1 DESIGN, SUPPORT, INTEGRATION, TEST AND EVALUATION (GOVERNMENT) | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| AN/SPY-6(V)1 TEST AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND FACILITIES | 10.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| ENGINEERING CHANGES/CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENTS AND BACK FIT | 38.6 | 24.2 | 47.4 |
| PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 DESIGN, SUPPORT, INTEGRATION, TEST AND EVALUATION (CONTRACTOR) | 23.7 | 16.3 | 15.7 |
| AN/SPY-6(V)2 and (V)3 DESIGN, SUPPORT, INTEGRATION, TEST AND EVALUATION (GOVERNMENT) | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 |

> 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 | 85% | 82.3 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 15% | 14.3 |

**Top named industry performers:** RTX / Raytheon ($71.8M, 74%), SPA ($3.4M, 3.5%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) program consists of the AN/SPY-6(V) Family Of Radars (FoR): - AN/SPY-6(V)1 (DDG 51 Flight III destroyer) - AN/SPY-6(V)2 (Nimitz Aircraft Carrier (CVN), America Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA), San Antonio Landing Platform Dock (LPD)) - AN/SPY-6(V)3 (Ford CVN) - AN/SPY-6(V)4 (DDG 51 Flight IIA destroyer backfit) AN/SPY-6(V)1 provides multi-mission capabilities, supporting long range ballistic missile detection, tracking and discrimination, plus Area and Self Defense against air/surface threats. For Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), increased sensitivity and bandwidth detect advanced threats at required ranges, concurrent with Area and Self Defense.

The AN/SPY-6(V) Advanced Radars Acquisition Strategy (AS) supports current and future variants to reflect a Family of Radars (FoR) nomenclature AN/SPY-6(V). This includes new construction DDG 51 Flight (FLT) III units beyond FY 2020, backfit to the modernization effort for DDG 51 FLT IIA units, and Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) for the new construction and modernization of aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious ships. Given the software and hardware commonality between the AN/SPY-6(V) FoR, Program Executive Office (PEO) Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS) 2.0 will leverage AN/SPY-6(V) FoR contracts to achieve economies of scale in both production and sustainment efforts.

## Related program elements

- [0604112N — Gerald R FORD CI NUC Aircraft Carrier CVN 78-80](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604112N) (Navy)
- [0603790F — Nato Coop R&D](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603790F) (Air Force)
- [0604530N — Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604530N) (Navy)
- [0305249F — AF JWICS Enterprise](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305249F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604522N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604522N")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*