# Ship Contract Design/ Live Fire T&E — Program Element 0604567N

**Program element:** 0604567N  
**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/0604567N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 45% to a $19.4M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), before stepping down 80% 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. HII leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 35.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 19.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 22.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.9 |

> 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 | 19.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 19.4 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 19.4 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 19.4 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (3)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2465 | LHA(R) FLT Design and Total Ship Integration | 11.5 | 27.6 | 19.4 | −30% |
| 1803 | Ship Contract Design | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | −100% |
| 9999 | Congressional Adds | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | −100% |

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

### Project 2465 — LHA(R) FLT Design and Total Ship Integration

This project provides the contract design, development, and testing efforts for the Amphibious Assault Ship General Purpose Replacement Program - LHA(R). The LHA(R) is a ship construction program designed to: (1) provide a functional replacement for the Amphibious Assault Ships which reached the end of their extended service lives (2) be a key platform in the Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) of the future and (3) provide for an affordable and sustainable amphibious ship development program. LHA(R) ships will provide forward presence and power projection as an integral part of Joint, inter-agency, and multi-national maritime expeditionary forces. Additionally, LHA(R) will be designed to operate for sustained periods in transit to and operations in an Amphibious Objective Area to include the embarkation, deployment, and landing of a Marine Landing Force in an assault with landing craft, helicopters and tilt rotors (MV-22) supported by Joint Strike Fighters (F-35B).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** HII (1.4, 7.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHA (R) FLT 1 Design and Total Ship Integration | 11.5 | 27.6 | 19.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 1803 — Ship Contract Design

Provides for innovation in engineering solutions for the DDG Modernization program in support of delivering added Fleet capability within Depot Modernization Periods (DMPs). Efforts include development of ship's design (e.g. ship specifications and drawings), installation and test plans, and installation / duration analysis products to evaluate and inform installation alternatives and evolve existing design processes. Supports the development of specific Navy ship design criteria and standards for newly developed technologies, new safety regulations and environmental criteria, or other legal/Congressional requirements. Conducts ship survivability studies, superstructure integrity analysis, and other analyses in support of system integration efforts.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Contract Design | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 9999 — Congressional Adds

The Circadian Lighting System project (CA65) is designed to address persistent readiness gaps identified by the Department of War (DoW) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which are caused by sailor fatigue and insufficient sleep. These issues have been shown to degrade decision-making and operational performance across the fleet. To close this gap, the Navy will deliver a fleet-ready circadian-targeted lighting system that integrates shipboard lighting retrofits, wearable sleep monitoring, individualized light-control algorithms, and secure cloud analytics. Structured training at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) and operational demonstrations will support validation and fleet adoption. This effort scales implementation across multiple ships and fleets, ultimately delivering an integrated, technology-enabled fatigue mitigation capability to enhance warfighter readiness.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 7.2% | 1.4 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 18% | 3.5 |
| Other / unspecified | 75% | 14.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** HII ($1.4M, 7.2%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) directly supports the Navy's Shipbuilding Plan by providing for the development of engineering, programmatic and acquisition documentation including ship specifications (including performance specifications) and contractual documentation associated with acquisition of Navy ships. This PE also supports the Congressionally mandated Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) program for new ship designs.

LHA 6 Advance Procurement (AP) and Long-Lead Time Material (LLTM) was awarded on a sole source basis to Huntington Ingalls Inc., formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, on 15 July 2005; LHA 6 Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) was awarded on 1 June 2007. The AP and LLTM efforts were subsumed by the Fixed Price Incentive, Firm Target DD&C contract. LHA 7 AP and LLTM was awarded on a sole source basis to Huntington Ingalls Inc., formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, on 30 June 2010; LHA 7 DD&C was awarded on 31 May 2012. The AP and LLTM efforts were subsumed by the Fixed Price Incentive, Firm Target DD&C contract.

## Related program elements

- [0604454N — LX (R)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604454N) (Navy)
- [0603561N — Advanced Submarine System Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603561N) (Navy)
- [0605080S — Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) - Financial System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605080S) (Defense-Wide)
- [0101127F — B-2 Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101127F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604567N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604567N")`.

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