# Mine Development — Program Element 0604601N

**Program element:** 0604601N  
**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/0604601N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 121951% to a $158.7M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 66% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 3.1% (to $163.6M). Boeing leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 83.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 158.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 53.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 52.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 52.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 53.4 |

> 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 | 158.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 158.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 158.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 163.6 | +4.9 |

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

## Projects (4)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0605 | Long Range Aerial Delivered Maritime Mine (LRADMM) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 108.6 | new start |
| 2993 | Encapsulated Effector | 64.2 | 0.0 | 40.6 | — |
| 0267 | Mine Improvements | 14.3 | 0.1 | 9.5 | +7217% |
| 9999 | Congressional Adds | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |

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

### Project 0605 — Long Range Aerial Delivered Maritime Mine (LRADMM)

Naval mines continue to be a cost-effective way to deter or control adversary movements, including surface ships and submarines. Aerial deployment of mines is an expeditious and efficient way to deliver large numbers of mines to planned minefields. Major efforts under the Long Range Aerial Delivery Maritime Mine (LRADMM) program will yield increased capability for the entire QS Family of Mines are: 1) Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER) M-Code: M-Code GPS antijam capabilities will be integrated into the QS-ER guidance kit and wing assembly to increase precision placement capabilities for 2000lb mines in GPS-denied environments. 2) Quickstrike Long Range (QS-LR) Powered Delivery Vehicle: A powered delivery vehicle will be developed to carry an in-service Mk 62 500lb mine to water entries that are 300 nm+ downrange, significantly decreasing risk to the launch delivery platform. 3) Increased launch-platform integration: Integration work for QS-ER will start for B-2. Integration with F/A-18 E/F will start for QS-LR.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Boeing (50.0, 46%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Test and Evaluation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 |
| Management | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 |

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

### Project 2993 — Encapsulated Effector

The Encapsulated Effector, Hammerhead, program complements existing shallow-water mines by providing maritime mining capability in deeper water depths. Based on the urgency of the requirement, the Hammerhead program utilizes Section 804 authority to streamline acquisition of an initial capability. The system uses existing kinetic payloads to engage enemy targets and provides a wide area of coverage per each weapon. The program uses a self-contained, propelled weapon to engage the target when a target is detected. The system uses modern sensing and processing technology to enable accurate targeting at increased range and maintains minefield resilience even as weapons are expended against targets. The result is expanded operating areas to restrict or deny adversary access to the intended area while using fewer weapons than traditional mines. Additional efforts include; transitioning an encapsulation system with different end effectors under the Compact Encapsulated Effector (C-ENCAP) future naval capability (FNC) that is managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** GDMS (15.5, 38%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 54.7 | 0.0 | 33.0 |
| Support | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Management | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Test and Evaluation | 7.2 | 0.0 | 5.5 |

> 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 0267 — Mine Improvements

Naval mines are used to deter or control adversary movements, including surface ships and submarines. Funding supports the capability to maintain effectiveness of mines facing new threat targets with increasing emphasis on major regional conflicts and near peer threats. The four major project areas are: 1) Quickstrike (QS) MOD 3: MOD 3 efforts improves effectiveness of existing mines against modern threats by using the programmable MK71 Target Detection Device (TDD). Through modeling and analysis, the TDD's target detections and responses are improved with optimized mine settings and firing algorithms. The development of the MK71 TDD supports minefield planning software improvements include new targeting algorithms, mine settings, and corresponding damage data for weapon /target pairs. 2) Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER): A guidance kit and a wing assembly is added to the (QS Family of Mine)s to enable precision placement, increased delivery ranges and reduced risk to the delivery platform. This aerial delivery development effort addresses capabilities required by a Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement (JEONS). 3) Quickstrike Long Range (QS-LR): A powered delivery vehicle is added to the QS Family of Mines to increase the delivery range beyond that of QS-ER and further reduce the risk to the delivery platform. This aerial delivery development effort addresses capabilities required by a Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement (JEONS). 4) Clandestine Delivered Mine: Clandestine Delivered Mine MK68 (CDM MOD 0) provides a required capability by converting legacy mining systems for delivery by Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUV) and/or alternate platform in support of JEONS. This capability allows access to contested environments and reduces risk by using unmanned platforms. Upgrades to CDM incorporate the programmable MK71 TDD and adds iterative command and control enhancements (MODs 1 and 2) through future upgrades for increased operational flexibility and safety for emplaced minefields. Additional efforts include transitioning an explosive section design into the CDM program that is in development under the Compact Encapsulated Effector (C-ENCAP) effort that is managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). In FY27 a mine launching system will begin development.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 12.3 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Management | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Test and Evaluation | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 |

> 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

Project 9999: FY25 Congressional Add funds effort to demonstrate an air-delivered, long-range, powered, maritime mine solution for the Quickstrike Family of Mines.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 41% | 65.5 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 22% | 34.2 |
| Other / unspecified | 37% | 59.0 |

**Top named industry performers:** Boeing ($50.0M, 32%), GDMS ($15.5M, 9.8%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Naval mines are used to deter or control adversary movements, including surface ships and submarines. Funding supports the capability to maintain effectiveness of mines facing new threat targets with increasing emphasis on major regional conflicts and near peer threats. The four major project areas are: 1) Quickstrike (QS) MOD 3: MOD 3 efforts improves effectiveness of existing mines against modern threats by using the programmable MK71 Target Detection Device (TDD). Through modeling and analysis, the TDD's target detections and responses are improved with optimized mine settings and firing algorithms.

The Hammerhead program leveraged Navy warfare center expertise to perform requirements analysis and engineering architecture design to develop system requirements. The system requirements and interface requirements documents are used by the prime contractor to develop, test, integrate, and produce Hammerhead mines. The contractor is responsible for the final design to optimize producibility, manufacture engineering design models to be used during testing, and test planning and execution to gather the required data to support a production decision. Hammerhead will utilize existing lightweight torpedo inventory and incorporate modifications to enable underwater launch.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604601N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604601N")`.

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