What project 0605 buys
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.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 0605 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 108.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work - Begin development of long-range powered delivery vehicles for MK62 mines - Begin increased launch-platform integration for QS Family of Mines - Begin integration of advanced M-Code GPS antijam solutions into extended-range and long-range Quickstrike wing kits
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 funding increase is for the start of product development efforts for the LRADMM program
FY2026 plans — current year -No FY26 discretionary funding.
FY2027 planned work -Begin environmental qualification of QS-LR delivery vehicles. -Conduct developmental test of QS-ER on B-2 -Conduct developmental test of QS-LR on B-2
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 increase in funding is supporting the start of test and evaluation efforts on other air platforms.
FY2026 plans — current year QS-ER -No FY26 discretionary funding.
FY2027 planned work -Support programmatic and financial support for efforts within the LRADMM program.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 increase in funding is initiation of program and financial support efforts under LRADMM.
FY2026 plans — current year QS-ER No FY26 discretionary funding.
Named performers on project 0605
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.