What project 2993 buys
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).
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 2993 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 | 64.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 40.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 42.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 43.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 43.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 44.6 |
4 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 -Complete Classified Component (CC) CDR -Complete CC development -Begin Effector upgrades
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 increase in funding supports completing the design and development of the classified component sensor upgrades and beginning Effector upgrades
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue Classified Component (CC) Development -Complete Critical Design Review (CDR) 1 -Complete CDR 2
FY2027 planned work -Complete NSWC PCD Classified Component (CC) Integration Test -Begin CC Environmental Testing -Complete SIT 3.0 -Complete System of System (SoS) Integration
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase in funding supports completion of Mod 1 test events, including SIT 3.0 and SoS Integration
FY2026 plans — current year -Complete System Integration Test (SIT) 1,0 -Complete Keyport Swim Out Test -Complete Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) test -Complete MK 54 Mod 1 Swim Out 2 -Complete SIT 2.0
FY2027 planned work -Continue engineering support of Hammerhead mine design and development
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase in funding is for engineering support of design and development.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue engineering support of Hammerhead mine design and development
FY2027 planned work -continue to provide programmatic and financial support
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase in funding is for programmatic and financial support.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue to provide programmatic and financial support.
Named performers on project 2993
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.