# New Accomplishment/Planned Program Entry

**R-2A activity** of project 2077 — Afloat C-UAS  
**Program element:** 0604756N — Ship Self Def (Engage: Hard Kill)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604756N/2077/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604756N/2077

## Summary

This activity requests $228.4M in FY2027, 100% of project 2077, up 480% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Acquire C-UAS systems to support fielding on two carrier strike groups consisting of four to five deploying ships each and one expeditionary strike group consisting of three deploying ships for fielding in FY 2027 and 2028. Fielding the C-UAS prototype systems that were acquired in FY 2026. C-UAS engineering support, development and demonstration of new capabilities to pace the threat.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2026 for C-UAS includes $200.000 million of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $239.407 million. The cost decrease ($10.967 million) from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to tasking in FY 2026 to execute a demonstration on expeditionary strike group for the first time.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Acquire C-UAS prototype systems to support fielding on three carrier strike groups consisting of twelve to fifteen deploying ships and one expeditionary strike group consisting of three deploying ships for fielding in FY2026 and FY2027. Perform demonstration of C-UAS on expeditionary strike group. FY 2026 for C-UAS includes $39.407 million discretionary and $200.000 million of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $239.407 million. The $200.000 million mandatory funding enables the acquisition of the prototype systems identified through the testing

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 39.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 228.4 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604756N project 2077 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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