# NULKA Decoy Subsystem

**R-2A activity** of project 2190 — NULKA Decoy  
**Program element:** 0604757N — Ship Self Def (Engage: Soft Kill/EW)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604757N/2190/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604757N/2190

## Summary

This activity requests $12.5M in FY2027, 100% of project 2190, up 125% 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.** - Continue engineering and effectiveness studies to evaluate new and existing threats; update Fly-Out Tactics table for specific platforms (as appropriate) - Continue to develop and test new Nulka library files to support new platforms with SKCS (as appropriate) - Continue DLMC Nulka Objective Architecture backward compatibility technology with SKCS - Continue to support Nulka Objective Architecture integration with SKCS - Continue to develop Nulka Launch Management (NLMt) to support the Nulka Objective Architecture - Commence Nulka Payload Improvements for EW Capability

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY26 to FY27 increase reflects continued systems engineering and program management support efforts, as well as the commencement of Nulka Payload EW Capability improvements.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue engineering and effectiveness studies to evaluate new and existing threats; update Fly-Out Tactics table for specific platforms (as appropriate) - Continue to develop and test new Nulka library files to support new platforms with SKCS (as appropriate) - Complete DLP Nulka Objective Architecture backward compatibility technology with SKCS - Continue DLMC Nulka Objective Architecture backward compatibility technology with SKCS - Continue to support Nulka Objective Architecture integration with SKCS - Continue to develop Nulka Launch Management (NLMt) to support the Nulka Objective Architecture

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.5 |

> 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 0604757N project 2190 (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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