# UNDERSEA RANGE INVESTMENTS

**R-2A activity** of project 2195 — T & E Investment  
**Program element:** 0604759N — Major T&E Investment  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604759N/2195/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604759N/2195

## Summary

This activity requests $21.4M in FY2027, 19% of project 2195, down 20% 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.** - Complete replacement of the hydrophone tracking system at AUTEC. - Continue the minor upgrade and modernization of test capabilities at AUTEC, Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue replacement of underwater cables to hydrophone arrays at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade of T&E target emulator at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade of electronic warfare signal generator at AUTEC. - Continue site 2 power plant and lightning protection upgrade at AUTEC. - Continue remotely operated vehicle upgrade at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue range data management software at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade to the acoustic acquisition system at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue site 1 power plant upgrade at AUTEC. - Initiate subsea cable installation at AUTEC.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decreases from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due completing the purchase of equipment for hydrophone replacement at AUTEC.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Complete replacement of the hydrophone tracking system at AUTEC. - Complete upgrade of range operational security sensors at Nanoose and Dabob. - Complete upgrade of range operational security and sensors at AUTEC. - Continue the minor upgrade and modernization of test capabilities at AUTEC, Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue replacement of underwater cables to hydrophone arrays at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade of T&E target emulator at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade of electronic warfare signal generator at AUTEC. - Continue site 2 power plant and lightning protection upgrade at AUTEC. - Continue remotely operated vehicle upgrade at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue range data management software at Nanoose and Dabob. - Continue upgrade to the acoustic acquisition system at Nanoose and Dabob. - Initiate site 1 power plant upgrade at AUTEC.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 26.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.4 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 2195

- [OPEN AIR RANGE INVESTMENTS](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604759N/2195/a1) — FY2027 81.9
- TEST FACILITIES INVESTMENTS — FY2027 9.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604759N project 2195 (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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