# OPEN AIR 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/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604759N/2195

## Summary

This activity requests $81.9M in FY2027, 73% of project 2195, up 158% 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 prime movers at NAWCWD. - Continue the minor upgrade and modernization of test capabilities at NAWCAD, NAWCWD and PMRF. - Continue upgrades to telemetry collection and processing capabilities at NAWCWD. - Continue upgrades to telemetry collection and processing capabilities at PMRF. - Continue modernization of five radar systems at NAWCWD. - Continue instrumentation radar replacement at NAWCAD. - Continue large telemetry antenna modernization at PMRF. - Continue networked based telemetry upgrade at NAWCAD. - Continue optical tracking mount replacement at PMRF. - Initiate modernization of fiber infrastructure at NAWCWD South Range. - Initiate network upgrade at NAWCWD Sea Range - Initiate telemetry recorder upgrade at NAWCWD. - Initiate optical tracking mount procurement at NAWCWD. - Initiate optical tracking mount procurement at NAWCAD. - Initiate network modernization at NAWCWD. - Initiate spectrum monitoring equipment purchase at NAWCAD. - Initiate Networked telemetry fielding at NAWCAD. - Initiate V/UHF radio purchase at NAWCWD. - Initiate traveling wave tube purchase for multiple radars at NAWCWD. - Initiate and complete communication radio replacement at NAWCAD.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increases from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due to the initiation of multiple projects.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Complete upgrade of the R2508 microwave radar relay system at NAWCWD. - Complete the development and integration of Telemetry equipment on the Range Support Aircraft. - Complete communication system upgrade on Mobile At Sea Sensor at PMRF. - Complete imaging radar transmitter replacement at PMRF. - Complete network upgrade on Mobile At Sea Sensor at PMRF. - Complete upgrade of telemetry data routing at PMRF. - Complete replacement of UHF and VHF radios at NAWCWD. - Complete modernization of multi-target instrumentation radar at NAWCAD. - Complete replacement of low speed time space position trackers at NAWCWD. - Complete modernization of fiber infrastructure at NAWCWD. - Continue the minor upgrade and modernization of test capabilities at NAWCAD, NAWCWD and PMRF. - Continue upgrades to telemetry collection and processing capabilities at NAWCWD. - Continue upgrades to telemetry collection and processing capabilities at PMRF. - Continue modernization of five radar systems at NAWCWD. - Continue replacement of prime movers at NAWCWD. - Initiate imaging radar radome replacement at PMRF. - Initiate instrumentation radar replacement at NAWCAD. - Initiate large telemetry antenna modernization at PMRF. - Initiate networked based telemetry upgrade at NAWCAD. - Initiate optical tracking mount replacement at PMRF.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 43.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 81.9 |

> 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

- [UNDERSEA RANGE INVESTMENTS](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604759N/2195/a0) — FY2027 21.4
- 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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