# Project 2562 — F-35 USN Unique

**Program element:** 0604840N — F-35C C2D2  
**Project:** 2562  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N/2562  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N

## Summary

Project 2562 — F-35 USN Unique requests $12.4M in FY2027, 2.9% of the $428.5M requested for program element 0604840N, down 9.2% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Combat Aircraft — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 12.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 12.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 12.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 12.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604840N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 2562 buys

USN Unique efforts include USN Operational Testing and government engineering support, as well as USN systems engineering efforts and other emerging USN requirements. USN test infrastructure to support integrated test activities in support of OT and DT squadron events in support of Block 4 Development Capabilities to include other operational test and evaluation modernization efforts. Provides basic infrastructure to Edwards AFB as host to the VX-9 Det Edwards Test Squadron.

**R-3 lines of work:** Test and Evaluation.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN Unique | 14.2 | 13.7 | 12.4 | −9% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N/2562/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### USN Unique

Efforts include USN Unique Operational Testing, supporting various integrated tests and investigations. Major testing event include but are not limited to TOPGUN Support, Orange Flag, JSOW LAR Investigation, Patriot Support, Hornet H16 Interoperability, Fleet Anomaly Investigations, Interoperability Large Force Exercise, and other…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N/2562/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604840N project 2562 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604840N")`.

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