# USN Unique

**R-2A activity** of project 2562 — F-35 USN Unique  
**Program element:** 0604840N — F-35C C2D2  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N/2562/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840N/2562

## Summary

This activity requests $12.4M in FY2027, 100% of project 2562, down 9.2% 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.** 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 emerging USN test priorities. The following will be funded in order to support various tests and investigations: manpower, weapons, flight hours, range time, and chase, target & tanker support assets, as well as USN systems engineering efforts and other emerging USN requirements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease from FY2026 to FY2027 is due to decrease in test support required at Naval Air Forces Pacific.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** 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 emerging USN test priorities. The following will be funded in order to support various tests and investigations: manpower, weapons, flight hours, range time, and chase, target & tanker support assets, as well as USN systems engineering efforts and other emerging USN requirements.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.4 |

> 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 0604840N project 2562 (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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