# Organic Test & Evaluation

**R-2A activity** of project 3069 — CH-53K Improvement  
**Program element:** 0605212M — CH-53K  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605212M/3069/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605212M/3069

## Summary

This activity requests $67.5M in FY2027, 48% of project 3069, up 50% 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 and maintain the establishment of the government Test and Evaluation team, and associated support functions, to facilitate follow-on capability expansion and development of new requirements. Efforts supported include pre-planned product improvements, reliability improvements, risk reduction software development, and testing activities.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase in FY27 reflects a shift in funding commensurate with an influx of Test and Evaluation activities required in FY27 to support Product Development efforts that were funded in prior years.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue and maintain the establishment of the government Test and Evaluation team, and associated support functions, to facilitate follow-on capability expansion and development of new requirements. Efforts supported include reliability improvements, risk reduction software development, and preparatory testing activities.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 41.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 44.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 67.5 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 3069

- [Follow-on Improvements & Project Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605212M/3069/a0) — FY2027 71.8

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605212M project 3069 (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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