# Tactical Communications (TACCOM)

**R-2A activity** of project 0572 — JT Service/NV Std Avionics CP/SB  
**Program element:** 0605217N — Common Avionics  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605217N/0572/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605217N

## Summary

This activity requests $27.6M in FY2027, 21% of project 0572, up 37% 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 Gen5B Crypto Modernization 2 and SINCGARS 3.2. Complete Gen6 Crypto Mod, ACC 2.x, SATURN ed. 5 and MUOS 3.x. Continue Gen6 Crypto Mod 2 and Quantum Resilience (QR). Attain Gen6 NSA and Gen6 JITC Certification and Obtain Gen6 S/W ECP Approval. Deliver Gen6 Ver 006 Beta Release.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $7.404 million from FY26 to FY27 is due to ARC-210 Gen6 Crypto Modernization 2 S/W and H/W development to meet expanded NSA security certification requirements and mandated need date.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Complete software development and NSA driven crypto algorithm changes for Gen5A TSV 4.x, Crypto Modernization, SINCGARS, SATURN. Complete VMF/Data Link MIL Standard Evolution. Continue Gen6 Crypto Mod, ACC 2.x, SATURN ed. 5 and MUOS 4.x. Execute Gen5B Crypto Modernization 2, SINCGARS 3.2. Continue Gen6 Crypto Mod 2 Quantum Resilience (QR). Attain Gen5 NSA and Gen5 JITC Certification. Deliver Gen5 Ver 009 Release.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 20.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 27.6 |

> 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 0572

- [Digital Interoperability (DI) / Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Agile Networking Gateway Link (MANGL)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605217N/0572/a6) — FY2027 49.3
- Naval Aviation Global Communication (NAGC) — FY2027 22.7
- Critical Avionics Reliability Program (CARP) — FY2027 11.5
- Avionics Architecture Team (AAT) — FY2027 9.2
- Ground Proximity Warning System/Terrain Awareness Warning System (GPWS/TAWS II) — FY2027 6.2
- Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) — FY2027 5.0
- Common Mission Computing and Displays (CMCD) — FY2027 1.6
- Joint Service Review Committee for Avionics Standardization (JSRC-AS) — FY2027 0.7
- Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605217N project 0572 (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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