# Modular Common Launcher (MCL) Development

**R-2A activity** of project 1110 — Precision Attack Strike Munition (PASM)  
**Program element:** 0605450M — Joint Air-to-ground Missile (JAGM)  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605450M/1110/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605450M/1110

> **NEW START.** $46.6M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $46.6M in FY2027, 25% of project 1110 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** MCL Product Development: Funding provided to initiate the development and testing of hardware and software changes to the MCL, PASM Weapon Adapter Assembly (WAA) and to the AH-1Z aircraft for carriage of PASM on the AH-1Z aircraft, to include the development of the MCL drawings and specifications. MCL Support: Funding provided to initiate development of MCL and AH-1Z aircraft performance requirements, develop acquisition documents and plans, prepare and award contracts, provide technical support, perform System Engineering Technical Reviews, and provide safety and quality assurance support.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to commencing the MCL development for Weapon Adapter Assembly to include drawing and specifications and support efforts for all parts of the MCL plan.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 46.6 |

> 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 1110

- [Product Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605450M/1110/a0) — FY2027 117.5
- [Test and Evaluation](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605450M/1110/a1) — FY2027 17.4
- Support — FY2027 6.0
- Management Services — FY2027 2.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605450M project 1110 (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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