# Multi-Mission Maritime (MMA) Inc III — Program Element 0605504N

**Program element:** 0605504N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605504N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 49% to a $53.0M request in FY2027, with nothing planned by FY2031. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Boeing leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 120.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 103.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 53.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 53.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 53.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 53.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 53.0 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3218 | P-8A Spiral 2 Development | 120.8 | 103.4 | 53.0 | −49% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 3218 — P-8A Spiral 2 Development

The P-8A Increment 3 program consists of incremental enhancement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to system capabilities that will retain cost-wise effectiveness for major combat operations. Increment 3 will incorporate improvements to aircraft systems including significant war-altering Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities of Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC-E) and ASW Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) which are enabled by the incorporation of Combat System hardware and architecture improvements, ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) sensor improvements, communication capability upgrades, ASuW Net Enabled Weapon (NEW), Higher-Than-Secret (HTS) security capability, and associated pre/post-flight ground system development to support Increment 3 aircraft and Increment 3 ground system requirements. These capabilities will be developed as a series of ECPs for the P-8A and are as follows: - ECP 6 - ASW SIGINT, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability, Wide Band SATCOM, Higher Than Secret (HTS) processing, Enhanced track management (Minotaur), Applications Based Architecture (ABA) and Combat System. - ECP 7 - Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC-E). ECP 7 software are being integrated concurrently on to the platform. ECP 7 is reliant on ECP 6's Combat System hardware and architecture to operate on the P-8A. ECP 6 integration activities began in FY 2019 with initiation of the Government Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) integration and award of the Platform Integration (PI) contract to Boeing. ECP 7 integration activities began in FY 2021. ECP 6/7 Integrated Flight Test & Evaluation began 3Q FY 2022. Enhanced MAC-E (ECP 7) is developed within Program Element (PE) 0604261N and integrated via the Platform Integration contract within this PE. - Pre/Post-Flight Ground System Development - System upgrades to the associated ground support system and Tactical Operations Center (TOC)/Aircraft Media Gateway (AMG) systems.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Boeing (21.9, 41%), NAWC AD (19.7, 37%), RBC (0.7, 1.3%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 99.5 | 82.0 | 36.6 |
| Support/Test & Evaluation/Management Services | 21.4 | 21.4 | 16.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 80% | 42.3 |
| Other / unspecified | 20% | 10.7 |

**Top named industry performers:** Boeing ($21.9M, 41%), NAWC AD ($19.7M, 37%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The P-8A Increment 3 program consists of incremental enhancement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to system capabilities that will retain cost-wise effectiveness for major combat operations. Increment 3 will incorporate improvements to aircraft systems including significant war-altering Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities of Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC-E) and ASW Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) which are enabled by the incorporation of Combat System hardware and architecture improvements, ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) sensor improvements, communication capability upgrades, ASuW Net Enabled Weapon (NEW), Higher-Than-Secret (HTS) security capability, and associated…

The P-8A acquisition strategy is designed to deliver the required capabilities while introducing additional competition throughout the program. Government Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) control over the designs and information promote cost-effectiveness, rapid capability fielding, and reduced acquisition and life-cycle costs. Additionally, technologies for P-8 modernization improvements are compartmentalized and delivered independently of one another as a series of ECPs, without risk to the overall program schedule or procurement cost.

## Related program elements

- [0605500N — Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) (P-8A)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605500N) (Navy)
- [0306250JCY — Cyber Operations Technology Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604261N — Acoustic Search Sensors](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604261N) (Navy)
- [0606118A — AIAMD Software Development & Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606118A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605504N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605504N")`.

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