# Product Development

**R-2A activity** of project 3218 — P-8A Spiral 2 Development  
**Program element:** 0605504N — Multi-Mission Maritime (MMA) Inc III  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605504N/3218/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605504N

## Summary

This activity requests $36.6M in FY2027, 69% of project 3218, down 55% 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 ECP 6 and ECP 7 integration including correction of deficiencies. Continue Government-led LCI efforts including correction of deficiencies, associated ground support system development, TOC/AMG systems, training systems upgrades, and Integrated Flight Test and Evaluation efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The decrease of $45.446 Million from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to the decrease in Trainer Development and Platform Integration requirements.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue ECP 6 and ECP 7 integration including correction of deficiencies. Continue Government-led LCI efforts including correction of deficiencies, associated ground support system development, TOC/AMG systems, training systems upgrades, and Integrated Flight Test and Evaluation efforts.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 99.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 82.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 36.6 |

> 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 3218

- [Support/Test & Evaluation/Management Services](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605504N/3218/a1) — FY2027 16.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605504N project 3218 (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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