Project 1038
$2.6MFY2027 request ▲ 10%Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt
FY2025 actual$1.9M
FY2026 enacted$2.4M
FY2027 request$2.6M
FY2027 Request
$4.3M
▲ 15% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$3.7M
▲ 9.1% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.4M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $4.3M for Strategic Technical Support under RDT&E program element 0605856N, up 15% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 3.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.0 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.
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Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0605856N
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 15% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 0128
$1.7MFY2027 request ▲ 24%Mgmt/Tech Supt Strategic
FY2025 actual$1.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.4M
FY2027 request$1.7M
The whole program
SUPT is funded on 13 lines across 4 appropriations
This page shows $4.3M of SUPT, 0.7% of the program's $646.2M FY2027 request. The rest is appropriated elsewhere.
| Also funded here | Type | Component | FY2027 $M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub Periscope, Imaging and Supt Equip Prog | Procurement | Navy | 344.9 |
| Exp Indirect Fire Gen Supt Wpn Sys | RDT&E | Navy | 115.2 |
| RDT&E Acft Supt | RDT&E | Navy | 51.6 |
| Nav & Electro-Optical Supt | RDT&E | Navy | 39.4 |
| Comm & Elec Infrastructure Supt | Procurement | Navy | 37.6 |
| Submarine Supt Equip Prog | RDT&E | Navy | 33.2 |
| Naval Tact Cmd Supt Sys (NTCSS) | Procurement | Navy | 10.1 |
| Naval War Col Strategic Studies Supt | RDT&E | Navy | 9.6 |
| SUPT total | Navy | 646.2 |
Lines whose title names the program. 5 further lines only mention SUPT in their justification text — those fund something else and are deliberately excluded from the total.
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$4.3M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$4.3M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$4.3M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$4.3M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This program element supports technical studies and analyses as directed by the Director for Submarine Warfare to support major policy and procurement decisions. This program is divided into two elements to support decision making in the areas of submarine and antisubmarine warfare and undersea surveillance.
Project 1038, 0128 — Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt
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Provenance
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605856N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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Markdown twin
/programs/0605856N.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$2.6M
▲ 9.9% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$2.4M
▲ 24% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.9M
Prior year
Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605856N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 1038 — Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt — requests $2.6M in FY2027, 61% of the $4.3M requested for program element 0605856N. Year over year it grows 9.9% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 1038 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.4 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
ACOUSTIC AND NON-ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS SUPPORT▲ 10%
FY2025 actual$1.9M
FY2026 enacted$2.4M
FY2027 request$2.6M
FY2027 planned work - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) shall provide technical and operational expertise for future system production activities, design guidance and modeling and simulation, performance assessments, and field assessments. JHU/APL shall have a continuing obligation to inform the government of known problems and issues in development and deployment of systems and make disclosure of known risks associated with the system's performance and with any of the other activities to be conducted under this task. - Provide analysis support on undersea warfare communications. - Provide analysis support for requirements development of classified undersea warfare future…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.232M from FY26 to FY27 supports contractor-provided engineering, technical, and operational subject matter expertise to the Undersea Warfare Division. This support enables assessment of technical and operational performance capabilities and potential improvements for future undersea warfare capabilities, including subsea and seabed warfare (SSW), unmanned undersea systems, the Undersea Constellation, and the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS).
FY2026 plans — current year - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) shall provide technical and operational expertise for future system production activities, design guidance and modeling and simulation, performance assessments, and field assessments. JHU/APL shall have a continuing obligation to inform the government of known problems and issues in development and deployment of systems and make disclosure of known risks associated with the system's performance and with any of the other activities to be conducted under this task. - Continue analysis support on undersea warfare communications. - Continue analysis support for requirements development of classified undersea warfare future…
Project detail
What project 1038 buys
This project provides analytical support to the Director, Undersea Warfare as a basis for major policy, planning, and acquisition program decisions. It supports studies in the area of undersea surveillance missions, sensor system communications, and acoustic performance prediction systems, environmental and medical effects of acoustic systems, operational security, and future threat analysis. Supports synthetic mission lay down simulations for Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS) strategic planning and resource allocation. Supports continued development and documentation of architecture for future undersea surveillance capabilities and systems. Supports studies to determine long-term impact of IUSS active sensors on marine animals and development of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) Low Frequency Active (LFA), and Compact LFA (CLFA).
FY2027 Request
$1.7M
▲ 24% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$1.4M
▼ 10% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.5M
Prior year
Mgmt/Tech Supt Strategic — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605856N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 0128 — Mgmt/Tech Supt Strategic — requests $1.7M in FY2027, 39% of the $4.3M requested for program element 0605856N. Year over year it grows 24% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 0128 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.6 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, STRATEGIC▲ 24%
FY2025 actual$1.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.4M
FY2027 request$1.7M
FY2027 planned work - Conduct analysis to identify and weigh options for addressing problems/challenges and assessing the impact across the strategic and conventional military spectrum with use of modeling and simulation, including projects such as Undersea Warfare Hybrid Fleet Strategy, Future Attack Submarine, Tactical Submarine Evolution Plan (TSEP), Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) inventory and capabilities modeling, and Subsea and Seabed Warfare. - Anticipate emerging and future USW challenges and lead effective assessment efforts to proactively address those challenges. - Perform additional analysis and support for development and implementation of the Undersea Constellation warfare area strategy.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.319M from FY26 to FY27 reflects contractor support for the development of the Undersea Warfare Hybrid Fleet Strategy and the Future Attack Submarine Capabilities Development Document.
FY2026 plans — current year - Conduct analysis to identify and weigh options for addressing problems/challenges and assessing the impact across the strategic and conventional military spectrum with use of modeling and simulation, including projects such as Undersea Warfare Hybrid Fleet Strategy, Future Attack Submarine, Tactical Submarine Evolution Plan (TSEP), Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) inventory and capabilities modeling, and Subsea and Seabed Warfare. - Anticipate emerging and future USW challenges and lead effective assessment efforts to proactively address those challenges. - Perform additional analysis and support for development and implementation of the Undersea Constellation warfare area strategy.
Project detail
What project 0128 buys
The project provides analytical support to the Director, Undersea Warfare Division as a basis for major policy, planning, and acquisition program decisions. It supports the development of the Submarine Force strategic vision to guide research and development investment strategy and future planning. Additionally, this line supports studies in the area of submarine and undersea surveillance missions, force structure, payloads and sensors, and force employment.