# Strategic Technical Support — Program Element 0605856N

**Program element:** 0605856N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605856N

## Summary

U.S. Navy requests $4.3M in FY2027 — the program's peak, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> 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 | 4.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.3 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1038 | Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | +10% |
| 0128 | Mgmt/Tech Supt Strategic | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +24% |

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

### Project 1038 — Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Analysis Supt

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).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACOUSTIC AND NON-ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS SUPPORT | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 |

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

### Project 0128 — Mgmt/Tech Supt Strategic

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.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, STRATEGIC | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |

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

## 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.

## Related program elements

- [0603563N — Ship Concept Advanced Design](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603563N) (Navy)
- [0605512N — MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVs)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605512N) (Navy)
- [0604019A — Expanded Mission Area Missile (EMAM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604019A) (Army)
- [0604682D8Z — Support for Strategic Analysis](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604682D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605856N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605856N")`.

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