# Threat/Target Systems

**R-2A activity** of project 0653 — NAWC Weapons Division  
**Program element:** 0605864N — Test & Evaluation Support  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/0653/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/0653

## Summary

This activity requests $11.7M in FY2027, 7.5% of project 0653, down 8.7% 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 to maintain and operate mission essential/core test support resources associated with airborne and seaborne target operations required to meet customer test workload. Fund civilian labor, travel, transportation, equipment, supplies, communication, equipment maintenance, purchased service contracts, annual utilities and any costs necessary to manage and sustain the Major Range and Test Facility Base target (MRTFB) operations.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Reduction of $1.113 million to target maintenance is to address higher priority OSW requirements.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue to maintain and operate mission essential/core test support resources associated with airborne and seaborne target operations required to meet customer test workload. Fund civilian labor, travel, transportation, equipment, supplies, communication, equipment maintenance, purchased service contracts, annual utilities and any costs necessary to manage and sustain the Major Range and Test Facility Base target (MRTFB) operations.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 12.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.7 |

> 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 0653

- [Pacific Ranges](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/0653/a0) — FY2027 60.4
- [Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Command](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/0653/a4) — FY2027 52.8
- [Navy Test Wing Pacific](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/0653/a1) — FY2027 26.5
- Test and Evaluation Ordnance — FY2027 4.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605864N project 0653 (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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