# Project 3154 — Nanoose and Dabob Bay Ranges

**Program element:** 0605864N — Test & Evaluation Support  
**Project:** 3154  
**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/0605864N/3154  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N

## Summary

Project 3154 — Nanoose and Dabob Bay Ranges requests $16.6M in FY2027, 3.5% of the $470.5M requested for program element 0605864N, up 7.0% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 15.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 17.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 17.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 18.3 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605864N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 3154 buys

This project provides maintenance and operations support for the Nanoose and Dabob Bay Ranges along with associated support systems to provide Test and Evaluation and readiness assessment services for acquisition programs and the Fleet. Operates ocean-based environment, measurement and support systems. Maintains and repairs systems that measure warfare system performance. Oversees test, training, and measurement facilities, equipment, operations and maintenance processes. Satisfies customer exercise and measurement requirements through the operation of ocean-based test and measurement systems. Assures the readiness of systems through the implementation of calibration, maintenance, repair and life cycle processes. Performs exercise planning, exercise interpretation and development of surrogate environments, for system performance measurement. Assists in the design, fabrication and testing of systems for Undersea Warfare applications. Oversees the manning and maintenance of Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport range craft and range craft systems. This project funds costs not chargeable to customers.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undersea Ranges | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.6 | +7% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/3154/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Undersea Ranges

Continue to maintain and operate mission essential/core test support resources associated with the unique test environments for Test and Evaluation of undersea weapons, sensors, submarines and other undersea systems required to meet customer test requirements. Fund civilian labor, travel, transportation, equipment, supplies…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N/3154/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605864N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605864N project 3154 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605864N")`.

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