# SUNet

**R-2A activity** of project 677 — SUNet  
**Program element:** 0608140D8Z — Enterprise Platform and Capabilities Software Pilot Program  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 8  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608140D8Z/677/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608140D8Z/677

## Summary

This activity requests $32.4M in FY2027, 100% of project 677, down 44% 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.** FY 2027 funding will continue to fund the legacy platform, as well as fund the development of the next generation SUNet system. The deliberate overlap of the legacy system and next generation system will ensure continuity of operations for AI/ML mission owners across the Department, as well as using recently procured hardware. Once the next generation SUNet is authorized and at Full Operating Capacity, FY 2027 funding will support the orderly migration of customers to the new system. The next generation of SUNet will have improved performance, scalability to support a larger customer base, and meet Zero Trust requirements.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease reflects the SUNet modernization prototype efforts in FY 2026. The prototypes are expected to conclude before FY 2027. FY2027 funding will fund the sustainment of the legacy platform and parallel build of the next generation SUNet platform.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 is funding the current platform, growth, and required technical refreshes. Funding is supporting a major modernization initiative; FY 2026 funding is supporting a prototype for the next generation of SUNet, and ultimately the transition of the prototype to an authorized production system.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 58.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 32.4 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0608140D8Z project 677 (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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