# Maritime Tech (MARITECH) — Program Element 0708730N

**Program element:** 0708730N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708730N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 53% to a $1.7M request in FY2027, 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 | 4.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 3.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.3 |

> 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 | 1.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1.7 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3435 | Advanced Shipyard Technology | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | −52% |

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

### Project 3435 — Advanced Shipyard Technology

The Advanced Shipyard Technology (AST) program supports Navy efforts to address warfighter maintenance and construction challenges by developing, maturing, and demonstrating technologies that improve Naval Shipyard sustainment operations. AST aligns with priorities outlined in the CNO Navigation Plan 2025, which emphasizes improving fleet readiness and accelerating the integration of robotics, autonomy, and digital capabilities across Navy operational and sustainment environments. AST funding facilitates collaboration between government, academia, and industry to rapidly prototype and transition technology and process improvements into shipyard operations. Through Technology Focus Teams (TFTs), the program targets solutions in areas such as asset visibility, operational IT, unmanned systems, extended reality, robotic process automation, advanced manufacturing, inspection and testing, and corrosion control and repair. These efforts enhance workforce productivity, improve maintenance execution, and contribute to reduced ship availability durations, where delays can cost approximately $1M per day. Sustained funding is required to support additional projects, initiatives, and implementation of successful capabilities across Naval Shipyard operations.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Shipyard Technology | 4.2 | 3.6 | 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.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 1.7 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Advanced Shipyard Technology (AST) program supports Navy efforts to address warfighter maintenance and construction challenges by developing, maturing, and demonstrating technologies that improve Naval Shipyard sustainment operations. AST aligns with priorities outlined in the CNO Navigation Plan 2025, which emphasizes improving fleet readiness and accelerating the integration of robotics, autonomy, and digital capabilities across Navy operational and sustainment environments. AST funding facilitates collaboration between government, academia, and industry to rapidly prototype and transition technology and process improvements into shipyard operations.

RDTE Efforts will utilize: Direct Cite and Reimbursable Work Orders to Naval Warfare Centers The Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Cooperative Agreement. Other Transactional Authorities (OTA). Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) phase II.5 and phase III For technologies developed within this program, other Procurement (OPN) and Operations and Maintenance (OMN) funding lines of accounting that support the public shipyards will be required to scale and field technologies based on their level of maturity and measure of benefit to the public naval shipyards.

## Related program elements

- [0603595N — SSBN New Design](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603595N) (Navy)
- [0604611A — Javelin](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604611A) (Army)
- [0603542N — Radiological Control](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603542N) (Navy)
- [0604017A — Robotics Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604017A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0708730N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0708730N")`.

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