# Undersea Craft Mission Equipment (UCME)

**R-2A activity** of project S0417 — Underwater Systems  
**Program element:** 1160483BB — Maritime Systems  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160483BB/S0417/a3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160483BB/S0417

> **RESTART.** Funded in FY2025 ($23.5M), zeroed in FY2026, $13.2M requested again in FY2027.

## Summary

This activity requests $13.2M in FY2027, 4.6% of project S0417 — a restart, funded in FY2025 and zeroed in FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continues investments and development/transition of technologies to enable assured access, in support of SOF maritime undersea technology insertion roadmap and aligned to the 2026 National Defense Strategy.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $13.206 million supports the continued investments and development/transition of technologies to enable assured access, in support of SOF maritime undersea technology insertion roadmap.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue investments and development/transition of technologies to enable assured access in support of SOF maritime undersea technology insertion roadmap. Note: FY 2026 President's Budget included $0.00 million in discretionary funding and $16.420 million in mandatory funding for CBDIV.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue development/transition of technologies to enable assured access in support of SOF maritime undersea technology insertion roadmap and aligned to Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance priorities. Increases emphasis on technologies to improve survivability of SOF undersea platforms. Expands collaboration with strategic partners to transition capabilities of interest.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 23.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.2 |

> 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 S0417

- Classified Programs — FY2027 248.3
- [SOF Combat Diving (CBDIV)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160483BB/S0417/a2) — FY2027 12.1
- Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) Modernization, Program Number 817 — FY2027 5.0
- Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Delivery Vehicle (SDV), Program Number 848 — FY2027 5.0
- Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle (SUSV), Program Number V36 — FY2027 2.0
- Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SUUV), Program Number 799 — FY2027 1.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1160483BB project S0417 (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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