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ASW Support Equipment
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $37.3M
- FY26
- $25.7M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $26.9M | $35.7M | $37.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $35.7M | $27.5M | $25.4M | |
| Request | – | – | $27.5M | $25.4M | $25.7M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $27.5M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $37.3M actually spent — $9.83M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — ASW Support Equipment
This Budget Line Item (BLI) consists of three separate and distinct programs, the Submarine Weapons Launching and Handling Support Equipment program, the Surface ASW Support Equipment program, and the ASW Range Support Equipment program. SUBMARINE WEAPONS LAUNCHING AND HANDLING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (Cost Codes VC000/VC830/VC5IN): Funding for modifications and improvements to SSN 688, SSBN 726 and SSN 21 classes Attack and Ballistic Missile Submarine weapons launching, stowage and shipping systems, torpedo tube system components and torpedo tube test equipment. These requirements arise as a result of the introduction of new or modified weapons, devices, and sensors and their subsequent evaluation test and operational use. Also procured are reliability, maintainability, functional and safety modifications and tactical improvements resulting from operational use experience. This funding also provides management services required for installations. SURFACE ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (Cost Codes VC008/VC009/VC900/VC6IN/VC010): Funding provides for the procurement and fielding of safety modifications through the Ordnance Alteration (ORDALT) process to Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Fire Control, Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube (SVTT), and related ASW Fire Control/SVTT support and test equipment to maintain the current performance envelope. ORDALT procurements are highly variable and dependent on shipboard configurations and equipment age. Included in this line item are all related procurements for training and simulation equipment required for the continued operation of this equipment. Modification requirements arise based on Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RM&A) metrics and as a result of evaluation, testing, and Fleet use of existing, new, or modified ASW weapons and/or related systems and subsystems. Funding also provides for the upgrade of a major subsystem of the SVTT, the MK 432 Test Set Torpedo Presetter (TSTP), which provides the Fleet the capability to simulate presetting, mode, and launch verification by emulating all surface lightweight torpedo types and is also employed as an enhanced troubleshooting tool during launcher, Undersea Warfare (USW) Fire Control, and system casualty events. Funding also provides for the fielding of the next generation AN/UQN-10 Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer as a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) retrofit/replacement of legacy AN/UQN-4/4A systems on Destroyer (DDG51 Class), Aircraft Carrier (CVN Class), and Amphibious (LHA, LHD, LPD, LSD, LCC) platforms, and also the non-recurring engineering (NRE) effort required to upgrade acoustic communications and convert non-program of record fathometers and transducers employed on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and DDG1000 platforms to the common program of record AN/UQN-10 Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer and TR-355 transducer. ASW RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (Cost Codes VC001/VC002/VC003/VC004/VC005/VC831/VC832/VC851/VC970): ASW range support equipment includes self-propelled surface targets, towed surface targets, and associated target augmentation to mimic threats and/or provide feedback. Self-propelled surface targets include the High-Speed Maneuverable Surface Target (HSMST), High-Speed Maneuverable Surface Target - Streamline (HSMST-s), Seaborne Powered Target (SEPTAR) and Fast Attack Craft Target (FACT). Towed surface targets include the Low-Cost Modular Target (LCMT) and Polyethylene Tow Target (PETT). Funding is also for the procurement of underwater tracking and shore equipment, Test and Evaluation (T&E), acoustic trial range equipment, and weapon system and test equipment. Equipment procured includes instrumentation for U.S. Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) Program, equipment required to conduct fleet exercises at fixed and portable ranges for the Underwater Tracking Range Equipment (UTRE)/Pinger Program, and equipment for the Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) Program. Training and T&E ranges include Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE), Barking Sands Tactical Underwater Range/Barking Sands Underwater Range Extension (BARSTUR/BSURE), Jacksonville Shallow Water Training Range (JSWTR), Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), Pacific Northwest Range Complex (Dabob/Nanoose ranges operated by Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Washington). Undersea Tracking Range Equipment includes MK 84 pingers used for participant tracking on instrumented ranges. FORACS ranges include AUTEC, San Clemente Island, California, and deployed portable testing. Funding lines associated with replenishment spares N96 JCR6C ASW Support Equipment - SSRNM (J5429) for the FORACS and SSRNM programs and N94 JCR6C ASW Support Equipment (J5429) for the UTRE program. Funding also provides for Congressional Add for Secure Autonomous Data Link for Undersea Warfare (USW) Portable (SADL-UP) in FY23 ($8.8M) and FY24 ($9.85M). See the following for a description of all P-40a and P-3a cost items that comprise this budget: [P40A / VC000 - SUB WEAPONS LAUNCH/HANDLING SUPPORT]: VC000 - SUB WEAPONS LAUNCH/HANDLING SUPPORT The Submarine Torpedo Tube Support category funds in-service support and alteration procurements for all submarine Torpedo Tubes (TT), Torpedo Ejection Pumps (TEP), Internal Countermeasure Launchers (ICL), and Weapons Stowage and Handling Systems (WSHS). Development efforts under this item number include Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), ORDALTs, Type Zero (TZ) kits and Test Equipment and alteration material procurement to correct significant deficiencies in equipment affecting personnel safety, ship safety and system performance. [P40A / VC830 - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING]: VC830 - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING Production engineering includes resolving Liaison Action Requests (LARs) configure/test assembly in lab prior to ship installation and in-shop engineering support of vendor testing. [P40A / VC5IN O/A INSTALLATION]: VC5IN O/A 18000 INSTALL Installing agents will be various Naval Shipyards and contractors. Contracted installations require funding for management of installations during the availabilities. All installations will be on SSBN and SSN688/21 Class Submarines. [P40A - 2 / SURFACE ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT]: Cost Codes VC008/VC009/VC900/VC6IN: [P40A - 2 / VC008 - ASWCS FIRE CONTROL ORDALTS]: VC008 Cost Elements/Descriptions as follows: ASWCS - UCFS/FIRE CONTROL ORDALTs Item Number 1.1: Provides funding for ORDALT kits for the ASW Underwater Control Functional Segment (UCFS), ASW Control System (ASWCS) MK116 Mod 7, Torpedo Setting Panel (MK331), and the Torpedo Pre-Setter Test Set (MK432). This line item also provides material support at multiple land-based laboratories as well as material support for upgrades and calibrations. Procurements will ensure laboratories are at Fleet baseline configurations. ASWCS - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING SUPPORT Item Number 1.2: Provides the necessary production engineering support funds to cover the associated Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) elements, Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) reviews, Engineering Changes (EC), Ship Change Documents (SCDs), and engineering audits for ASW Fire Control. Reviews and approves internal and external system interfaces (hardware and integration related) and identify interface issues. ASWCS - ACCEPTANCE TEST & EVALUATION Item Number 1.3: Provides the in-house acceptance test and evaluation funding associated with the safety and quality assurance testing of all ASW Fire Control, Alteration Equivalent to Repairs (AERs), ECPs, ECs, and SCDs. [P40A - 2 / VC009 - TORPEDO TUBE ORDALTS]: VC009 Cost Elements/Descriptions as follows: SVTT - MK32 ORDALTS Item Number 2.1: The SVTT MK32 is an over-the-side torpedo defense surface ship launched system that conducts close-in ASW operations. This line provides funding for SVTT MK32 launchers, Torpedo Loading Trays (TLTs), and ancillary equipment for testing, training, and maintainability on select surface ship combatants. ORDALT procurements include: Overheat Sensor Test Set (SVTT MK32 Mod 15 Only - ORDALT 91074); Breech Mechanism Control Valve Redesign (SVTT MK32 All Mods - ORDALT ECP 2061 in Process); Training Gear Handcrank Support Improvements (SVTT MK32 Mods 15 Only - ORDALT ECP 2060 in Process), and Air Charging Panel Enclosure Redesign (SVTT MK32 MOD 15 Only - ORDALT TBD). Procure SVTT shoresite laboratory equipment for Launcher System Facilities (LSF). LSFs are used to simulate shipboard conditions for over-the-side torpedo launchers, as well as for the creation of the required ORDALTs. This line item will also upgrade a major subsystem of the SVTT, the MK 432 Test Set Torpedo Presetter (TSTP). The MK 432 TSTP provides the Fleet the capability to simulate presetting, mode, and launch verification by emulating all surface lightweight torpedo types and is also employed as an enhanced troubleshooting tool during launcher, Undersea Warfare (USW) Fire Control, and system casualty events. Due to obsolescence issues with the MK 432 TSTP, including display, mechanical steppers, and insufficient Random Access Memory (RAM) for presets, and as driven by enhanced Digital Fire Control Interface (eDFCI) requirements associated with AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface ASW Combat System Advanced Capability Build (ACB)-21 and follow production baselines to ensure continued interoperability between the two systems, the MK 432 TSTP will undergo a significant ORDALT effort. Goals of the redesigned MK 432 TSTP equipment include upgrade of the microcontroller to have sufficient RAM for eDFCI presets, emulation of Mk 54 Mod 0/1/2 torpedoes, utilization of current Mk 54 circuitry for analog emulation instead of mechanical steppers, migration away from assembly language, and emulation of Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORPs) and Exercise Torpedoes (EXTORPs). SVTT - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING Item Number 2.2: Provides the necessary production engineering support funds to cover the associated Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) elements, Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) reviews, Engineering Changes (EC), SCDs, and engineering audits for SVTT ORDALTs. SVTT - ACCEPTANCE TEST & EVALUATION Item Number 2.3: Provides the in-house acceptance test and evaluation funding required for the safety and quality assurance testing of all SVTT ORDALTs, Alteration Equivalent to Repairs (AERs), ECPs, ECs, and SCDs. [P40A - 2 / VC900 - CONSULTING SERVICES]: VC900 Cost Element/Description as Follows: Item 3.1: Provides the necessary funding for consulting services required to support scheduling of ASW Fire Control and SVTT ORDALT production, test, and installation efforts in conjunction with operation, safety, and environmental requirements. [P40A - 2 / VC6IN - INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT]: VC6IN Cost Element/Description as follows: Item Numbers 4.1 & 4.2: Funds the installation of all ASW UCFS/Fire Control ORDALTs/SCDs (under Cost Code VC008) and SVTT ORDALTs/SCDs (under Cost Code VC009). Alteration Installation Team (AIT) pier-side installations are variable and contingent on Type Commander (TYCOM), Ships' Scheduling Conference (SSC), and ships' availability. [P40A - 3 / ASW RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT]: ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW) RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: Funding for self-propelled surface targets, towed surface targets, and associated target augmentation to mimic threats and/or provide feedback. Self-propelled surface targets include the High Speed Maneuverable Surface Target (HSMST), Seaborne Powered Target (SEPTAR) and Fast Attack Craft Target (FACT). Towed surface targets include the Low Cost Modular Target (LCMT) and Polyethylene Tow Target (PETT). (Targets) Funding also provides Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) & US Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) test and evaluation capability for surface ships and submarines; Underwater Tracking Range Equipment (UTRE)/Pinger Program provides tracking equipment for systems, platforms, torpedoes and targets on all Navy Underwater Tracking Ranges, including portable tracking systems supporting test and training events. Funding also provides for Secure Autonomous Data Link for Undersea Warfare (USW) Portable (SADL-UP) in FY23. (S05) [P40A - 3 / VC001 - Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM)/US Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) - N96]: Funding provides for the procurement of range communication systems, ship auto-tracking system, Surface Ship Acoustic Range Equipment, and upgraded ship position tracking system for the Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) and US Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites (FORACS) programs. Funding also provides for improvements, modernizations, and upgrades to systems and equipment. (S05) [P40A - 3 / VC002 - UNDERWATER TRACKING RANGE EQUIPMENT (UTRE)/Pinger - N94]: Funding provides for the Underwater Tracking Range Equipment (UTRE)/Pinger program for the procurement of underwater tracking equipment for fixed and portable tracking systems, both CONUS and OCONUS, shop special Pinger purpose test equipment, and the associated ancillary hardware required to track ships and submarines during Fleet training exercises. Funding provides tracking equipment for systems, platforms, torpedoes and targets on all Navy Underwater Tracking Ranges, including portable tracking systems supporting test and training events for Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF). Funding also provides for improvements, modernizations, and upgrades to systems and equipment through Production Engineering and Product Improvement performed by a field activity or contractor during the production phase of these projects. Funding also provides for Secure Autonomous Data Link for Undersea Warfare (USW) Portable (SADL-UP) in FY24. (S05) [P40A - 3 / VC003 - TOWED TARGETS]: The Fleet requires low cost expendable towed targets for weapon system T&E and Fleet training. The Low Cost Modular Target (LCMT) and the Polyethylene Tow Target (PETT) are the primary towed targets used to meet these requirements. [P40A - 3 / VC004 - INSTRUMENTATION]: Seaborne target augmentation systems include transponders (i.e. transmitters/receivers), radar reflectors, Radio Frequency (RF) emitters and Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Various electronic components provide the interface for the target control systems with the control stations/facilities for drone operations. RF emitters and radar reflectors enhance target threat replication and provide the required stimulus for anti-surface/radar weapons systems. [P40A - 3 / VC005 - HSMST (HIGH SPEED MANEUVERABLE SURFACE TARGET)]: Provides the user with a medium to high speed remote controlled surface target with a high degree of maneuverability. It has a form fitted collar surrounding the deck area of the aluminum hull. This target can exceed 45 knots in a calm sea and approaches 40 knots in a sea state 3. [P40A - 3 / VC831/2 - PRODUCTION ENGINEERING]: Funding provides for Production Engineering performed by a field activity or contractor during the production phase of these projects. (S05) & (Ships) S05 Product engineering requirements have been realigned to Cost Code VC002 - UNDERWATER TRACKING RANGE EQUIPMENT (UTRE)/Pinger. [P40A - 3 / VC851 - PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT]: Funding provides for Product Improvement performed by a field activity or contractor during the production phase of these projects. Product improvement requirements have been realigned to Cost Code VC002 - UNDERWATER TRACKING RANGE EQUIPMENT (UTRE)/Pinger. (S05) [P40A - 3 / VC970 - INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT]: Funding provides for logistics spares and repair parts. [P3A / VC010 - AN/UQN-10 SONAR SOUNDING SET FATHOMETER]: Funding provides for the fielding of the next generation AN/UQN-10 Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer as a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) retrofit/replacement of legacy AN/UQN-4/4A systems on Destroyer (DDG51 Class), Aircraft Carrier (CVN Class), and Amphibious (LHA, LHD, LPD, LSD, LCC) platforms. This program will also finance the non-recurring engineering (NRE) required to upgrade acoustic communications and convert the non-program of record fathometers and transducers employed on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and DDG1000 platforms to the common program of record AN/UQN-10 Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer and TR-355 transducer. Retrofit of legacy AN/UQN-4/4A systems is required to increase Reliability, Maintainability & Availability (RM&A) metrics, increase overall Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer system Operational Availability (Ao), eliminate obsolescence issues and reduce supportability costs. AN/UQN-10 Sonar Sounding Set Fathometer replacement/retrofit efforts include the establishment of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) elements and engineering test procedures, qualification and acceptance testing, procurement, and installation of systems via Alteration Installation Team (AIT). The AN/UQN-10 provides a means of measuring the depth of water below the ships keel to the ocean bottom. The AN/UQN-10 performs depth sounding functions, while providing visual depth indication and recording capabilities, for measured water depths to a maximum depth of more than 7000 meters. Real-time depth information is displayed in digital readout and graphic display formats with internal depth data logging capability available for playback and use in reconstruction efforts. The AN/UQN-10 is a drop-in replacement of the legacy AN/UQN-4/4A system, designed specifically to communicate with the same shipboard system interfaces and to utilize the same TR-355 series transducer as the legacy AN/UQN-4/4A. The AN/UQN-10 employs touch screen control, new digital remote depth indicators, and a new EchoSim signal simulator.
Justification
Justification — ASW Support Equipment
The FY 2026 request was reduced by $.029 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." Cost Code VC002: FY24 $9.85M Congressional Add for Secure Autonomous Data Link for Undersea Warfare (USW) Portable (SADL-UP). Consolidated VC831 and VC851 into VC002 in PB25 to comply with Navy Audit Readiness. FY2026 funding request shows a decrease from PB25 due to a programmatic realignment to resolve weapons and target pinger obsolescence issues across the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Ranges. The decrease of funds was from Other Procurement Navy (OPN) Budget Line Item 5429, Cost Code VC002 FY26 (-$.223 million), Funds were realigned to Weapons Procurement Navy (WPN), Budget Line Item 3302, Cost Code F4001 and F4006.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $37.3M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $25.4M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $25.7M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $25.7M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $219.2M | $37.3M | $25.4M | $25.7M | $25.7M |
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Awards
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