Multi-Mission Maritime (MMA) Inc III
Abstract
The P-8A Increment 3 program consists of incremental enhancement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to system capabilities that will retain cost-wise effectiveness for major combat operations. Increment 3 will incorporate improvements to aircraft systems including significant war-altering Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities of Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC-E) and ASW Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) which are enabled by the incorporation of Combat System hardware and architecture improvements, ASW and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) sensor improvements, communication capability upgrades, ASuW Net Enabled Weapon (NEW), Higher-Than-Secret (HTS) security capability, and associated pre/post-flight ground system development to support Increment 3 aircraft and Increment 3 ground system requirements. These capabilities will be developed as a series of ECPs for the P-8A and are as follows: - ECP 6 - ASW SIGINT, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability, Wide Band SATCOM, Higher Than Secret (HTS) processing, Enhanced track management (Minotaur), Applications Based Architecture (ABA) and Combat System. - ECP 7 - Enhanced Multi-Static Active Coherent (MAC-E). - Pre/Post-Flight Ground System Development - System upgrades to the associated ground support system and Operations Center (TOC)/Aircraft Media Gateway (AMG) systems. To expedite fielding of the ASW critical capability to the P-8A Fleet, ECP 6 and ECP 7 software are being integrated concurrently on to the platform. ECP 7 is reliant on ECP 6's Combat System hardware and architecture to operate on the P-8A. ECP 6 integration activities began in FY 2019 with initiation of the Government Lead Capability Integrator (LCI) integration and award of the Platform Integration (PI) contract to Boeing. ECP 7 integration activities began in FY 2021. ECP 6/7 Integrated Flight Test & Evaluation began 3Q FY 2022. Enhanced MAC-E (ECP 7) is developed within Program Element (PE) 0604261N and integrated via the Platform Integration contract within this PE. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes requirements identified under the baseline P-8 program between Milestone B and the Full Rate Production Decision (FRPD). Subsequent to the P-8 FRPD, the DoD Acquisition Authority directed in 2016 these Increment 3 requirements be satisfied as Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) under the existing P-8 program vice under a separate acquisition program. Note: ECP 6/7 fielding in 1Q FY 2026 includes 7 aircraft (1 squadron) modified, trained and ready to deploy to include pre/post-flight ground systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0605504N_5_1319_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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