# Operational Weaponeering and Analysis

**R-2A activity** of project 648030 — Operational Weaponeering and Analysis  
**Program element:** 0208030F — Operational Weaponeering and Analysis  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0208030F/648030/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0208030F

## Summary

This activity requests $14.7M in FY2027, 100% of project 648030, up 51% 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.** To fund DTRA Tools, EWAAC Air Force Targeting, and Effects Software (AFTES) and DISA Contracts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from FY26 to FY27 to fund EWAAC Air Force Targeting and Effects Software (AFTES) and DISA Contracts.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** AFCER will be continue enhancement in FY26 with weapon methodology from our digital pipeline coordinated with AFRL and DTRA mission partners for ultimate integration with AFTES and IMEA programs. As noted, AFCER is being developed as part of the AFTES ecosystem of lethality and target capabilities to be used by ABMS or even JADC2. OWA will continue to expand our AF Weapon and Target (WEPTAR) Operational Users Working Group to provide continuous software reviews supporting our accreditation and validation efforts. The goal is to push R&D capabilities forward by shifting operational review left in the agile development cycle. This allows for 'Speed of Need' to occur within AF operational communities. Develop and accredit the DEVSECOPS pipeline tool stack supporting Agile based Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline and conduct quarterly AFTES and IMEA Technical Product Previews (TPPs) of evolving phenomenology models and operational capabilities. Program impacts will be briefed to WEPTAR Operational Community and MAJCOM stakeholders. Will continue focus on all domain development to include kinetic, directed energy, and cyber in FY26 to create KE/DE synergistic effects and cyber evaluations of targets. Future effort on focused kinetic weapon development to support hypersonic development within the multi-domain of capabilities. Limited weapon data, target data and methodology will be hosted in AFCER. Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) efforts will also be a future focus. Enhancement of Agile pipeline development processes will be supported by enhancing unit, integration, functional, and system level testing. Develop, validate, and accredit improved computer vulnerability and weapons effectiveness models in support of warfighter requirements; will continue the integration of Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) efforts into Agile product development processes.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 14.7 |

> 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 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0208030F project 648030 (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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