# Project CY50W2 — Cyber Weapons Tools/Hard Targets

**Program element:** 0306250JCY — Cyber Operations Technology Support  
**Project:** CY50W2  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY/CY50W2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY

## Summary

Project CY50W2 — Cyber Weapons Tools/Hard Targets requests $586.0M in FY2027, 45% of the $1.30B requested for program element 0306250JCY, up 1762% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 56.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 586.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 599.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 495.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 737.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 769.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0306250JCY; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project CY50W2 buys

United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) conducts full‑spectrum cyberspace operations to support Combatant Commanders and Joint Force Commanders in achieving their mission objectives in and through cyberspace. The Hard Targets effort directly enables these full‑spectrum offensive operations by developing, integrating, and sustaining advanced non‑kinetic cyber capabilities designed to hold high‑complexity, non‑traditional targets at risk. This portfolio provides USCYBERCOM with the ability to rapidly generate, adapt, and employ integrated cyber capability chains that complement and augment kinetic options. These capabilities allow the Joint Force to address emerging operational requirements, close critical gaps, and maintain persistent access against sophisticated adversary systems. The Hard Targets effort also establishes the development, testing, and production infrastructure required to operate across multiple security enclaves, ensuring secure handling of highly sensitive capabilities. By accelerating the transition of exquisite capabilities from government partners, implementing new test and evaluation processes, and employing an Intelligence, Development, and Operations (IntelDevOps) model, the Hard Targets portfolio reduces the time from intelligence insight to operational effect. This approach strengthens USCYBERCOM’s ability to deliver timely, precise, and scalable cyberspace effects in support of national security objectives.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Targets – Portfolio Management Office provisioning of Critical Cyberspace Capabilities. | 56.9 | 31.5 | 586.0 | +1762% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY/CY50W2/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Hard Targets – Portfolio Management Office provisioning of Critical Cyberspace Capabilities.

In FY 2027, $585.977M will support the continued development, sustainment, and scaling of capabilities transitioned to USCYBERCOM in FY 2026. These resources will ensure that transitioned capabilities are fully integrated into operational use, continuously modernized, and resilient against evolving adversary threats. Funding will also…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY/CY50W2/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0306250JCY project CY50W2 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0306250JCY")`.

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