# Joint Munitions Technology — Program Element 0602000D8Z

**Program element:** 0602000D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602000D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 76% to a $32.1M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 19.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 18.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 32.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 39.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 46.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 49.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 52.3 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 32.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 32.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 32.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 32.1 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 076 | Enhanced Munitions | 5.8 | 5.7 | 16.3 | +185% |
| 355 | Energetics Technology | 13.5 | 12.5 | 15.9 | +27% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 076 — Enhanced Munitions

The Enhanced Munitions project develops cross-cutting, enabling munitions technologies that are broadly applicable across service munitions. The project invests in sensors, sensor data fusion for navigation, propulsion, warheads, and fuzing that enable enhanced performance of U.S. munitions in both permissive and denied environments. The Enhanced Munitions project continues to address other critical munitions technologies outside of advanced energetics that enable the Energetics Technology project investments to be effectively incorporated into munitions systems. Lethality increases are not only dependent on advanced energetics but also depend on optimized munitions placement and burst point optimization. Munitions investments in survivability against harsh environments and adversary countermeasures are necessary to allow the munition to reach and prosecute its intended target. Starting in FY 2026, the Alternative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) project will accelerate critical PNT technologies and PNT data needs to ensure munitions are accurate and lethal in GPS-denied or contested environments. Investments in munitions-specific PNT will be leveraging a modular open systems approach, which will increase technology development and flexibility to have specific PNT solutions for any given munition.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Munitions | 5.8 | 5.7 | 10.2 |
| Alternative Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) for Weapons | — | — | 6.1 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 355 — Energetics Technology

U.S. weapons systems still largely rely on decades-old explosive and propellant technologies that limit Joint Force options to deter, and if necessary, defeat adversaries in conflict. The Energetics Technology project was established to expedite investigation, research, and transition of novel energetics materials, chemicals, and processes that enable improvements to existing and future munitions performance. The investments and efforts under this project enable modern manufacturing and processing while helping to bolster U.S. energetics supply chain resiliency.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetics Technology | 13.5 | 12.5 | 15.9 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program supports the Department's priorities to reestablish deterrence by building munitions technology advantages that solve operational and mission-focused challenges. The Joint Enhanced Munitions Technology Program (JEMTP), within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) was established to develop and demonstrate joint munitions enhancing technologies (energetics, warheads, propulsion systems, advanced lethality mechanisms, fuzes and fuze components, and target detection) to provide future kinetic fires capabilities and ensure advantage for U.S. warfighters.

## Related program elements

- [0603000D8Z — Joint Munitions Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603000D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603601F — Conventional Weapons Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603601F) (Air Force)
- [0604797D8Z — Joint Energetics Transition Office (JETO)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604797D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604602F — Armament/Ordnance Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604602F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602000D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602000D8Z")`.

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