# Energetics Technology

**R-2A activity** of project 355 — Energetics Technology  
**Program element:** 0602000D8Z — Joint Munitions Technology  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 2  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602000D8Z/355/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602000D8Z/355

## Summary

This activity requests $15.9M in FY2027, 100% of project 355, up 27% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Develop an ultra-compact shaped charge warhead for penetration in armor targets for systems needing compact or lightweight warheads such as Weaponized UxS - Develop dissolvable, additively manufactured polymer mandrels for advanced rocket motor manufacturing to enable range increases in the same form factor motor - Investigate fire-ignition on individual target subcomponents to address when and how a fire starts to inform reactive material warheads design for maritime targets - Develop AI-assisted predictive multi-scale modeling of damage evolution and shock sensitivity of plastic bonded explosives - Increase funding enables the development of missile technologies to extend range and speed by developing energetic liner for solid rocket motors and cost effective Highly Loaded Grains (HLG) with extruded propellants.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase of $3.344 million reflects the Department priority to accelerate application of emerging energetics technologies to enhance range, speed and lethality.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Conduct scale up process development of printable minimum smoke propellants which will deliver printed propellants for validation testing. - Develop and begin testing of advanced energetics formulations that increases metal pushing capability performance of shaped charge & explosively formed penetrator warheads - Continue to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning that enables accelerated energetics materials development, processing and testing. - Conduct performance evaluation of Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) based explosives and propellant formulations to validate application in targeted warhead and propulsion systems.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue and expand development of advanced energetics for enhanced munition capability and improved industrial base capacity through novel processes and formulations through the following activities: - Develop advanced underwater explosive formulation (UNDEX) and validate performance using optimized modeling and small-scale experimentation methodologies. - Develop high performance advanced energetics formulations, including CL-20 for high performance propellants and explosives. - Develop novel synthesized energetics materials required for advanced formulations. - Develop advanced energetics materials using bio-technology and bio-industry derived sources.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 15.9 |

> 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 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0602000D8Z project 355 (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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