What project EFF-01 buys
The Effects project will examine and evaluate emerging technologies and system concepts that employ physical or non-physical means to degrade or deny targeted adversary capabilities. The feasibility of achieving potential improvements, in terms of resources, schedule, and technological risk, is also evaluated. The results from these studies and initiatives are used, in part, to formulate future prototype development programs or refocus ongoing work. Topics for this thrust may include but are not limited to: methods of defeating enemy anti-aircraft attacks; munition technologies to increase precision, range, endurance, and hard or soft-kill weapons for a variety of mission sets; digital design methodologies that are compatible with surged production. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this Project were funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.
Project EFF-01 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects program completion.
FY2026 plans — current year - Develop a range of application-specific antennas. - Experimentally characterize Humboldt devices integrated with antennas in relevant, simulated environments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects program completion.
FY2026 plans — current year - Demonstrate techniques on a UUV in laboratory environment in pool demonstration. - Demonstrate techniques on additional UUVs in simulation.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects completion of Effects Studies and Concepts.
FY2026 plans — current year - Evaluate design of high pulsed power laser systems to be used for non-kinetic effects. - Investigate digital design methodologies for effects-based technologies.