# Dense Energetic Materials Science and Multifunctional Munitions

**R-2A activity** of project DN6 — Science of Massed Responsive Fires  
**Program element:** 0602141A — Lethality Technology  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 2  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602141A/DN6/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602141A/DN6

> **NEW START.** $14.7M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $14.7M in FY2027, 71% of project DN6 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Will determine optimal formulation ingredients to maximize Gurney energy and long-term survivability for CL-20 containing warhead formulations; refine propellant formulation ingredients and processing conditions to deliver increased range for gun-launched munitions; explore materials and processing methods for application of high durability metallic coatings; create a framework for material performance optimization in relevant environments; perform characterization and analyses on advanced propulsion materials created through improved processing methodologies; investigate performance of integrated electronic devices in relevant environments; develop models to optimize lethality of metallic materials based on composition and processing; build exemplar use cases for multifunctional architectures with acquisition and concept developers; develop and mature novel processes and technologies to optimize munition design to meet different Warfighter requirements; validate initial designs in small-scale laboratory experiments.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** This is not a new start effort. FY 2027 funding increase reflects the consolidation of other ongoing efforts within this project from Dense Energetic Materials Science, Mechanisms, Materials, and Processing for Lethality, and Distributed, Dense, Multifunctional Architectures for Munitions to support the creation of Dense Energetic Materials Science and Multifunctional Munitions.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| 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.

## Other activities in project DN6

- Threat-Responsive Dynamic Munition Sciences for Survivability and Delivered Effects — FY2027 6.0
- Dense Energetic Materials Science — FY2027 —
- Mechanisms, Materials, and Processing for Lethality — FY2027 —
- Distributed, Dense, Multifunctional Architectures for Munitions — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0602141A project DN6 (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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