# Electronic Warfare Applied Research — Program Element 0602275A

**Program element:** 0602275A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602275A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $51.2M in FY2027 — the program's peak. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 9.8% (to $46.2M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 45.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 51.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 36.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 41.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 42.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 42.9 |

> 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 | 51.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 46.2 | −5.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 51.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 51.2 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (9)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A67 | Electronic Warfare Technology | — | 8.6 | 22.6 | +161% |
| A69 | EW Tech for Protection Against Advanced Threats | — | 7.1 | 7.5 | +6% |
| A65 | Modular GPS Independent Sensors Technology | — | 6.8 | 7.3 | +7% |
| A71 | Network Vuln/Effectiveness Assess Methods (N-VEAM) | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | +1% |
| A64 | Autonomous Navigation Technology | — | 2.8 | 3.9 | +39% |
| A63 | Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research | — | 7.0 | 3.4 | −52% |
| A68 | EW Techniques Technology | — | 5.2 | 2.0 | −61% |
| A66 | CEMA Sensing Technology | — | 2.1 | — | −100% |
| A70 | Sensor Electronic Support Tech | — | 1.3 | — | −100% |

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

### Project A67 — Electronic Warfare Technology

This project investigates and develops cutting-edge technologies for Electronic Warfare (EW) applications, non-kinetic survivability/lethality, and emerging concepts of employment in the increasingly contested and congested electromagnetic environment. The goal is to enhance the survivability/lethality of Army platforms through Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Support (ES), and Electronic Protection (EP) with high operational realism for current and future operational environments. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A77 (EW for Maneuver Operations (EMO) Adv Tech). Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), United States Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC), Data and Analysis Center (DAC), and the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Warfare Assessment Technologies | — | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Combined and Distributed Electromagnetic Warfare (CDEW) | — | 3.1 | — |
| Common Compact Electronic Warfare | — | 1.0 | — |
| RF-Enabled CEMA Sensing and Effects | — | 1.9 | — |
| Deep Operational Electro-Magnetic Sensing Technology | — | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Spectrum Superstorm Tech | — | 1.5 | — |
| Multi-Function RF Technologies Research | — | — | 3.6 |
| Compact Electronic Warfare Sensing and Effects | — | — | 5.8 |
| AI for EMSO | — | — | 9.1 |
| Advanced Algorithms for High Performance Computing | — | — | 1.3 |

> 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 A69 — EW Tech for Protection Against Advanced Threats

This project will investigate and design advanced survivability technologies to develop a team-based solution that delivers advanced sensing and electronic warfare (EW) effects across a family of aircraft to optimally penetrate and survive in the anti-access/area denial (A2AD) environment. This project will take an integrated team-based system of systems survivability approach through a purpose-driven mix of improved survivability situational awareness, signature management, vulnerability reduction, enhanced platform survivability against directed energy munitions, route and maneuver optimization, expendables, advanced sensors, and electro-optics (EO) & radio frequency (RF) jamming for existing and future air platforms. This project will also provide advanced teaming algorithms for survivability. This project develops and evaluates multi layered survivability concepts and supporting technologies for increased survivability of Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Family of Systems (FoS) in an advanced and evolving integrated air defense systems environment. Work in this project is performed by Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed Electronic Warfare Effects | — | 7.1 | 7.5 |

> 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 A65 — Modular GPS Independent Sensors Technology

This project investigates and develops Assured and Resilient Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies that mitigate the impacts of adversary Electromagnetic Warfare attacks. This project performs research and development of Electromagnetic Protection (EP) to Global Positioning System (GPS)-independent sensors using open architectures, sensor fusion, plug-and-play sensor modules that can be tailored for any platform based on mission needs and requirements. This project will develop modular PNT sensor and fusion capabilities to enable the Army to continuously transform in contact, adding new PNT modalities, signals and EP, maintaining the critical ability of Soldiers and platforms to navigate in a rapidly evolving threat space. Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency Independent Localization and Time for Enhanced Resiliency (FILTER) | — | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Techniques and Algorithms for Cooperative Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) | — | 3.8 | 3.2 |

> 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 A71 — Network Vuln/Effectiveness Assess Methods (N-VEAM)

This project develops analytical methodologies and tools to characterize hardware and software that enable Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and Cyber capabilities to assess operations of Army Network and communication platforms and dismounts, while maintaining freedom to maneuver, communicate, and sense. This project also develops a holistic cross-domain analysis and assessment methodology for network and communication technologies faced with advanced Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA). These investigations are critical to identifying vulnerabilities of United States systems and technologies so that network and network- enabled systems can be hardened as early as possible in development cycle. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0602276A (Electronic Warfare Cyber Applied Research) / Project A79 (Autonomous Cyber Technology) and PE 0603276A (Electronic Warfare Cyber Advanced Technology) / Project A80 (Autonomous Cyber Advanced Technology). Work in this project is performed by Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Analysis Center (DAC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding, Protecting, and Enabling CEMA Effects | — | 2.2 | — |
| Vulnerability Analysis Methodology for CEMA Threats | — | 2.2 | — |
| CEMA Vulnerability Analysis Methodology | — | — | 4.5 |

> 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 A64 — Autonomous Navigation Technology

This project seeks to develop innovative and adaptive Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) electromagnetic attack (EA) capabilities to deny adversaries the ability to utilize Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. This project will leverage software defined EA hardware to agilely deny an increasingly evolving threat's ability to geolocate and navigate, greatly reducing the mission effectiveness of adversary autonomous and manned platforms. These cooperative NAVWAR EA systems and platforms can defeat advanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and platform-based capabilities. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A74 (Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Advanced Technology). Work in this project is performed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center and Command, Control, Computer, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Defeat Techniques | — | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Resilient NAVWAR Defeat | — | 1.0 | 1.0 |

> 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 A63 — Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research

This project designs and develops advanced algorithms and architectures for armaments fire control systems for C-sUAS engagements. These capabilities will provide C-sUAS mobility, increased stowed kills vs sUAS threats, and increased protection for maneuver units. This project develops unit common C-sUAS capabilities for maneuver formations. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603116A (Lethality Advanced Technology) / Project CID (Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology). Work in this project supports Air and Missile Defense, Soldier Lethality, and Long-Range Precision Fires Army Modernization Priorities. Work in this project is performed by the Armaments Center, Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, and United States Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Effects Architecture for Decision Synchronization Technology | — | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| C-SR QC2 | — | 1.9 | — |

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

### Project A68 — EW Techniques Technology

This project develops countermeasures against adversarial counter-fire systems that obscure and create distractive blue force locations. This project will research and develop distributed, coordinated electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities designed to extend effective range, reduce blue transmitter susceptibility to localization, and introduce errors in adversary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems to facilitate maneuver within multi-domain operations (MDO). Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A77 (EW for Maneuver Operations (EMO) Adv Tech). Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Adversarial ISR and Counter Fire Network Technology | — | 5.2 | 2.0 |

> 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 A66 — CEMA Sensing Technology

This project develops algorithms, techniques, and methodologies to passively and actively sense the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) associated with all types of adversarial cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) to gain situational awareness, detect threats, and enable effective response. This project investigates resource management approaches to enable simultaneous RF operations within resource constrained environments. It extends the Army's deep sensing capability by improving simultaneous functionality, leveraging all potential sensing assets within the area of operations and supporting real time feedback of mission effectiveness. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A76 (CEMA Sensing Advanced Technology) Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Function Resourcing for CEMA Technologies | — | 2.1 | — |

> 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 A70 — Sensor Electronic Support Tech

This project investigates and develops critical radar capability enhancements to defeat advanced Air and Missile threats and protect Army maneuver forces and critical assets. Radar enhancements are required for advanced Electronic Protection (EP) techniques against advanced jammers, electronic Combat Identification (CID), and resource optimization across the threat spectrum while retaining 360 degree coverage capability. This research complements Program Element (PE) 0601275A (Electronic Warfare Basic Research) / Project A61 (Sensing and Electromagnetics) and PE 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A78 (Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing Adv Tech). Work in this project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar Survivability through Distributed Sensing (RSDS) Tech | — | 1.3 | — |

> 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 PE focuses on investigating and developing advanced Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities for modern, multi-domain military operations. It researches and develops cutting-edge technologies - including architectures, infrastructure, tools, and techniques - across the spectrum of EW activities: Electronic Attack (EA) to disrupt enemy Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Targeting (C-C5ISR&T) systems and ensure non-kinetic survivability; Electronic Support (ES) for precise detection, identification, and geolocation of enemy RF emissions to enable effective fires; network and RADAR Electronic Protection (EP) with intelligent resource…

## Related program elements

- [0603275A — Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603275A) (Army)
- [0602145A — Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602145A) (Army)
- [0305206F — Airborne Reconnaissance Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305206F) (Air Force)
- [0603725N — Facilities Improvement](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603725N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602275A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602275A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*