# Electronic Warfare Cyber Applied Research — Program Element 0602276A

**Program element:** 0602276A  
**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/0602276A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 42% to a $9.9M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 10.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 10.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 13.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 14.0 |

> 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 | 9.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 9.9 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 9.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 9.9 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A79 | Autonomous Cyber Technology | — | 17.1 | 9.9 | −42% |

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

### Project A79 — Autonomous Cyber Technology

This project investigates and applies robust cyber security techniques and applications to advanced communications and networking devices, software, algorithms and protocols utilized within wireless tactical networks to protect against nation state level Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) and maintain Warfighter confidence in network information, resources, identities and mission partners by hardening the blue force attack surface. This project investigates RF-enabled cyber approaches to Disrupt, Deny, Degrade, Destroy and Manipulate (D4M) adversary C2ISR systems and capabilities. Furthermore, in full alignment with ARCYBER "reprogrammability" efforts, this project will also focus on establishing new methodologies for the development of EW / OCO effects that are more readily implemented, upgradable and portable across different Army platforms. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0603276A (Electronic Warfare Cyber Advanced Technology) / Project A80 (Autonomous Cyber Advanced Technology). Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Command, Control, Computer, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predictive Intelligent Networking (PIN) | — | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| RF Enabled Offensive Effects Technology | — | 10.2 | 4.3 |
| Proactive Cyber Defense | — | 4.4 | 4.3 |

> 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 investigates and develops architectures, technologies, techniques, components, and tools to enhance Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) for Multi-Domain Joint Operations in tactical environments. These efforts aim to counter the adversary's Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Targeting (C-C5ISR&T) capabilities and plan, target, execute Cyber effects through the employment of non-traditional access and effect vectors against adversarial systems, communication networks, and decision centers to reduce the adversary's ability to execute command and control of its forces.

## Related program elements

- [0603276A — Electronic Warfare Cyber Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603276A) (Army)
- [0602275A — Electronic Warfare Applied Research](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602275A) (Army)
- [0602602F — Conventional Munitions](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602602F) (Air Force)
- [0604329N — Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604329N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602276A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602276A")`.

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