# Ordnance Technologies

**R-2A activity** of project 622502 — Ordnance Technology  
**Program element:** 0602602F — Conventional Munitions  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 2  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602602F/622502/a3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602602F/622502

## Summary

This activity requests $30.7M in FY2027, 55% of project 622502, down 9.6% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Continue developing validated mesoscale modeling and simulation tools for computational physics sciences application of ordnance performance and aging, enabling evolving ordnance concepts development necessary to build a more lethal force. - Continue to develop ordnance engineering-level simulation architecture capabilities, enabling weapon sub-system and system-level technology assessments. - Continue implementing cost-effective and rapid-transition warhead technologies for inventory weapons, supporting weapons affordable mass. - Continue modeling and simulation efforts exploring the ordnance technology trade-space for low-cost, long-range munition concepts, enabling evolving ordnance concepts development necessary to build a more lethal force. - Continue developing predictive techniques for munition effectiveness tools used in concept development and assessment as well as studies involving analysis of alternatives, focusing on investigation and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. - Continue developing test capability and data collection for modeling and simulation tools to characterize lethality, survivability, and performance of sub-systems and integrated ordnance systems, focusing on investigating and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. Investigate using embedded lethality tools in weapons for higher lethality and to reduce salvo sizes. - Continue investigation of computational intelligence technologies for shorten design cycles and predictive lethal effects applications, supporting deep learning methodology development to develop whole target lethality models that run fast for weaponeer and designer use. - Continue exploring the connection of ordnance modeling and simulation and lethality tools to the broader digital engineering ecosystem, focusing investigation and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. - Continue development and maturation of a mini-JSE node to conduct analysis at mission and campaign level for evaluation of munition research, optimizing science and technology (S&T) investments to meet warfighter needs. - Continue development and integration of maritime lethality analysis and assessment tools for air-delivered weapons delivered by the warfighter in three counter maritime scenarios, optimizing S&T investments to meet warfighter needs.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 decreased compared to FY 2026 by $3.240 million decreasing emphasis on modeling, simulation, and analysis and lethality/weaponeering software tool development that supports operation plan weapon-target pairing and operational magazine depth estimates.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue developing validated mesoscale modeling and simulation tools for computational physics sciences application of ordnance performance and aging, enabling evolving ordnance concepts development necessary to build a more lethal force. - Continue to develop ordnance engineering-level simulation architecture capabilities, enabling weapon sub-system and system-level technology assessments. - Continue implementing cost-effective and rapid-transition warhead technologies for inventory weapons, supporting weapons affordable mass. - Continue modeling and simulation efforts exploring the ordnance technology trade-space for low-cost, long-range munition concepts, enabling evolving ordnance concepts development necessary to build a more lethal force. - Continue developing predictive techniques for munition effectiveness tools used in concept development and assessment as well as studies involving analysis of alternatives, focusing on investigation and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. - Continue developing test capability and data collection for modeling and simulation tools to characterize lethality, survivability, and performance of sub-systems and integrated ordnance systems, focusing on investigating and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. Investigate using embedded lethality tools in weapons for higher lethality and to reduce salvo sizes. - Continue investigation of computational intelligence technologies for shorten design cycles and predictive lethal effects applications, supporting deep learning methodology development to develop whole target lethality models that run fast for weaponeer and designer use. - Continue exploring the connection of ordnance modeling and simulation and lethality tools to the broader digital engineering ecosystem, focusing investigation and development of ordnance sub-systems (energetics, fuzes, and warheads) and integrated system concepts using modeling and simulation tools. - Continue development and maturation of a mini-Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) node to conduct analysis at mission and campaign level for evaluation of munition research, optimizing science and technnology (S&T) investments to meet warfighter needs. - Continue development and integration of maritime lethality analysis and assessment tools for air-delivered weapons delivered by the warfighter in three counter maritime scenarios, optimizing S&T investments to meet warfighter needs.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 34.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 33.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 30.7 |

> 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 622502

- [Warhead Technologies](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602602F/622502/a2) — FY2027 10.4
- Fuze Technologies — FY2027 7.4
- Energetic Materials Technology — FY2027 7.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0602602F project 622502 (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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