# Vanguard Prospect - Ephemeral Paragon (E-Gon)

**R-2A activity** of project 630320 — Air Force Vanguards  
**Program element:** 0603032F — Air Force Vanguards  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a5  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F

## Summary

This activity requests $45.9M in FY2027, 16% of project 630320, up 25% 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 and increase the rate of advancing the maturation of electromagnetic warfare methodologies. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing algorithm maturation and assessment supporting software integration. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing the assessment and evaluation efforts for subsystems, and algorithms to test the electronic warfare (EW) solution. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing integration of subsystems, algorithms, and electromagnetic warfare methodologies towards an EW solution. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing incremental systems test and capabilities assessments of integrated components. - Commence system of system integration into operational platforms. - Commence planning for flight test operations for various operational platforms.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increased compared to FY 2026 by $9.077 million due to commencing system of system integrations for operational platforms and planning for flight testing with various operational platforms. FY 2026 is the first year of full execution by the contractors. FY 2027 is the peak execution year for the continuing activities within this vanguard prospect.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Continue and increase the rate of advancing the maturation of electromagnetic warfare methodologies. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing algorithm maturation and assessment supporting software integration. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing the assessment and evaluation efforts for subsystems, and algorithms to test the electronic warfare (EW) solution. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing integration of subsystems, algorithms, and electromagnetic warfare methodologies towards an EW solution. - Continue and increase the rate of advancing incremental systems test and capabilities assessments of integrated components.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 36.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 45.9 |

> 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 630320

- [Vanguard Pathfinder - Integrated Combat Effects](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a13) — FY2027 42.6
- [Vanguard Prospect - CRONUS](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a4) — FY2027 38.0
- [Vanguard Prospect - EO/IR Sensing Demonstration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a10) — FY2027 36.5
- [Vanguard Prospect - Payload Delivery System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a9) — FY2027 32.9
- [Vanguard Prospect - Scabbard Rage](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a8) — FY2027 30.7
- [Vanguard Prospect - APEX GEAR](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a7) — FY2027 27.0
- [Vanguard Pathfinder - Integrated Electronic Warfare](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a11) — FY2027 13.1
- [Vanguard Pathfinder - Integrated Networks](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603032F/630320/a12) — FY2027 11.2
- WARTECH — FY2027 4.0
- Vanguard Prospect - Resolute Sentry — FY2027 0.0
- Vanguard Prospect - Area Effects Demonstration — FY2027 0.0
- Vanguard Prospect - Fight Tonight — FY2027 0.0
- Vanguard Prospect - Swift Hammer — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603032F project 630320 (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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