What project 457 buys
The Operational Energy and Power Projection (OE&PP) project powers the future of the DoW by delivering energy at the point of need, enabling mission success anywhere on earth and in space. The portfolio strategically invests in three critical areas: Power Beaming, Space, and Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems. • Power Beaming: Projecting Energy Across the Battlespace: This area is pushing energy forward with high-efficiency wireless power technology, including transmitters, relays, and receivers, and providing on-demand power to remote locations including space and uncrewed applications. • Space: Unleashing the Power of Space-Based Energy: This area is developing state-of-the-art (lighter, lower cost) solar cells and battery technology maximizing energy generation and storage capabilities in space. It also leverages robotics for on-orbit assembly of large solar arrays and refueling of satellites, dramatically increasing the availability of energy in the space domain for maneuver without regret and energy magazine. • Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems: Enhancing the operational resilience of critical energy infrastructure by integrating a Laser Systems and High-Power Microwave (HPM) counter-Unmanned Aerial System (cUAS) capability into existing power beaming transmitters. This leverages the dual-use potential of power beaming, enabling a seamless transition between power delivery to vital assets and directed energy threat neutralization. This approach mitigates the increasing vulnerability of Operational Energy (OE) assets to UAS attacks, particularly those that utilize advanced technologies resistant to conventional electronic warfare
Project 457 funding, FY2026–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 46.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 45.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 46.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 47.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 48.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 49.8 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Each describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
In FY 2027, OE&PP advances power projection and delivers wireless power delivery, Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems, and unconstrained space dominance into the hands of the warfighter by: 1. Advancing Power Delivery: Demonstrating wireless power delivery to swarms, high-altitude balloons, and novel Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) in a…
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