Ground Advanced Technology

FY2025 accomplishments Demonstrated planning tools for predicting route degradation and for when tasking route repair and upgrades will be required; demonstrated suite of technologies for performing rapid route remediation to support ground maneuver operations.

FY2027 planned work Will demonstrate soft sand site stability system during operational exercises and identify installation time/manpower requirements; will mature full-scale material for marsh site stabilization; will mature mobility models for ground vehicles operating in littoral regions; will develop guidance to inform appropriate tactics, techniques, and procedures to support maneuver in littoral regions.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects addition of workflows to demonstrate soft sand site stability system during operational exercises, mature full-scale material for marsh site stabilization, mature mobility models focused on littorals, and develop Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to support maneuver in littoral regions.

FY2026 plans — current year Will mature and demonstrate full-scale material for soft sand site stabilization; will validate equipment requirements and techniques for implementing site stability solutions; will provide technical data package for commercial production of site stability solutions.

FY2027 planned work Will validate the initial algorithm parameters designed to identify multisource hazards utilizing Commercial Off-The-Shelf Technology (COTs) based systems and existing sensor data.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase validates initial algorithm parameters designed to identify multisource hazards. This effort was consolidated from PE 0603119A (Ground Advanced Technology) / Project DI8 (Environmental Security Resilience Adv Tech) to combine power projection capabilities into a project.

FY2027 planned work Will design and develop global environmental planning tool and forecast capability for multi-echelon planning based on remote satellite data sources and global weather models; will develop automated bathymetry (nearshore water depth) mapping and data fusion algorithms to merge on-site tactical data with remote or a prioi data.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase reflects initial efforts to develop automated bathymetry mapping and data fusion algorithms to merge on-site tactical data with remote or a prioi data.

FY2027 planned work Will validate select pieces of heavy Engineer equipment with semiautonomous task execution working simultaneously in a relevant environment.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase is due to the initiation of this effort to validate select pieces of heavy Engineer equipment with semiautonomous task execution. This effort was consolidated from Program Element 0603119A (Ground Advanced Technology) / Project BK8 (Robotics for Engineer Operations Adv Tech) to combine force projection capabilities into a project.

FY2025 accomplishments Worked with 11th Airborne Division to review requirements, initiate design and fabrication of the system, and develop the test plan.

FY2027 planned work Will demonstrate full scale protection technologies for Advanced penetrating weapons.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects addition of workflows to upscale, and demonstrate full scale protection technologies.

FY2026 plans — current year Will optimize subscale structural hardening concepts against advanced penetrating weapons with increased velocity; validate enhanced reinforced subscale systems for reduced structural thickness with improved performance.

FY2025 accomplishments Optimized advanced protective materials and structural members to mitigate penetration and perforation from increased velocity advanced penetrator threats.

FY2025 accomplishments Validated and transitioned survivability assessment methodologies to predict probabilistic survivability of multiple assets for various attack scenarios, predict the ballistic and fragmentation resistance of various materials, and predict accurate airblast loading from realistic weapon configurations. Demonstrated solutions for physical interrupters and mitigation measures to provide passive protection from weaponized unmanned aerial systems. Demonstrated expeditionary underground bunker post-installed ventilation system and near-miss ballistic missile performance.

FY2027 planned work Will mature and demonstrate the performance of expeditionary protection solutions to increase survivability of assets and personnel from weapons effects. Will optimize and validate methodologies to rapidly predict the survivability of key assets from fragmenting threats.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects addition of workflows to optimize, validate, and demonstrate additional expeditionary passive protection design concepts for key assets, logistical nodes, sustainment functions, and tactical operation centers.

FY2026 plans — current year Will mature and demonstrate multiple expeditionary protection solutions to increase survivability of key assets and critical personnel from weapons effects including a lightweight rapidly deployable personnel bunker and expeditionary overhead cover solutions. Will demonstrate the performance of expeditionary protection solutions to increase survivability of assets and personnel from weapons effects. Will optimize and validate methodologies to rapidly predict the survivability of key assets.

FY2025 accomplishments Explored various aspects of BOP and how it contributes to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through available data sources and stakeholder engagements to inform upcoming experimental test series to develop and demonstrate protective structure design guidance and reduce warfighter BOP exposure.

FY2027 planned work Will mature packing and dissemination of multispectral obscuration materials; continue to optimize the performance of the material to cover multi sections of the electromagnetic spectrum and minimize corrosion issues associated with long term storage.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects reduced number of packing and dissemination materials considered for multispectral obscuration.

FY2026 plans — current year Will continue efforts on packaging and dissemination of higher performing millimeter wave obscurants to minimize corrosion issues associated with long term storage; continue to advance the performance of millimeter wave obscurant material; continue to investigate novel bi-spectral obscuration materials and their performance in extreme environments, as well as working to increase the scale of production of materials through alternate drying methods for future multispectral application; and further investigate the integration and dissemination methodology of novel obscurant materials.

FY2025 accomplishments Will explore packaging of higher performing millimeter wave obscurants to minimize corrosion issues associated with long term storage; continue to investigate novel bi-spectral obscuration materials, as well as working to increase the performance of existing materials through alternate drying methods; further investigate the integration and dissemination methodology of novel obscurant materials.

FY2025 accomplishments Demonstrated an integrated map-based mission planning Sustainment Running Estimate (SRE) toolset that allows a user to visualize sustainment routes and generate reports based on estimates and assessments. These features leveraged previous work completed in the sustainment Requirements and Distribution toolset, which includes iterative improvements based on user feedback. Leveraged the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) Data Fabric and integration with the LOGSTAT tool to provide CPCE interoperability. The SRE tools will be deployed within the DoD's Joint Planning Services platform for sustainment operations and transitioned into the CPCE Program of Record (POR).

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects termination of effort.

FY2026 plans — current year Will demonstrate logistics route planning capability for multi-route, multi-modal transportation options for distributed logistics operations in a relevant environment and optimize routines for integration of data results with future Army C2 platforms.

FY2025 accomplishments Demonstrated beta version of route planning capability for the most mature single transportation modality, producing multiple routing options for distributed logistics planning operations. Matured additional transportation modalities as well as the interface for integration with future Army C2 platforms.

FY2027 planned work Optimize and initiate integration of maturing individual component modules for the gap crossing site selection decision support capability; mature framework to allow for future integration with multiple platforms; demonstrate beta version of vehicle gap fording module.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects addition of workflows to initiate integration of maturing individual components for gap crossing site selection, mature framework allowing for future integration with multiple platforms, and demonstrate beta version of vehicle gap fording module.

FY2026 plans — current year Will conduct baseline demonstration using existing subject matter expert capabilities and techniques, doctrinal approaches, and operational planning as a benchmark for integration into gap crossing site selection analysis capabilities.

FY2027 planned work Will leverage results of previous testing to identify and begin optimization of most feasible deception and protection components and materiel solutions as related to gap crossing operations.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase initiates task and leverages prior research to identify and begin optimization of the most feasible deception and protection components and materiel solutions as related to gap crossing operations.

FY2027 planned work Will demonstrate PFAS-free engineering fluids for mixing energetic formulations.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects termination of high-solids paint primer formulations and alternative fire suppression agents efforts.

FY2026 plans — current year Will demonstrate PFAS-free engineering fluids for mixing energetic formulations; evaluate high-solids paint primer formulations as part of the Chemical Agent Resistant Coating system; and mature alternative fire suppression agents to replace HFCs in ground vehicles.

FY2025 accomplishments Demonstrate synthesis processes for emerging energetic materials; mature alternatives to phthalates in gun propellants; and optimize explosion suppressants that do not rely on restricted HFCs for use in crew compartments; demonstrate synthesis processes for emerging energetic materials using novel nitration methods; mature alternatives to endocrine disrupting phthalates used in gun propellants to improve the mechanical properties of the propellants; and optimize explosion suppressants that do not rely on restricted HFCs for use in crew compartments.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects termination in corrosion control and prevention initiatives.

FY2026 plans — current year Will demonstrate processes for improved corrosion prevention in ammunition packaging; optimize methods for humidity monitoring and control for packaged and containerized items; and mature automated corrosion assessment and machine learning techniques to objectively evaluate corrosion.

FY2025 accomplishments Produced domestically aerosol and thermal barrier materials for lithium-ion batteries, integrated into 6T batteries, and validated through destructive testing; improve the safety characteristics of a lithium-ion 6T battery from a Type 2 to a Type 1 (i.e., reducing flames to smoke only during abuse conditions).

FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is due to consolidation of effort to Program Element 0603119A (Ground Advanced Technology) / Project BL8 (Power Projection in A2AD Environments Adv Tech) to combine power projection capabilities into a project.

FY2026 plans — current year Will mature and demonstrate multiple heavy Engineer equipment with limited semiautonomous task execution working simultaneously, to include terrain shaping to reduce negative obstacles, and provide Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA)-framework for interoperability and adaptable integration of autonomous capabilities on unmanned Engineer equipment.

FY2025 accomplishments Demonstrated and validated semiautonomous on-site operation of heavy Engineer equipment through Soldier assessment; demonstrated and validated semiautonomous execution of a simple Engineer task.