# Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603275A

**Program element:** 0603275A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603275A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 82% to a $156.3M request in FY2027 — the program's peak. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 4.5% (to $149.3M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 11% (to $173.3M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 85.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 156.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 115.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 110.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 107.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 100.9 |

> 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 | 156.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 149.3 | −7.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 156.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 173.3 | +17.0 |

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

## Projects (7)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A77 | EW for Maneuver Operations (EMO) Adv Tech | — | 12.2 | 85.5 | +598% |
| A73 | Enhanced VETRONICS Advanced Technology | — | 18.9 | 32.8 | +74% |
| A72 | Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology | — | 24.7 | 11.3 | −54% |
| A75 | Counter C3 Advanced Technology | — | 9.7 | 10.3 | +7% |
| A78 | Sensor Electronic Support Adv Tech | — | 11.3 | 7.8 | −31% |
| A74 | Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Advanced Technology | — | 6.0 | 5.3 | −10% |
| A76 | CEMA Sensing Advanced Technology | — | 3.1 | 3.2 | +1% |

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

### Project A77 — EW for Maneuver Operations (EMO) Adv Tech

This Project matures and demonstrates distributed, coordinated Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities to include novel sensor technologies designed to extend effective range, reduce susceptibility to localization, and introduce errors into adversary Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Targeting (ISR&T) systems to facilitate multi-domain operations (MDO). This Project will mature Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) techniques to mitigate adversary Electromagnetic Protection (EP) capabilities that are prevalent and increasing in complexity and effectiveness in modern threat platforms and weapon systems. These EW techniques and capabilities will work in concert with passive solutions that will cause dilemmas for the adversary and provide forces with increased freedom of maneuver. The EW technology development will be refined to fully reflect EW priorities and guidance from key EW stakeholders and Army Senior Leaders at the time of execution. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602275A (Electronic Warfare Applied Research) / Project A67 (Electronic Warfare Technology). Work in this Project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, the Soldier Center (SC), the Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC) and the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EW Counter Adversary ISR&T Capabilities Advanced Technology | — | 5.8 | 9.5 |
| Spectrum Superstorm Adv Tech | — | 3.1 | — |
| HAYFINS | — | 3.3 | — |
| Surveillance & Cueing for Optimized & Unified Tracking (SCOUT) | — | — | 4.7 |
| C-SAR | — | — | 4.7 |
| Transportable Electromagnetic Distributed Support (TEDS) | — | — | 11.6 |
| SHEW | — | — | 7.0 |
| Sparrow | — | — | 3.0 |
| Alternative Low-power ISR Neutralization (ALIN) | — | — | 4.0 |
| High Performance Digital Engineering for Electronic Warfare | — | — | 5.4 |
| SHINOBI Multi Spectral C-C5ISRT | — | — | 9.2 |
| Soldier/Squad Counter C5ISRT Signature Management | — | — | 7.9 |
| EW to Improve Lethality of Kinetic Effects | — | — | 12.2 |
| Advanced Tactical C-C5ISRT | — | — | 6.2 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A73 — Enhanced VETRONICS Advanced Technology

This project develops Enhanced On-Platform Power and Data Management as the critical enabler for rapidly deployable, scalable, and adaptable Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities. This project will demonstrate comprehensive on-platform solutions leveraging commercially developed technologies and open architectures to deliver rapid, cost-effective capabilities for the U.S. Army. The goal is to significantly increase warfighter survivability and lethality by optimizing ground vehicle power, electronics, and data systems for integrated EW operations. This includes advancements in power generation, high-density energy storage, and intelligent distribution networks. Meeting the escalating power and data demands of modern EW systems - including advanced techniques like jamming, AI-powered signal processing, and wideband spectrum monitoring - necessitates breakthroughs in energy storage density, efficiency, and robust data distribution infrastructures. The Project will mature technologies focused on protection and survivability, defeating ground threats through non-kinetic EW effects. Key technical challenges include increasing power and energy storage density while minimizing size and weight, optimizing on-platform data and sensor distribution networks, and effectively managing thermal loads generated by high-power components. Success will enable faster integration of EW capabilities, reduce reliance on proprietary solutions, and support a more agile and responsive force. Work in this project is performed by the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) and Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power and Data Electronic Warfare | — | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| EW Sensing and Countermeasures | — | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| High Power Batteries for EW Payloads | — | — | 2.5 |
| Vehicle Power Generation and Energy Storage for EW/CUAS/C2 | — | — | 9.1 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A72 — Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology

This project matures and demonstrates an advanced network lethality architecture to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control decision aid algorithms for coordinated and synchronized response and incorporates a full spectrum of effects and scalability to reduce the sensor to shooter timeline for Large Scale Combat Operations. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CIB (Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research). Work in this project supports Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Tactical Network, Future Vertical Lift, and Long-Range Precision Fires Army Modernization Priorities. This project matures and demonstrates advanced fire control integrated with existing/emerging armaments systems for Counter small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) engagements. These capabilities will demonstrate C-sUAS mobility, increased stowed kills vs sUAS threats, increased protection for maneuver units, and maximize affordability. This project demonstrates unit common C-sUAS capabilities for maneuver formations. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CIB (Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research). The cited work is consistent with Secretary of War Memorandum, Army Transformation and Acquisition reform. Work in this project supports Air and Missile Defense, Soldier Lethality, and Long-Range Precision Fires Army Modernization Priorities. Work in this project is performed by the Armaments Center and Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Effects Architecture for Decision Synchronization Advanced Technology | — | 14.2 | 7.8 |
| Pivot | — | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Maestro | — | 4.5 | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A75 — Counter C3 Advanced Technology

This project matures developed techniques, methods, and standards to optimally broadcast data among available radio frequency (RF) and networking technologies in an EW contested environment. This project will predict that a change in the network is needed and automatically make that change (transport, waveform mode, routing) prior to the network failing or being degraded by adversarial CEMA operations. This project provides a resilient transport agnostic network through the employment of electronic protection and support techniques that monitor, assess, and adapt the network topology in the presence of enemy EW effects. Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predictive Intelligent Networking Adv Tech | — | 9.7 | 10.3 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A78 — Sensor Electronic Support Adv Tech

This project matures and demonstrates critical EW and radar capability enhancements to defeat advanced Air and Missile threats and protect Army maneuver forces and critical assets. Radar enhancements are required for advanced Electronic Protection (EP) techniques against advanced jammers, electronic Combat Identification (CID), and resource optimization across the threat spectrum while retaining 360-degree coverage capability. Technology maturation in the project includes providing capabilities for: dispersed multi-static operation, classifying/tracking emerging threats and high-volume threats; adaptive digital beam forming to enable resource efficiency, performance in a dynamic clutter environment and enhanced survivability in a contested battlespace; and multi-modal tracking and additional discrimination models to support diverse and emerging threats, such as swarms and guided munitions. Multiple soldier touchpoints and demonstrations of developed technology to autonomously synchronize multiple radars across a distributed battlefield in the presence of countermeasures and the denial of Global Positioning System (GPS) will be performed in lab and field environments. This project also matures and demonstrates EW technologies for increased Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Family of Systems Survivability (FoS) in an advanced integrated air defense systems environment through a multi-layered approach. The approach focuses on maturing and demonstrating EW technologies for state of the art agile Launched Effect (LE) payloads for Electromagnetic Attack (EA) and sensing to provide protection of ground and air formations from a variety of threats and enable maneuver and lethality. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0601275A (Electronic Warfare Basic Research) / Project A61 (Sensing and Electromagnetics) and PE 0602275A (Electronic Warfare Applied Research) / Project A70 (Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing Tech). Work in this project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar Survivability through Distributed Sensing (RSDS) Adv Tech | — | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Advanced Radio Frequency Countermeasures | — | 6.1 | 6.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A74 — Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Advanced Technology

This project matures and demonstrates capabilities allowing the Army to monitor, understand, and control the Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) environment where adversaries are employing electromagnetic attack against us. This requires an integrated approach to Electromagnetic Protection (EP), Electromagnetic Support (ES), and Electromagnetic Attack (EA) to rapidly characterize the changing NAVWAR environment, deny Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) based capabilities to our adversaries, and maintain Army PNT capabilities. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0602275A (Electronic Warfare Applied Research) / Project A64 (Autonomous Navigation Technology). Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Electronic Protect (IEP) Advanced Technology | — | 6.0 | — |
| NAVWAR COP Manager Advanced Technology | — | — | 5.3 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project A76 — CEMA Sensing Advanced Technology

This project matures and demonstrates algorithms, techniques, and methodologies to passively and actively sense, to include optimized use of available resources, the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) associated with all types of adversarial cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) to gain situational awareness, detect threats, and enable effective response. This project also optimizes real-time radio frequency mapping of the tactical environment in support of network operation and decision making. Work in this project complements Program Element (PE) 0602275A (Electronic Warfare Applied Research) / Project A66 (CEMA Sensing Technology). Work in this project is performed by the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-function Resourcing for CEMA Advanced Technology | — | 3.1 | 3.2 |

> 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 focuses on rapidly maturing and demonstrating advanced Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities for modern, multi-domain military operations. It matures cutting-edge technologies - including architectures, infrastructure, tools, and techniques - across the spectrum of EW activities: Electronic Attack (EA) to disrupt enemy Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Targeting (C-C5ISR&T) systems and ensure non- kinetic survivability; Electronic Support (ES) for precise detection, identification, and geolocation of enemy RF emissions to enable effective fires; Electronic Protection (EP) to bolster the resiliency and robustness of Army systems…

## Related program elements

- [0602275A — Electronic Warfare Applied Research](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602275A) (Army)
- [0603597N — (u)automated TEST AND Re-test (ATRT)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603597N) (Navy)
- [0605275A — Electronic Warfare Systems Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605275A) (Army)
- [0305206F — Airborne Reconnaissance Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305206F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603275A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603275A")`.

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