# Project ET3 — Emerging Threats (ATD)

**Program element:** 0603384BP — Chemical and Biological Defense Program - Advanced Development  
**Project:** ET3  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603384BP/ET3  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603384BP

## Summary

Project ET3 — Emerging Threats (ATD) requests $11.0M in FY2027, 3.5% of the $310.3M requested for program element 0603384BP, up 22% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 12.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 11.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 11.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 11.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603384BP; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project ET3 buys

Project ET3 aims to identify and develop scientific solutions, or to modernize capabilities, that allow for a more rapid response to emerging threats. This project supports the development of defense capabilities, collaborating across the Department of War (DoW) and specific interagency partners for doctrine, equipment, and training for the warfighter and civilian population for defense against emerging threats. Additionally, this project supports advanced development of defensive science and technology capabilities aimed at proactive characterization of threats and potentially disruptive technologies.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Emerging Threat Innovation | 12.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | +22% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603384BP/ET3/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### 1) Emerging Threat Innovation

Continue enhanced capability to more rapidly characterize and develop medical countermeasures against, emerging chemical and biological threats through investment in high throughput technologies. Continue development of challenges advancing concept and technology development.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603384BP/ET3/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603384BP.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603384BP project ET3 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603384BP")`.

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