# Hypersonics Advanced Technology

**R-2A activity** of project BY2 — Advanced Hypersonic Technology  
**Program element:** 0603464A — Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603464A/BY2/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603464A/BY2

## Summary

This activity requests $26.7M in FY2027, 100% of project BY2, up 170% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Will mature biological synthesis and biomanufacturing to produce multi-kilogram quantities of energetic materials for formulation assessments; design and develop AI models for additional bio-reachable precursors for advanced energetics applications; begin conducting experiments for scale-up of next precursor molecule; designs and develops bio manufactured processes of energetic material to support scale-up and transition to defense base industry partners; investigate and determine additional biologically produced energetic precursor materials for scalability to support multi-kilogram quantities; mature biologically derived cellulose synthesis conditions for optimal purity, crystallinity, and fiber morphology and refine nitrating conditions for biologically derived cellulose to obtain nitrocellulose; determine impact of biologically derived nitrocellulose fibers on processing and performance of nitrocellulose propellants; investigate cellulose production from down selected candidates and synthetic biology routes for improved yield and quality; conduct experiments with artificial intelligence (AI) modeling to mature bacterial strains for higher production and ideal cellulose characterization.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase reflects technology investments and expand collaboration with industry partners to include initial system analysis and design of long range missile systems and associated component technologies.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Will continue limited maturation of assured navigation, advanced materials and structures, terminal sensor, propulsion, and high-speed effector component technologies; evaluate promising industry subsystem and component technologies for further development.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Develop and mature advanced modeling and simulation capability for determining system definition concepts and identification of critical technology performance requirements for future high speed vehicle applications; mature emerging technologies in the development of next generation high temperature materials and aerothermal structures for high speed vehicle applications; mature guidance, navigation and control technology to reduce both size, weight, and power (SWAP) packaging and reduce reliance on GPS for navigation accuracy in contested environments; mature terminal sensor component technologies to include, but not limited to Infrared/Radio Frequency (IR/RF) transparent windows, antennas, and transceivers for high speed vehicle applications; mature emerging propulsion and warhead technologies with greater performance to size/weight ratios.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 41.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 26.7 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603464A project BY2 (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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