# Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603466A

**Program element:** 0603466A  
**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/0603466A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $63.9M in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 51% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 23% (to $78.9M); the Senate added 17% (to $74.9M); House appropriators added 78% (to $113.9M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 60.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 59.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 63.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 46.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 28.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 32.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 31.3 |

> 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 | 63.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 78.9 | +15.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 74.9 | +11.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 113.9 | +50.0 |

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

## Projects (5)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB3 | Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing Adv Tech | 6.5 | 2.0 | 50.5 | +2454% |
| IB1 | Integrated Beam Control Systems Demo for C-CM | 5.4 | 4.5 | 7.6 | +68% |
| CV6 | Optimized High Energy Laser Source Adv Tech | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | +1% |
| AE3 | Unconventional Countermeasures-Survivability ATech | 11.6 | 11.8 | 0.8 | −93% |
| BN7 | Weapons Components Adv Technology (CA) | 33.0 | 35.8 | — | −100% |

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

### Project DB3 — Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing Adv Tech

This project matures and demonstrates distributed and collaborative engagement decision making for Multi-Domain Operations. The Augmented Intelligence for Mission Planning and Control effort will develop and mature Artificial Intelligence (AI) Decision Aids enabling operators to continuously manage IAMD component deployments and to select best engagement options in support of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). This project matures next generation multi-mission radar capabilities through concepts, designs, digital prototypes, and demonstrators that will enable the convergence of both offensive and defensive fires missions by capitalizing on technologies that enable multi-mode sensor architectures to address identified military needs for a common fires radar to reduce cost and logistical burden. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CG4 (Advanced Radar Concepts and Technologies) and Project CJ7 (Future Air Defense Missile Enabling Tech; PE 0602148A (Future Vertical Lift Technology) / Project CC3 (FVL Radar Technologies); PE 0601102A (Defense Research Sciences) / Project AA8 (Sensing and Electromagnetics) and PE 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology) / Project DA9 (Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing Tech); and PE 0602275A (Electronic Warfare Applied Research)/ Project A70 (Sensor Electronic Support Tech); and PE 0603275A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology) / Project A78 (Sensor Electronic Support Adv Tech) Work is this project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) and the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radar Survivability through Dis Sensing (RSDS) Adv Tech | 3.6 | — | — |
| Augmented Intelligence for Mission Planning and Control | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Next Generation Multi-Mission Radar Capabilities | — | — | 48.8 |

> 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 IB1 — Integrated Beam Control Systems Demo for C-CM

This program will mature and demonstrate advanced beam control technologies to extend the effective range of a High Energy Laser system. Integrate a large-aperture, off-axis telescope into a government testbed with advanced adaptive optics and tracking. Validate and optimize adaptive optics and laser-quality tracking algorithms to demonstrate increased range capabilities for multi-domain missions, including counter-cruise missile operations. Research in this Project complements other Army Directed Energy efforts conducted under (PE) 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology)/Projects DC1 (Next Generation Directed Energy Concept Development and Analysis) and DE3 (Advanced Beam Control Component Development for Counter-Cruise Missile). The cited work aligns with the Army Modernization Priority of Air and Missile Defense in developing advanced systems to protect against aerial threats. Research is performed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) in coordination with Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) FIRES.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Beam Control Systems Demo for C-CM | 5.4 | 4.5 | 7.6 |

> 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 CV6 — Optimized High Energy Laser Source Adv Tech

This project matures and demonstrates optimized high energy laser (HEL) source technologies to enable more affordable laser sources for integration into next-generation HEL weapon systems. The effort aims to reduce system cost, improve thermal management, increase power efficiency, and refine subsystem performance to meet operational requirements and support integration into advanced HEL architectures. Activities may include design optimization, risk reduction, and component-level testing. It complements Army Directed Energy initiatives under PE 0602150A / Project DC1 (Next Generation Directed Energy Concept Development and Analysis) and PE 0603466A / Project CV7 (High Energy Laser Direct Diode Applied Technology). The work aligns with the 2026 National Defense Strategy of Protecting the Homeland borders and skies and the Modernization of Missile Defense both priority lines of effort. The work also aligns with the Army Modernization Priority of Air and Missile Defense in developing advanced systems to protect against aerial threats. Research is performed by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) in coordination with Program Acquisition Executive (PAE) FIRES.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimized High Energy Laser Source Advanced Technology | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |

> 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 AE3 — Unconventional Countermeasures-Survivability ATech

This project matures and demonstrates technologies to increase survivability of personnel and critical assets using integrated unconventional countermeasures. These countermeasures include tone down concepts for signature management using novel materials, rapidly deployable, low-cost, multisprectral survivability enhancement technologies as well as intuitive decision support technologies to select and assess non-kinetic protective measures. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology) / Project AE2 (Unconventional Countermeasures-Survivability Tech). Work in this Project is conducted by the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Integrated Unconventional Countermeasures Applications Demonstrations | 1.7 | 1.9 | — |
| Assured Protection of Layered Logistics Operations (APoLLO) | 9.9 | 9.9 | — |
| Unconventional Countermeasures in Multi-Domain Operations Demonstrations | — | — | 0.8 |

> 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 BN7 — Weapons Components Adv Technology (CA)

Congressional Interest Item funding provided for Weapons Components Advanced Technology. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) matures and demonstrates technology in support of Army Modernization Priority Air and Missile Defense by maturating, demonstrating and conducting system level experimentation for the development of advanced air defense technologies that reduce the cost curve of missile defense, restore overmatch, survive volley-fire attacks, and operate within sophisticated Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) and contested domains. Research in this PE complements PE 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology). This PE is directly aligned to the Air & Missile Defense (AMD) Army Modernization Priority.

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- [0207253F — Compass Call](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207253F) (Air Force)
- [0605232A — Hypersonics EMD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605232A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603466A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603466A")`.

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