Project 633151
$13.7MFY2027 request NEWDirected Energy Technology Development
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$13.7M
FY2027 Request
$13.7M
▼ 18% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$16.8M
▼ 38% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$27.2M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $13.7M for Advanced Weapons Technology under RDT&E program element 0603605F, down 18% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 27.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 14.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 19.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 20.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 20.8 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 3 — Advanced Technology Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Current
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0603605F
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -18% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 633152
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%High Power Microwave Development and Integration
FY2025 actual$27.2M
FY2026 enacted$16.8M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$13.7M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$13.7M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$13.7M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$71.0M +$57.3M · +417%
▲ $57.3M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This research is accomplished by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL is focused on high-impact, multi-domain science & technology (S&T) solutions that drive innovation now while laying the groundwork for the Air and Space Force to win the future fight. AFRL effectively synchronizes the Department of the Air Force (DAF) S&T enterprise and workforce to align towards the most consequential DAF priorities and accelerate the delivery of game-changing S&T. AFRL is focused on high-impact, multi-domain S&T solutions that drive innovation now while laying the groundwork for the Air and Space Force to win the future fight.
Project 633151, 633152 — Directed Energy Technology Development
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FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0603605F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0603605F.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$13.7M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Directed Energy Technology Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603605F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 633151 — Directed Energy Technology Development — requests $13.7M in FY2027, 100% of the $13.7M requested for program element 0603605F. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Funding trajectory
Project 633151 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 14.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 19.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 20.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 20.8 |
Inside the project
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
High Energy Laser/Beam ControlNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$3.4M
- Resume design and simulation of an optimized airborne laser weapon system demonstrator for counter unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS) and counter intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance (c-ISR) missions. Activities include: employing the validated predictive, multi-physics, modeling tools and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and…
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$10.3M
- Complete base defense demonstrations of Directed Energy Frontline Electromagnetic Neutralization and Defeat (DEFEND) system in collaboration with the Navy. Activities include: Demonstrating of full kill chain in testing; Work with warfighters to develop CONOPS, CONEMPS, and TTPs. - Continue design effort of airborne HPM systems. This…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 633151 buys
This Project develops and demonstrates integrated, state of the art, high energy laser (HEL) weapon demonstrator systems to satisfy Department of the Air Force requirements in areas including, counter unmanned aerial systems (c-UAS), counter intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance (c-ISR), and counter missiles (c-Missile) for High Value Airborne Asset (HVAA) protection and point defense. In addition, this Project develops and demonstrates high power microwave and other unconventional electromagnetic field generation and transmission technologies that can be integrated into future weapon systems to support a wide range of the Department of the Air Force missions such as air base defense or the damage/destruction of an adversary's electronic infrastructure. It also provides inputs to the susceptibility, vulnerability, and lethality databases used across the Department of War to understand thresholds for scalable effects of directed energy weapons. Technologies developed under Program Element 0602605F / Directed Energy Technology feed directly into this Project.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$16.8M
▼ 38% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$27.2M
Prior year
High Power Microwave Development and Integration — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603605F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 633152 — High Power Microwave Development and Integration — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $13.7M requested for program element 0603605F. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 633152 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 27.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
High Power Microwave Technologies▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$27.2M
FY2026 enacted$4.4M
FY2027 request$0.0M
In FY 2027, the High Power Microwave Technologies effort and associated funding transferred within this Program to Project 633151 / Directed Energy Technology Development, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Directed Energy technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E)…
Project detail
What project 633152 buys
This project develops and demonstrates high power microwave and other unconventional electromagnetic field generation and transmission technologies that can be integrated into future weapon systems to support a wide range of the Department of the Air Force missions such as air base defense or the damage/destruction of an adversary's electronic infrastructure. It also provides inputs to the susceptibility, vulnerability, and lethality databases used across the Department of War to understand thresholds for scalable effects of directed energy weapons.