# Joint Electronic Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603618D8Z

**Program element:** 0603618D8Z  
**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/0603618D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 140% to a $49.1M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 55% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 20.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 49.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 21.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 21.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 22.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.3 |

> 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 | 49.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 49.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 49.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 49.1 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 | EW Enterprise Exploration and Innovation | 16.9 | 20.4 | 49.1 | +140% |

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

### Project 245 — EW Enterprise Exploration and Innovation

Electronic Warfare (EW) Exploration and Innovation (E&I) research efforts focus on the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) capabilities of electronic warfare (EW), sensing, communications; cyber capabilities, and the delivery platforms that are associated with them. The scope of the EW E&I research efforts is from a joint, multi-domain perspective over the broad range of potential non-kinetic effects, both real and virtual. The non-kinetic effects can overlap into the Electro-Optical and Infrared (EO/IR) phenomenologies, the electormagnetic nuances introduced by delivery platforms (e.g. hypersonics) and potentially, integration with directed energy subsystems. New EW-related and EW/Cyber-related technologies are identified relative to current and projected EMSO challenges informed by the most current threat intelligence and from a joint and multi-domain perspective. Service operational perspectives are obtained through participation or facilitation of joint Communities of Interest (COIs). Potential solutions and technological synergies are explored through interaction with the research and practitioner communities. Considerable efforts are expended to avoid the potential for redundant efforts. The Joint Electronic Advanced Technology program element (JEAT) supports large-scale, operationally-relevant, scenario driven multi-domain experimentation events focused on early development EMSO capabilities that are employed on platforms such as small unmanned systems (UxS) across multiple operational domains. The events are structured for technology developers to experiment within an operationally relevant environment and includes wide participation by DoW operational and technical subject matter experts. The program also explores coordination and interconnectivity of events to enable distributed, multi-domain operations training and experimentation. Focus Areas include Distributed Electronic Attack, Deception, Digital Payload Delivery, Distributed Electronic Support and Electronic Protect with an emphasis on Swarming Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Resilient Communications. These events started including AUKUS integration in FY-23 and increased Defense Industrial Base (DIB) participation.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EW Enterprise Exploration and Innovation (EW E&I) | 16.9 | 20.4 | 49.1 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program supports the Department's National Defense Strategy priorities to Defend the U.S. Homeland including America’s skies and borders, and Deterring China in the Indo-Pacific. It also supports DODD 3222.04 - EW Policy, 8/31/2018, FY 2025 NDAA, Sec. 234, SECDEF Priorities, Classified Integrated Priority List(s) (IPL’s) and Joint Requirements. The Electromagnetic Superiority Strategy (EMSS) and EMSS Implementation Plan (I-Plan) highlight that the U.S. has entered an age of warfighting wherein U.S.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603618D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603618D8Z")`.

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