What project EK7 buys
Project EK7 Area Denial Capability Development provides for the advanced capability development of Terrain Shaping systems and develops modernized, nonpersistent U.S. Anti-personnel landmine policy compliant munition fields. During joint high intensity conflicts, Terrain Shaping systems disrupt, fix, turn and block enemy freedom of maneuver while enhancing friendly freedom of maneuver within the same battle space. Terrain Shaping systems enable maneuver commanders to directly influence where battlefield engagements occur. Terrain Shaping systems will replace a portion of the Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) systems which are beyond their designed life. The project will develop Terrain Shaping prototype systems leveraging an accelerated agile acquisition strategy that includes rapid prototyping followed by system of system demonstration, collaboration and fielding to Engineer Brigade units to mature Terrain Shaping technologies in real time to drive innovation, enhance learning, refine requirements, and accelerate solution development. The Terrain Shaping systems will use an open system and modular approach to leverage existing Army infrastructure and capabilities to include Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) platforms, Robotic Ground Vehicles, and Unmanned Aerial Systems. The FY2027 request supports the rapid prototyping effort and delivery of initial capability to Engineer Brigade units to inform a follow-on prototyping effort and production decision.
- Management Services
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project EK7 funding, FY2025–FY2029
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.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 39.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 21.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 28.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.2 |
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Deliver prototypes to Engineer Brigade units to validate the systems' operational effectiveness. Conduct formal Government qualification and safety testing to ensure the Terrain Shaping systems are safe, suitable, and effective for operational use. Conclude with a soldier-operated live-fire validation exercise, confirming the system's…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 accomplishments Develop the XM250 Top Attack system which includes a Dispenser Launched Module containing four sensor-fuzed Top Attack submunitions, a Nett Warrior based Remote Control Station, an Obstacle Planning Tool, and a Safety Device during third year of Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping (RP) program. Facilitate the XM250 Top Attack MTA RP program's orderly shutdown following Army decision to terminate as a result of the emergence of new technologies and lessons learned from the Ukraine-Russia War.
Named performers on project EK7
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.