# Project EK7 — Area Denial Capability Development

**Program element:** 0603619A — Landmine Warfare and Barrier - Adv Dev  
**Project:** EK7  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603619A/EK7  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603619A

## Summary

Project EK7 — Area Denial Capability Development requests $13.3M in FY2027, 42% of the $31.4M requested for program element 0603619A, down 39% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request. PM Close Combat Systems is the largest named R-3 performer at $0.4M, 3.3% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603619A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Management Services; Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| PM Close Combat Systems | 0.4 | 3.3% |
| Booz Allen | 0.1 | 0.6% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrain Shaping Capability | 38.6 | 21.7 | 13.3 | −39% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603619A/EK7/a0) |
| XM250 Terrain Shaping Obstacles Capability Development | 1.3 | — | — | — | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Terrain Shaping Capability

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603619A/EK7/a0

### XM250 Terrain Shaping Obstacles Capability Development

**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.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603619A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603619A project EK7 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603619A")`.

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