# Project CO6 — IFPC High Power Microwave (HPM)

**Program element:** 0604019A — Expanded Mission Area Missile (EMAM)  
**Project:** CO6  
**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/0604019A/CO6  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604019A

## Summary

Project CO6 — IFPC High Power Microwave (HPM) requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $235.6M requested for program element 0604019A, down 100% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Air & Missile Defense, Directed Energy — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 33.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 41.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604019A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project CO6 buys

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Directed Energy Integrated Fires Protection Capability (DE-IFPC) High Power Microwave (HPM) is a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capability consisting of HPM prototypes with residual combat capability in support of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). The IFPC-HPM program provides the Army with HPM prototype weapon systems of various designs for short-range defense against single Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and swarms. IFPC-HPM funds an improved mechanism to effectively confront emerging threats and advance the United States' military dominance in accordance with the 2025 Interim National Defense Strategy. Efforts include development, acquisition, test and evaluation, assessment, maturation, and future transition of prototype technologies to an acquisition program.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFPC-High Power Microwave | 3.9 | 11.8 | — | −100% | — |

> 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.

### IFPC-High Power Microwave

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 program decrease to fund Army priority efforts.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funds will support evaluation, demonstration and assessment for various HPM systems; to include the addition of up to four (4) systems of various designs; continue CONUS/OCONUS CLS; and prepare for a potential transition of prototype technologies to a formal acquisition program to include SEPM and associated program effort advancing directed energy.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Will support issuance of the residual combat capability to a unit, new threat target software updates, and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) which facilitates continued operational assessment and a potential future transition to an acquisition program.

## 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/0604019A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604019A project CO6 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604019A")`.

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