# Joint Munitions Component Prototyping — Program Element 0604023D8Z

**Program element:** 0604023D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604023D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $7.9M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, sustained 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 7.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 18.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 32.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 60.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 62.6 |

> 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 | 7.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 7.9 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 7.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 7.9 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917 | Joint Munitions Component Prototyping | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | new start |

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

### Project 917 — Joint Munitions Component Prototyping

The Joint Munitions Component Prototyping project will demonstrate and prototype advanced munitions component technologies related to lethality, range, speed, survivability, application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in munitions, advanced communication and collective behaviors, and other next-generation munition attributes. Advancing game-changing technologies from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-6 to TRL 6-7 reduces technology integration/transition risk to the Services and Program Offices by validating the tactical and operational applications and benefits of new component technology. As a new start in FY 2027, the project will focus on warhead and fusing technologies, including those employing advanced energetics, before expanding into other areas in later years. This project will continue technology developments funded under OSW and Service science and technology lines to facilitate more efficient and effective technology transition while delivering technology overmatch to the Joint Force in accordance with Department strategic guidance.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Munitions Component Prototyping | — | — | 1.4 |
| Joint Live Fire | — | — | 6.5 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 7.9 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program supports the Department’s initiatives to Reestablish Deterrence, Prevail in Conflict, Defend the Homeland, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantages. Joint Munitions Component Prototyping will enable advanced component technology demonstrations and munitions prototypes for promising, impactful, and disruptive technologies developed by the Department’s science and technology investments. Efforts will reduce technical, financial, integration, and schedule risk for Services and Program Offices through meaningful testing, initial qualification evaluations, and graduation of technologies from technology readiness levels 5-6 to 6-7.

## Related program elements

- [0603289D8Z — Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603289D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603225D8Z — Joint DoD-DoE Munitions Technology Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603225D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0101318F — Global Data Integration (GDI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101318F) (Air Force)
- [0604134A — Counter Improvised-Threat Demonstration, Prototype Development, and Testing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604134A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604023D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604023D8Z")`.

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