# Project CR9 — Directed Energy M-SHORAD / M-SHORAD Inc 2

**Program element:** 0604117A — Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)  
**Project:** CR9  
**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/0604117A/CR9  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604117A

## Summary

Project CR9 — Directed Energy M-SHORAD / M-SHORAD Inc 2 requests — in FY2027, 0.0% of the $461.0M requested for program element 0604117A, down 100% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose 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 | 60.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 73.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604117A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project CR9 buys

This funding line is directly aligned to Army Signature Modernization efforts and the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. M-SHORAD Inc 2/DE M-SHORAD Prototypes 1-4 are a 50kW class laser weapon system integrated onto a Stryker combat vehicle in support of air defense units of action. These systems provide air defense capability to defeat Rotary Wing (RW), Groups 1-3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Rocket Artillery Mortar (RAM) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) threats to a unit of action. The Army developed the prototype system known as DE M-SHORAD. An Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract was awarded to complete the development of additional prototypes that support the enduring Directed Energy (DE) campaign resulting in lessons learned from the prototyping effort to inform the DE enhancements effort which will maximize a MOSA approach to pursue hardware and software open interface standards to achieve lethality, interoperability, sustainability and affordability across DE platforms for future acquisition activities. In addition, Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) will begin development, test and evaluation, systems engineering and program management as well as the continuation of DE enhancements (i.e. subsystem development) to support modular, palletized and maneuverable capabilities.

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

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE M-SHORAD RCCTO Prototype Efforts | 57.8 | 69.9 | — | −100% | — |
| M-SHORAD Inc. 2 PEO MS Transition Efforts | 3.1 | 3.3 | — | −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.

### DE M-SHORAD RCCTO Prototype Efforts

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The decrease is due to the realignment of funding to PE 0604117/DO5/Directed Energy Enhancements.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funds support continuing the enduring DE campaign of prototype systems design and engineering to inform enduring DE capabilities and enhancements of prototype manufacturing and integration efforts. The E-HEL prototype system design, development, integration and systems engineering will conclude; and the program will begin integrated system testing, user training, and continuous soldier integration.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** FY 2025 funds will support completion of additional prototypes. Activities include prototype integration, acceptance testing, evaluation, demonstration and assessment for deliveries in FY 2025 to support the Directed Energy Integrated Test Campaign and continue CONUS/OCONUS CLS.

### M-SHORAD Inc. 2 PEO MS Transition Efforts

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The decrease is due to the realignment of funding to PE 0604117/DO5/Directed Energy Enhancements.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funds support acquisition activities, hardware evaluation, testing and program management and continue the development of acquisition and contract documents as part of the enduring Directed Energy integrated system test at the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO).

**FY2025 accomplishments.** The M-SHORAD Product Office will use the FY 2025 funds to support future acquisition activities, hardware evaluation, CLS support, testing and program management and continue the development of acquisition and contract documents as part of the Directed Energy Integrated Test Campaign at the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO).

## 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/0604117A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604117A project CR9 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604117A")`.

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