What project 653891 buys
"The Advanced Infrared Countermeasure (AIRCM) project improves aircraft self-protection against the increasing threat of sophisticated surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. Countermeasure improvements are the result of multiple related activities. First, enhanced understanding of advanced threats derived from intelligence and Threat Acquisition and Exploitation. Countermeasure Modeling and Simulation creates updated threat models, countermeasure models, and aircraft models. Modeling and Simulation is then used to digitally evaluate new techniques and products for improved effectiveness against current and emerging threat systems. Countermeasure Development yields new devices and capabilities aimed to defeat advanced threats. Countermeasure Testing collects data for updated digital models as well as tests devices and techniques to determine effectiveness. The project also provides for modernization and enhancement of tools and capabilities needed to perform Threat Acquisition and Exploitation, Countermeasure Modeling and Simulation, Countermeasure Development, and Countermeasure Testing. The project also evaluates novel countermeasure devices and techniques for potential significant capability gains against threats." The Electronic Warfare Avionics Integration Support Facility (EWAISF) has the Operational, Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) responsibility for USAF Avionics and EW Systems. They are also the sustainment reprogramming center (RC) for EWIR process charged with the following: Test/Check EW System Operational Flight Programs (OFPs), supporting MAJCOM mission data RC with reprogramming tools, and total EW system testing to ensure mission capability. this is accomplished by replicating the Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) environment for Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) laboratory testing. This testing validates previous open-air test & evaluation of modified EW systems via internal test, evaluation, assessment, and characterization capability representing current and emerging adversary systems to include network centric capabilities.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
Project 653891 funding, FY2025–FY2031
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 | 13.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 27.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 29.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 16.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 16.7 |
7 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. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Funding will support conduct of test events in FY 2027 to include infrared air-to-air and radio frequency countermeasure testing.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increased from FY 2026 due to match test infrastructure requirements with testing capabilities
FY2026 plans — current year Funding will support conduct of test events in FY 2026 to include infrared air-to-air and radio frequency countermeasure testing.
FY2027 planned work EWAISF will modernize the threat simulation / emulation so that operational capability can be assessed and survivability maximized. The next three years of funding will address modernization of facilities and equipment to characterize new and future EW threats. The current closed-loop system was developed in 2014 and technology modernization is required to replicate new threat capability
FY2026 to FY2027 change Inadvertent placement of modernization funds here in FYs 2027, 2028, and 2029, the current operational baseline funding is found in PE 0207439F under program code of BPL 000.
FY2026 plans — current year EWASIF performs operational representative laboratory testing for the EW systems, documenting the effectiveness of aircraft EW Operation Flight Programs (OFP) against current and emerging threats.
FY2027 planned work Invest in maturing Army DEVCOM alternative pyrophoric material as well as Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) improved devices, fund rapid prototyping and development activities.
FY2026 to FY2027 change CAAA will be decreasing spending from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due to higher startup costs in FY 2026
FY2026 plans — current year Invest in maturing Army DEVCOM alternative pyrophoric material, fund rapid prototyping and development activities.
FY2027 planned work Continue to invest in surrogate threat system development, ramp up investment & capacity for threat exploitation activities through Air Force Research Laboratory and Missile & Space Intelligence Center.
FY2026 to FY2027 change AFRL expanding effort, to include increasing personnel for support.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to invest in surrogate threat system development, ramp up investment & capacity for threat exploitation activities through Air Force Research Laboratory and Missile & Space Intelligence Center.
FY2027 planned work Continue ongoing efforts funding Air Force Research Laboratory Dynamic Infrared Missile Evaluation (DIME) Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and Navy Infrared Countermeasures Effectiveness Laboratory (NICEL) for modeling & simulation of Infrared and Radio Frequency guided missiles.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Costs increased from FY 2026 to FY 2027 due to inflation
FY2026 plans — current year Continue ongoing efforts funding Air Force Research Laboratory Dynamic Infrared Missile Evaluation (DIME) Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and Navy Infrared Countermeasures Effectiveness Laboratory (NICEL) for modeling & simulation of Infrared and Radio Frequency guided missiles.
FY2026 plans — current year Project 653891 EMBM is moving to its individual PE 0207407F
FY2026 plans — current year Project 653891 Cognitive EW is moving to its individual PE 0207039F