# Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) — Program Element 0605036A

**Program element:** 0605036A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605036A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 58% to a $5.6M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), 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. ATEC leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 12.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 7.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 12.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 11.1 |

> 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 | 5.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 5.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 5.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 5.6 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ5 | Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) | 7.6 | 13.3 | 5.6 | −58% |

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

### Project EQ5 — Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)

The Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) line supports test and evaluation efforts for overall chemical, radiological, and biological detection and protection for the warfighter for multiple programs of record. The Advanced Radiological, Nuclear Detection Family of Systems (ARND FoS) will provide an enhanced standoff, wide area/ networked detection capability to produce a radiological nuclear site picture depicting radiological hot spots and facilitating the detection of high priority areas of interest/focus on an objective. ARND FoS benefits the warfighter with the capability that will provide enhanced radiological and nuclear detection to support search and find of sources of interest for Sensitive Site Assessment (SSA) and Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE). In FY2027, ARND FoS will complete performance and integration testing to validate the capability meets defined requirements. The Vehicle Integrated Platform Enhanced RADIAC (VIPER) is a small radiation sensor that modernizes the Army's capabilities to monitor for platform crew exposure to radiological/nuclear (rad/nuc) hazards. The system mounts within the crew compartment of multiple U.S. Army ground and aviation platforms. It provides gamma dose rate, gamma dose, and gamma/neutron (i.e., prompt) dose measurements in a small, ruggedized form factor. It replaces obsolete systems, the AN/VDR-2 and the AN/UDR-13. VIPER benefits the warfighter by providing a rapid and accurate understanding of the radiation exposure of Soldiers (full range dose rate, residual dose, and prompt dose) to inform post-exposure actions for reconnaissance, surveillance, health risk assessment, and decontamination operations. FY 2027, VIPER will continue developmental testing and integration efforts to supporting incremental fielding to wheeled platforms, supporting the acquisition strategy. FY 2027 amount of $5.605 million supports ARND FoS ($3.999 million) and VIPER ($1.606 million). In FY2027, ARND FoS will complete performance and integration testing to validate the capability meets defined requirements. FY 2027, VIPER will continue developmental testing and integration efforts to supporting incremental fielding to wheeled platforms and continue testing and integration efforts for tracked and aviation platforms supporting the acquisition strategy.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** ATEC (0.6, 11%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARND FoS Engineering and Manufacturing Development | 7.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| VIPER Engineering and Manufacturing Development | — | 8.0 | 1.6 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 11% | 0.6 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 10% | 0.6 |
| Other / unspecified | 79% | 4.4 |

**Top named industry performers:** ATEC ($0.6M, 11%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) line supports test and evaluation efforts for overall chemical, radiological, and biological detection and protection for the warfighter for multiple programs of record. The Advanced Radiological, Nuclear Detection Family of Systems (ARND FoS) will provide an enhanced standoff, wide area/ networked detection capability to produce a radiological nuclear site picture depicting radiological hot spots and facilitating the detection of high priority areas of interest/focus on an objective.

Advanced Radiological and Nuclear Detection Family of Systems (ARND FoS) will utilize a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) developed ground and air radiological detection system and fund via MIPR to Other Government Agency (OGA) to develop and build systems in FY25 to support developmental testing in FY26 and FY27. Program office will also continue to develop the logistics support for the capability. Vehicle Integrated Platform Enhanced RADIAC (VIPER) is currently pre-MDD with anticipated entry at Milestone B. The VIPER program management office will complete an acquisition shaping panel white paper in FY 2025 and will begin to write documentation to prepare for program initiation in FY 2026.

## Related program elements

- [0607101A — Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Product Improvement](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607101A) (Army)
- [0604245M — H-1 Upgrades](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604245M) (Navy)
- [0605332A — C2 Data](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605332A) (Army)
- [0603542N — Radiological Control](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603542N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605036A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605036A")`.

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