What project A95 buys
Current military operations are conducted in a rapidly changing threat environment, where Infra-Red (IR) man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) seekers, radar guided surface-to-air-missiles (SAM), laser guided weapons (LGW), Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS), and targeting sensors are proliferating and technically evolving. Integrated solutions are required to counter increasingly sophisticated Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Peer and Near Peer threats. The ARAT EW enterprise supports the tactical Commander by providing timely rapid reprogramming of mission software and information dissemination for the Army. ARAT supports integrated reprogramming of target acquisition, target engagement, platform survivability systems, and Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE). The ARAT rapid-reprogramming EW enterprise supports tactical requirements and readiness for deployed aircraft and ground-based terrestrial systems. ARAT identifies and analyzes threat signature changes which affect EW systems; determines the impact of observed signature changes; develops new mission software solutions to adapt the system to the threat changes; disseminates the mission software; and provides methods to upload the new mission software into the affected EW systems. Each element within the ARAT infrastructure plays a specific role within the program's rapid reprogramming process, providing the Soldier with the capability to install mission and target identification software at the lowest possible level, thus maximizing flexibility for tactical Commanders. ARAT participates in the operational and developmental test design of Army EW systems and supports Joint Service Reprogramming Exercises in all theaters. ARAT Research and Development enables continuous development of: 1) automated threat analysis tools to rapidly detect threat changes within the intelligence system, 2) tools to minimize the time to develop Mission Software and Products (MSP), 3) tools and technology to minimize the time required to test and validate MSPs, 4) improved communications conduits to rapidly transmit mission software to upload into supported EW systems to forward deployed combat forces. These efforts allow for rapid threat analysis, threat modeling and simulation, mission software development and testing, distribution and uploading of mission software directly to the supported Soldier on the edge.
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- Test and Evaluation
Project A95 funding, FY2026–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) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 10.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 10.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 11.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 11.3 |
5 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 FY27 Base plans include enhancement to the Electromagnetic Warfare reprogramming enterprise.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY26 to FY27 increased funding to enhance RF Waveform Modeling and Simulation advancements regarding Communication devices in support of the Electromagnetic Warfare reprogramming enterprise.
FY2026 plans — current year ARAT CR8 will continue with modernization efforts with automated testing and enhanced modelling and simulation of Peer and Near Peer battlefield emitters.
FY2027 planned work FY27 plans include enhancement the Electromagnetic Warfare reprogramming enterprise.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY26 to FY27 increased funding to enhance modular Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning software test scoring in support of the EW Reprogramming Enterprise.
FY2026 plans — current year ARAT will continue with modernization efforts that support automated testing and increase capabilities for modelling and simulation of Peer and Near Peer battlefield emitters.
FY2027 planned work FY27 plans include enhancements to the Electromagnetic Warfare reprogramming enterprise.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY26 to FY27 increased funding to enhance modular AI/ML test scoring in support of the EW Reprogramming Enterprise.
FY2026 plans — current year ARAT will execute Multi-spectral improvements and enhancements to the EW Eco System to prepare for Electronic Attack efforts beginning in FY27. ARAT will initiate Electronic Attack activities in support of transitioning systems that support both air and ground platforms.
FY2027 planned work FY27 plans include enhancement the Electromagnetic Warfare reprogramming enterprise.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY26 to FY27 increased funding to incorporate Software Defined Radio Test Control in support of the EW Reprogramming Enterprise.
FY2026 plans — current year ARAT will continue with enhancement efforts in support of automated software testing and increased capability in modelling and simulation of adversary battlefield emitters.
FY2027 planned work Will continue with efforts to enhance automated testing and modelling and simulation of adversary battlefield emitters.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY26 to FY27 increased funding to enhance EMS Arsenal search capability utilizing AI EW Copilot among other CI/CD based updates in support of soldier feedback.
FY2026 plans — current year ARAT will continue with efforts to enhance automated testing and modelling and simulation of adversary battlefield emitters.
Named performers on project A95
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.