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Effects

DARPARDT&EPartial Reconciliation0602026E
What it is
Effects (0602026E) is a DARPA research & development line funded in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account. Its J-book detail breaks the line into 2 projects.
What changed
No FY25→26 comparison — endpoints unavailable or on different bases.
Who gets it
RTX leads 161 contractor families sharing $3.55B in matched awards.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$0P-40 detail · PB2026
FY25 Enacted
$0P-40 detail · PB2026
FY26 Request
$20.3MR-1 TOA · PB2026
FY25→26 Change
No comparison: endpoints unavailable or on different bases

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order so the direction of travel is readable at a glance: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.
The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order so the direction of travel is readable at a glance: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.FY24: $0FY25: $0FY26: $20.3MFY24FY25FY26
Budget trajectory: one row per fiscal year, carrying the summary figure the sparkline plots. Every figure opens its own citation.
Fiscal yearAmount
FY24$0P-40 detail · PB2026
FY25$0P-40 detail · PB2026
FY26$20.3MR-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view — P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
One fiscal year of this program as published: a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line is too short to show a direction. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.
One fiscal year of this program as published: a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line is too short to show a direction. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.FY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

Decade series values by fiscal year and President's Budget edition: one row per series (actuals, enacted, request), one column per fiscal year. Every figure opens its own citation.
SeriesFY26
Request$20.3M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Program Lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Mission EFFECTS

The efforts described in this Program Element (PE) address the Applied Research associated with the examination and evaluation of emerging technologies and system concepts that employ either physical or non-physical means to degrade or deny targeted adversary capabilities. This PE also supports innovation and robust transition planning in the technology cycle by working with entrepreneurs to increase the likelihood that DARPA funded technologies take root in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense. The Effects project will examine and evaluate emerging technologies and system concepts that employ physical or non-physical means to degrade or deny targeted adversary capabilities. The feasibility of achieving potential improvements, in terms of resources, schedule, and technological risk, is also evaluated. The results from these studies and initiatives are used, in part, to formulate future prototype development programs or refocus ongoing work. Topics for this thrust include: methods of defeating enemy anti-aircraft attacks; munition technologies to increase precision, range, endurance, and hard or soft-kill weapons for a variety of mission sets; digital design methodologies that are compatible with surged production. The Effects Support project contains non-headquarters management costs in support of DARPA functions and activities across the entire Effects PE. These costs include: DARPA classified and unclassified network support and equipment; contractor support; classified program security; building security; commercial transition services that increase the likelihood that DARPA-funded technologies remain in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense; DARPA outreach to universities and industry; external contracting, financial and support fees; Program Manager Intragovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Funding; Program Managers from other Government Agencies; and similar operating expenses. Agency support is allocated on a pro-rata basis across the Agency's BA1, BA2 and BA3 PEs and, therefore, fluctuates per PE by fiscal year based on the total Agency budget in that fiscal year. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this PE were funded in PE 0602716E, Electronics Technology.

Mission EFFECTS

The Effects project will examine and evaluate emerging technologies and system concepts that employ physical or non-physical means to degrade or deny targeted adversary capabilities. The feasibility of achieving potential improvements, in terms of resources, schedule, and technological risk, is also evaluated. The results from these studies and initiatives are used, in part, to formulate future prototype development programs or refocus ongoing work. Topics for this thrust include: methods of defeating enemy anti-aircraft attacks; munition technologies to increase precision, range, endurance, and hard or soft-kill weapons for a variety of mission sets; digital design methodologies that are compatible with surged production. Prior to FY 2026, efforts in this Project were funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.

Mission EFFECTS SUPPORT

The Effects Support project contains non-headquarters management costs in support of DARPA functions and activities across the entire Effects PE. These costs include: DARPA classified and unclassified network support and equipment; contractor support; classified program security; building security; commercial transition services that increase the likelihood that DARPA-funded technologies remain in the U.S. and provide new capabilities for national defense; DARPA outreach to universities and industry; external contracting, financial and support fees; Program Manager Intragovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Funding; Program Managers from other Government Agencies; and similar operating expenses. Agency support is allocated on a pro-rata basis across the Agency's BA1, BA2 and BA3 PEs and, therefore, fluctuates per PE by fiscal year based on the total Agency budget in that fiscal year. Prior to FY 2026, support requirements in this Project were funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)

Humboldt

The Humboldt program seeks to develop directed energy (DE) devices to produce disruptive effects in electronic systems. The devices have potential for dual-use as sources to characterize the susceptibility of commercial electronics to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Prior to FY 2026, this program was funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.

Sync

The Sync program will create systems to defend against uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) entering U.S. harbors and ports. Sync is based on technologies developed in the Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program (budgeted in PE 0602702E, Project TT-04). Today's counter-UUV approaches rely on complex detection and localization methods to find the UUV prior to engagement. The Sync program will look at orthogonal approaches to solving this problem to defeat the UUV prior to detection. Sync will investigate several different approaches to defeat the UUV, starting with modeling and simulation eventually moving to hardware in the loop and pool testing. Prior to FY 2026, this program was funded in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01.

Effects Studies and Concepts

The Effects Studies and Concepts examines emerging technologies and system concepts that employ either physical or non-physical means to degrade or deny targeted adversary capabilities. Topics under investigation include high pulsed power laser systems and design methodologies for effects-based technologies. The results from these studies and initiatives are used to formulate future programs.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideDARPAFY26 Disc. Request$20.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideDARPAFY26 Total$20.3M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget Figures shows both.

Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$0$0$0$20.3M$20.3M
EFF-01: EFFECTS$0$0$0$19.1M$19.1M
EFF-07: EFFECTS SUPPORT$0$0$0$1.13M$1.13M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Related Awards

Award linkage is shown for 20 of 200 profiled companies — only high-confidence USASpending matches are included. why partial award coverage? →

Showing 25 of 406 award records (R&D performer crosswalk — see methodology)

RecipientPIIDConfidence
AARNO LABS LLCHR001118C0059medium
ACCELINT AI, LLCHR001119C0058medium
ACCELINT AI, LLCHR001119C0119medium
ADELPHI TECHNOLOGY INCHR001117C0020medium
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONALHR001118C0037medium
ADVENTIUM ENTERPRISES, LLCHR001118C0027medium
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE INCHR001118C0139medium
AEROVIRONMENT, INC.HR001118C0093medium
AGILE DEFENSE, LLCHR001115F0002medium
AIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATIONHR001119C0080medium
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INCHR001117C0030medium
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLCHR001117C0100medium
ANALOG PHOTONICS LLCHR001116C0108medium
APOGEE RESEARCH LLCHR001117C0129medium
APPEN BUTLER HILL INC.HR001115C0116medium
APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORPHR001118C0008medium
APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORPHR001118C0010medium
APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORPHR001118C0028medium
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA CORPHR001119C0111medium
APTIMA INCHR001119C0130medium
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYHR001118C0060medium
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INCHR001115C0103medium
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INCHR001117C0005medium
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INCHR001117C0066medium
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INCHR001119C0016medium

Contractor Concentration

HHI Index
556
Competitive
Top Contractor
RTX
Contractor Families
161
Program Obligations
$3.55B

Lobbying Mentions

No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.

Oversight

Department-level designation (not specific to this program)

GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Effects — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →