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Lethality Advanced Technology
Budget Figures
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? →
- FY24
- $70.5M
- FY25
- $49.6M
- FY26
- $13.2M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $7.77M | $11.5M | $70.5M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $8.07M | $9.80M | $20.6M | $49.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $8.07M | $9.80M | $20.6M | $34.0M | $13.2M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $20.6M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $70.5M actually spent — $49.9M above the request.
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 — Lethality Enabling University Adv Development
The Project leverages advanced developments and technological innovations from academia, lethal directed energy, laser diagnostics and accelerated design of future hypersonics, deep learning, novel materials, and emerging technologies of importance to the Army by maturing developments and performs demonstrations focused on getting technology to the warfighter more quickly. This Project exploits advanced research and development efforts to focus more on mid to far-term Army modernization priorities while also maintaining delivery of near-term technologies critical to the Long Range Precision Fires and Air and Missile Defense. This Project focuses on maturation and demonstration of various advanced technologies originating from extramural applied research in academia pertaining to lethal directed energy, laser diagnostics, future hypersonic glide body and scramjet propulsor design, deep learning, novel materials, and expansion of the Ballistic, Aero- Optics and Materials (B.A.M.) range applied to lethality. This effort validates advanced research and performs demonstrations leading to potential emerging technologies in areas of importance to the Army in directed energy, future hypersonic glide body design, deep learning and novel materials, etc., by bringing competitively selected Universities with research and development teams into Technical Alliances. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CJ1 (Lethality Enabling University), PE 0602147A (Long Range Precision Fires), PE 0603464A (Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology) / Project BY2 (Advanced Hypersonic Technology)., and (PE) 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology) / Project DC1 (Next Generation DE Concept Development & Analysis). The cited work is consistent with Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Mission — Long Range Sensing Adv Tech
This project develops the modeling and simulation tools, physics-based models, virtual and scaled radio frequency (RF) hardware and software prototypes to validate and mature adaptive multi-function resource management, tracking and discrimination algorithms, and radar sensor technologies in support of Long Range Precision Fires. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CG4 (Advanced Radar Concepts and Technologies). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research in this Project is performed by the Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (C5ISR).
Mission — Weapons & Munitions Adv Lethality Technology (CA)
Congressional Interest Item funding provided for Weapons and Munitions Advanced Lethality Technology. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy.
Mission — Lethality Advanced Technology
Work done in this Program Element (PE) matures technologies, methodologies, and models required to enable next generation lethality. The PE focuses on: lethal mechanism technologies for projectiles and warheads that provide revolutionary capability to defeat Tier 1 adversary vehicle and body armors; selection of propulsion and energetic materials and technology to validate novel energetic materials concepts to exploit controllable energy release for future gun/missile systems; scalable effects for mixed target defeat while simultaneously decreasing warhead mass; experimentation of materials solutions for improvement of weight and volume efficiency, lethal effects and sustainability for the warfighter in the Army of today and beyond; and multiple pathways to enhance lethal effects by investigating synergistic effects of novel micro warheads using advanced materials. This PE continues to mature and demonstrate technology developed under PE 0602141A (Lethality Technology). Work in this PE complements PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology), PE 0603462A (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology), PE 0603464A (Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology), 0603465A (Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology), and 0603466A (Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research in this PE is performed by University Technologies Development Division (UTDD), GeoTechnical Instructors Laboratory, Armaments Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.031 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.077 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative."
Mission — Terminal Effects Against Critical Targets Adv Tech
This Project matures and demonstrates engineering tools and high-fidelity modeling and simulation capabilities to predict and optimize weapon performance to ensure lethality against structures and critical assets. This project provides validated engineering tools and technologies to rapidly evaluate and predict weapon performance. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CF8 (Terminal Effects Against Critical Targets Tech). The work cited is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory.
Mission — Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology
This Project matures and demonstrates an advanced network lethality architecture to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control decision aid algorithms for coordinated and synchronized response and incorporates a full spectrum of effects and scalability to reduce the sensor to shooter timeline for Large Scale Combat Operations. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CIB (Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project supports Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Tactical Network, Future Vertical Lift, and Long-Range Precision Fires Army Modernization Priorities. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center and Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR).
Mission — Future Armaments Scalable Technologies
Future Armaments Scalable Technologies addresses the need to enhance the capability of existing and future critical enabling technologies. This effort will mature critical armament component technologies in the areas of energetics & warheads, fuzing & sensing, guidance navigation and control (GNC), materials & structures in order to support critical technology insertions into program requirements. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Mission — Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology
This Project matures and demonstrates an advanced network lethality architecture to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control decision aid algorithms for coordinated and synchronized response and incorporates a full spectrum of effects and scalability to reduce the sensor to shooter timeline for Large Scale Combat Operations. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CIB (Sensor to Shooter (STS) Applied Research). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project supports Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Tactical Network, Future Vertical Lift, and Long-Range Precision Fires Army Modernization Priorities. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center and Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR).
Mission — Lethality Enabling University Adv Development
The Project leverages advanced developments and technological innovations from academia, lethal directed energy, laser diagnostics and accelerated design of future hypersonics, deep learning, novel materials, and emerging technologies of importance to the Army by maturing developments and performs demonstrations focused on getting technology to the warfighter more quickly. This Project exploits advanced research and development efforts to focus more on mid to far-term Army modernization priorities while also maintaining delivery of near-term technologies critical to the Long Range Precision Fires and Air and Missile Defense. This Project focuses on maturation and demonstration of various advanced technologies originating from extramural applied research in academia pertaining to lethal directed energy, laser diagnostics, future hypersonic glide body and scramjet propulsor design, deep learning, novel materials, and expansion of the Ballistic, Aero- Optics and Materials (B.A.M.) range applied to lethality. This effort validates advanced research and performs demonstrations leading to potential emerging technologies in areas of importance to the Army in directed energy, future hypersonic glide body design, deep learning and novel materials, etc., by bringing competitively selected Universities with research and development teams into Technical Alliances. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CJ1 (Lethality Enabling University), PE 0602147A (Long Range Precision Fires), PE 0603464A (Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology) / Project BY2 (Advanced Hypersonic Technology)., and (PE) 0602150A (Air and Missile Defense Technology) / Project DC1 (Next Generation DE Concept Development & Analysis). The cited work is consistent with Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Mission — Lethality Advanced Technology
Work done in this Program Element (PE) matures technologies, methodologies, and models required to enable next generation lethality. The PE focuses on: lethal mechanism technologies for projectiles and warheads that provide revolutionary capability to defeat Tier 1 adversary vehicle and body armors; selection of propulsion and energetic materials and technology to validate novel energetic materials concepts to exploit controllable energy release for future gun/missile systems; scalable effects for mixed target defeat while simultaneously decreasing warhead mass; experimentation of materials solutions for improvement of weight and volume efficiency, lethal effects and sustainability for the warfighter in the Army of today and beyond; and multiple pathways to enhance lethal effects by investigating synergistic effects of novel micro warheads using advanced materials. This PE continues to mature and demonstrate technology developed under PE 0602141A (Lethality Technology). Work in this PE complements PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology), PE 0603462A (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology), PE 0603464A (Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology), 0603465A (Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology), and 0603466A (Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research in this PE is performed by University Technologies Development Division (UTDD), GeoTechnical Instructors Laboratory, Armaments Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.031 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.077 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative."
Mission — Terminal Effects Against Critical Targets Adv Tech
This Project matures and demonstrates engineering tools and high-fidelity modeling and simulation capabilities to predict and optimize weapon performance to ensure lethality against structures and critical assets. This project provides validated engineering tools and technologies to rapidly evaluate and predict weapon performance. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CF8 (Terminal Effects Against Critical Targets Tech). The work cited is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory.
Mission — Long Range Sensing Adv Tech
This project develops the modeling and simulation tools, physics-based models, virtual and scaled radio frequency (RF) hardware and software prototypes to validate and mature adaptive multi-function resource management, tracking and discrimination algorithms, and radar sensor technologies in support of Long Range Precision Fires. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project CG4 (Advanced Radar Concepts and Technologies). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research in this Project is performed by the Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (C5ISR).
Mission — Weapons & Munitions Adv Lethality Technology (CA)
Congressional Interest Item funding provided for Weapons and Munitions Advanced Lethality Technology. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy.
Mission — Future Armaments Scalable Technologies
Future Armaments Scalable Technologies addresses the need to enhance the capability of existing and future critical enabling technologies. This effort will mature critical armament component technologies in the areas of energetics & warheads, fuzing & sensing, guidance navigation and control (GNC), materials & structures in order to support critical technology insertions into program requirements. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (26)
Adaptive Radar Multifunction Manager (ARMM) Adv Tech
Provides radar algorithms and software to enable communications between existing radar systems. Matures and demonstrates advanced techniques to enable adaptive multi- function resource management and expand the utility of current and future sensor technologies in support of Long-Range Precision Fires.
Novel Materials for Extreme Environments
This effort matures the development of novel materials for extreme environments. It validates computational and multiscale models of high strain rate materials to mitigate the effects of extreme environments and offer thermal protection. It matures and demonstrates material characteristics and improves likelihood of manufacturability and repair at scale.
Laser Diagnostics for Hypersonics and Directed Energy
This effort matures laser diagnostics to assess turbulence and boundary layer transition, leading to validation of hypersonic flight models and enhanced directed energy system effectiveness and range through improved targeting, prediction and beam control.
Advanced Thermal Reserve Batteries for Long Range Precision Overmatch (ATRB)
This effort improves thermal battery runtime by incorporating thin-film electrodes, advanced materials, and internal heating elements. Mission assurance will be improved as thermal batteries become capable of meeting power and energy requirements for increased lethality at extended ranges.
Advanced Terminal Effects Demonstration
Demonstrates and provides a predictive capability for terminal effects and lethality and a fast running engineering tool to support Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) weaponeering on critical structural and geological targets of interest.
Adaptive Technologies for Advanced Weapons Demonstrations
Demonstrate and provide predictive and analysis capability for terminal weapons effects of new advanced warheads and weapon systems with initial operational capabilities against geomaterials, structures, and other critical assets.
Turbulence and Transition Modeling and Validation for Hypersonic Vehicles
This effort matures modeling turbulence and transition for hypersonic vehicles to accelerate design of future hypersonic glide bodies and systems through modeling and sub scale testing.
Intelligent Hypersonics and Other Missile Defense Systems
This effort matures and validates hypersonic vehicle flight systems with deep learning neural networks that can adapt to changing conditions and become more lethal. Integration of air and missile defense (AMD) command and control (C2) systems and their instrumentation, simulation, and stimulation.
CL-20 Hellfire Warhead Demo
This effort matures and demonstrates innovative warhead design for application with CL-20 based energetics. Optimizes warhead design parameters to improve performance relative to similar conventional warheads. Validates warhead design in a relevant environment.
Future Armaments Scalable Technology
This effort will mature and demonstrate armament sub-components to improve end item performance of critical enabling technologies.
Common Armament Guidance & Fuzing Tech (CAG-FT)
This effort provides a highly configurable, platform agnostic fuzing architecture that promotes scalability across commodity items, reduces logistical burden, and enables spiral technology upgrades to occur with minimal effect to the safety architecture.
Lethal Effects Architecture for Decision Synchronization Advanced Technology
This effort demonstrates an enhanced decision aid architecture to automate synchronized effects, improve sensor to shooter interaction, and optimize threat engagement in support of Large-Scale Combat Operations in a joint all-domain command and control environment.
Real Time Multi-Int Support to Terminal Guidance Targeting (RTMTG)
This project extends intelligence targeting capabilities to support updating and/or altering onboard terminal guidance of emerging munitions while in flight for enhanced lethality. This project seeks to augment/adjust munition target seeking (e.g. coordinate seeking technology and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM)) and target identification capabilities post-launch to ensure that steel meets target.
CL-20 Hellfire Warhead Demo
This effort matures and demonstrates innovative warhead design for application with CL-20 based energetics. Optimizes warhead design parameters to improve performance relative to similar conventional warheads. Validates warhead design in a relevant environment.
Future Armaments Scalable Technology
This effort will mature and demonstrate armament sub-components to improve end item performance of critical enabling technologies.
Turbulence and Transition Modeling and Validation for Hypersonic Vehicles
This effort matures modeling turbulence and transition for hypersonic vehicles to accelerate design of future hypersonic glide bodies and systems through modeling and sub scale testing.
Novel Materials for Extreme Environments
This effort matures the development of novel materials for extreme environments. It validates computational and multiscale models of high strain rate materials to mitigate the effects of extreme environments and offer thermal protection. It matures and demonstrates material characteristics and improves likelihood of manufacturability and repair at scale.
Lethal Effects Architecture for Decision Synchronization Advanced Technology
This effort demonstrates an enhanced decision aid architecture to automate synchronized effects, improve sensor to shooter interaction, and optimize threat engagement in support of Large-Scale Combat Operations in a joint all-domain command and control environment.
Real Time Multi-Int Support to Terminal Guidance Targeting (RTMTG)
This project extends intelligence targeting capabilities to support updating and/or altering onboard terminal guidance of emerging munitions while in flight for enhanced lethality. This project seeks to augment/adjust munition target seeking (e.g. coordinate seeking technology and Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM)) and target identification capabilities post-launch to ensure that steel meets target.
Laser Diagnostics for Hypersonics and Directed Energy
This effort matures laser diagnostics to assess turbulence and boundary layer transition, leading to validation of hypersonic flight models and enhanced directed energy system effectiveness and range through improved targeting, prediction and beam control.
Advanced Terminal Effects Demonstration
Demonstrates and provides a predictive capability for terminal effects and lethality and a fast running engineering tool to support Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) weaponeering on critical structural and geological targets of interest.
Intelligent Hypersonics and Other Missile Defense Systems
This effort matures and validates hypersonic vehicle flight systems with deep learning neural networks that can adapt to changing conditions and become more lethal. Integration of air and missile defense (AMD) command and control (C2) systems and their instrumentation, simulation, and stimulation.
Adaptive Technologies for Advanced Weapons Demonstrations
Demonstrate and provide predictive and analysis capability for terminal weapons effects of new advanced warheads and weapon systems with initial operational capabilities against geomaterials, structures, and other critical assets.
Adaptive Radar Multifunction Manager (ARMM) Adv Tech
Provides radar algorithms and software to enable communications between existing radar systems. Matures and demonstrates advanced techniques to enable adaptive multi- function resource management and expand the utility of current and future sensor technologies in support of Long-Range Precision Fires.
Advanced Thermal Reserve Batteries for Long Range Precision Overmatch (ATRB)
This effort improves thermal battery runtime by incorporating thin-film electrodes, advanced materials, and internal heating elements. Mission assurance will be improved as thermal batteries become capable of meeting power and energy requirements for increased lethality at extended ranges.
Common Armament Guidance & Fuzing Tech (CAG-FT)
This effort provides a highly configurable, platform agnostic fuzing architecture that promotes scalability across commodity items, reduces logistical burden, and enables spiral technology upgrades to occur with minimal effect to the safety architecture.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $70.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $49.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $49.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $13.2M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $13.2M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH5: Terminal Effects Against Critical Targets Adv Tech | $3.93M | $5.18M | $1.03M | $1.03M |
| LR1: Long Range Sensing Adv Tech | — | $4.61M | $5.26M | $5.26M |
| DB2: Future Armaments Scalable Technologies | $3.87M | $6.12M | $6.95M | $6.95M |
| Program Element | $70.5M | $49.6M | $13.2M | $13.2M |
| CG2: Lethality Enabling University Adv Development | $8.28M | $4.73M | — | — |
| CID: Sensor to Shooter (STS) Advanced Technology | $5.45M | $9.99M | — | — |
| BO7: Weapons & Munitions Adv Lethality Technology (CA) | $49.0M | $19.0M | — | — |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
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Lobbying Mentions
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