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Technology Maturation Initiatives
Budget Figures
- FY24
- $10.0M
- FY25
- $2.50M
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 →
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY24 Actuals | $10.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY25 Enacted | $2.50M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | MDA | FY25 Total | $2.50M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD98: Directed Energy Demonstrator Development | $503.8M | $10.0M | $2.50M | $0 | $0 |
| Program Element | $503.8M | $10.0M | $2.50M | $0 | $0 |
Program Narratives
Mission— Technology Maturation Initiatives
Technology Maturation Initiatives (TMI) demonstrates the utility of directed energy for missile defense. The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) directed energy plan incrementally demonstrates and improves the constituent components required to execute a directed energy acquisition, tracking, and lethality kill chain. The directed energy effort advances the technology readiness levels of emerging and developing technologies, while simultaneously assessing the performance and contributions to the Missile Defense System architecture. TMI included analysis, development, demonstration, systems engineering and test efforts to examine, develop, and improve directed energy systems, disruptive directed energy concepts, sensors, and future missile defense technologies. Directed Energy Demonstrator Development addressed technology risk reduction and maturation for high powered strategic lasers, beam control, lethality, and related technologies. The efforts remain tightly coupled with Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) High Energy Laser Development Road Map, and are essential to mature strategic laser technology. MDA collaborates with the Combatant Commands, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Energy, Joint Directed Energy Transition Office, Military Departments, National Laboratories and OUSD(R&E) in a systems engineering based strategy to research, analyze, develop and test directed energy weapons technology. MDA continues to participate in the Department's Directed Energy Reviews.
Mission— Directed Energy Demonstrator Development
The Directed Energy Demonstrator Development (DEDD) project develops, integrates, and tests the component technologies required to scale electric lasers to hundreds of kilowatts. Laser scaling focused on maturing laser capability to levels sufficient to enter into the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering High Energy Laser Road Map efforts. The DEDD project provided the necessary technology, test data, and operations familiarity to successfully transition to a higher power directed energy weapon. MDA continues to participate in the Department's Directed Energy Reviews.
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Directed Energy Demonstrator Development
Laser scaling develops, integrates, and tests the component technologies required for scaling electric lasers while maintaining optimal size, weight, and power metrics and near diffraction limited beam quality.
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Educating Congress on airline safety and FAA matters; monitor appropriations, White House executive orders, and tariffs
Educating Congress on airline safety and FAA matters; monitor appropriations, White House executive orders, and tariffs
Educating Congress on airline safety and FAA matters; monitor appropriations, White House executive orders, and tariffs
Educating Congress on airline safety and FAA matters; monitor appropriations, White House executive orders, and tariffs
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