Department of War FY 2027 Budget Estimates ARMY
26 July 2026 | ZEROGeoengineering.com | Conflicts of interests due to U.S. Federal entanglements with foreign governments and foreign militaries make this funding particularly problematic. The following FY 2027 Army Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E Program) budget plan through September 30, 2028, is $18,708,826,000.00. Funding “supports the Army’s collaboration in the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (ICAMS), which was chartered in 2020 per the “Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017” (Public Law 115-25, April 18, 2017).”
Other research programs include: Unmanned Aerial Systems, applied research, research critical and unique to the Army and DoW (e.g., atmospheric modeling and meteorological technologies), open-air field experimentation, Air Platform Enabling University Applied Research, techniques, methods, and models for the characterization of ambient atmospheric and threat aerosols, aircraft systems, sensors, passive, persistent sensing technologies, novel micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) / aka “smart dust,” genomic research, High Power Microwave and Directed Energy weapons, Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology, 5G, Next G, antenna systems, Golden Dome, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) technologies, Radar Digital Twin (EXHILARAMA), classified programs, and many more areas of experimentation.
“FY 2026 Plans:
Will conduct forecast innovation and weather research based on Army operational environments and coordination with the ICAMS Program.”
“Will conduct proof of concept experimentation to validate the feasibility and assess the maturity of high throughput wireless access point technologies such as 5G, millimeter Wave (mmW) and Sub-TeraHertz systems.”
“…design and develop optimized micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial sensors based on integrated
advanced materials for precision PNT;”
“This project performs research and development of modular Global Positioning System (GPS)-independent sensors and an open architecture sensor fusion core enabling simple, plug-and-play sensor modules that can be tailored for any platform based on mission needs and requirements. This project investigates the design of a single receiver that integrates multiple commercial and military signal sources to provide Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) solution effective in contested environments.”
Link To RDTE ARMY Department of War- Vol 1 – Budget Activity 2
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