# Energy, Power, and Propulsion

**R-2A activity** of project 613002 — Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences  
**Program element:** 0601102F — Defense Research Sciences  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 1  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102F/613002/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102F/613002

## Summary

This activity requests $24.4M in FY2027, 29% of project 613002, down 8.1% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Continue exploring scientific advances by integrating core disciplines of combustion, plasma dynamics, chemistry, hydrodynamics, structural dynamics, and multi-fidelity simulations. - Continue to investigate processes associated with the generation, storage, and utilization of energy, specifically for Department of the Air Force systems, including developing novel energetic materials as well as understanding, optimizing, and controlling combustion processes.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 decreased compared to FY 2026 by $2.149 million due to decreased emphasis on Energy, Power, and Propulsion. This reduction reflects programmatic adjustments to the DAF Science and Technology portfolio for strategic realignment to optimize core research areas and improve resource efficiency. This will result in approximately 9 fewer grants awarded in Energy, Power, and Propulsion.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Explore scientific advances by integrating core disciplines of combustion, plasma dynamics, chemistry, hydrodynamics, structural dynamics, and multi-fidelity simulations. - Investigate processes associated with the generation, storage, and utilization of energy, specifically for Department of the Air Force systems, including developing novel energetic materials as well as understanding, optimizing, and controlling combustion processes.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 28.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 26.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 24.4 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 613002

- [Complex Materials and Structures](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102F/613002/a2) — FY2027 31.1
- [Aero-Structure Interactions and Control](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102F/613002/a0) — FY2027 28.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0601102F project 613002 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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