What project 3465 buys
The In-house Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) initiative seeks to improve the quality of defense research conducted predominantly through the Naval Warfare Centers/Laboratories. It also supports the development of technical intellect and education of engineers and scientists in disciplines critical to national defense needs through the development of new knowledge in a military laboratory environment. Initial research focus is often conducted in an unfettered environment since it is basic research, but many projects focus on applying recently developed theoretical knowledge to real world military problems with the intention of developing new capabilities and improving the performance of existing systems.
Project 3465 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 18.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 21.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 22.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 22.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.5 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Each describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- Continue projects selected in FY 2026 in support of The development of the naval Science and Engineering workforce at the Naval Warfare Centers and Laboratories via high-risk / high-reward basic research initiatives with direct naval relevance to the naval mission of the Command. Each participating naval site will conduct peer reviews…
Read the FY2027 plan →