# Project 3465 — In-House Lab Independent Res

**Program element:** 0601153N — Defense Research Sciences  
**Project:** 3465  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 1 — Basic Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601153N/3465  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601153N

## Summary

Project 3465 — In-House Lab Independent Res requests $21.0M in FY2027, 4.0% of the $525.4M requested for program element 0601153N, up 13% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0601153N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) | 17.4 | 18.5 | 21.0 | +13% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601153N/3465/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR)

- 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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601153N/3465/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601153N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0601153N project 3465 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0601153N")`.

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