# Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research — Program Element 0602002A

**Program element:** 0602002A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602002A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC6 | Sci & Analysis for Autonomous Sys & Counter-Auton | 0.3 | 5.2 | — | −100% |
| DC4 | Army Applied Innovation | 0.7 | 4.3 | — | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project DC6 — Sci & Analysis for Autonomous Sys & Counter-Auton

This project investigates and develops capabilities to understand and characterize emerging Science and Technology (S&T) technical pursuits and impacts through collaborative analytics that enable the assessment of autonomous systems-of-systems, their implications to the future threat environment, and analyzes their contributions to the Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) concept in relevant operational scenarios. This is a cross-cutting effort that supports S&T, analysis, and modeling and simulation (M&S) efforts associated with the development of autonomous systems and their application in military operations. Work in this project also funds research to investigate, develop, and validate tools, methodologies, and analytical techniques to extend experimental results, assure early consideration of technology and system vulnerabilities, reduce developmental risk, provide mission context, and improve the robustness of technology readiness assessments. Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Data and Analysis Center (DAC).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threat and Operations Based Intelligent Autonomy Science (TOBIAS) | 0.3 | 2.2 | — |
| Vulnerability and Lethality Analysis Tools for Early Science and Technology | — | 3.0 | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project DC4 — Army Applied Innovation

This project funds the Applied Research portion of the Army Innovation Plan, the Army's investment strategy to rapidly accelerate innovative solutions to challenging Warfighter problems. This project will provide the Army with the most advanced and cutting-edge solutions and the ability to adapt and integrate multi-disciplinary innovative technologies. This project accelerates breakthrough and disruptive innovations based on assessing and seeding a solution with multi-disciplinary knowledge. It addresses ideation and system-level integration applied research and development leading to potential emerging technologies in areas of strategic importance to the Army. Through the Army's Innovation Oversight Board, the Army senior leadership approves the innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps and transitioning to Army Science and Technology (S&T) projects to inform an optimal technology investment strategy and rapidly deliver capabilities to the soldier. This project is coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0603025A (Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration) / Project DA3 (Army Advanced Innovation). Work is performed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology, the Army S&T Executing Commands, and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Applied Innovation | 0.7 | 2.0 | — |
| University Innovation Hub | — | 2.2 | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element (PE) funds the Army's goal of assessing and seeding innovative research solutions to achieve future force modernization. Critical technologies that allow for technological superiority are increasingly dual-use or developed in academia-led partnerships that leverage cutting edge innovation. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leverage strategic partnerships and foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate breakthrough and innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter.

## Related program elements

- [0603025A — Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603025A) (Army)
- [0308601N — Modeling & Simulation Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0308601N) (Navy)
- [0604288F — Survivable Airborne Operations Center](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604288F) (Air Force)
- [0603680N — Manufacturing Technology Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602002A (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602002A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*