What project 0000 buys
This project addresses applied research associated with providing the capability of Platform and Force Protection for the U.S. Navy. It supports the development of technologies associated with all naval platforms (surface, subsurface, terrestrial, and air) and the protection of those platforms. Research is focused on providing technologically superior defense of naval assets and delivering warfighting capabilities at reduced total ownership costs for surface and subsurface platforms through investments in applied research in Power, Energy, Propulsion, Engineering, and Design. This project develops technologies for reducing detectable signatures, while enhancing the mission effectiveness of naval platforms (surface, subsurface, terrestrial, and air) through improvements in platform range, responsiveness, survivability, observability, readiness, safety and life cycle cost. The project addresses technology development that provides substantial performance improvements in energetic material systems and subsystems, while addressing safety, reliability, and affordability concerns. This project is broken out into five primary areas of study: Aircraft Technology, Fleet Force Protection and Defense Against Undersea Threats, Advanced Energetics, Surface Ship and Submarine Hull Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E), and Naval Research Enterprise/Innovation Operations.
Project 0000 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 | 113.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 125.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 127.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 136.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 141.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 141.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 143.6 |
5 accomplishments / planned programs
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. 4 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Power & Energy Technologies, includes the following: -Alternative Fuels -Power Distribution & Control -Design Tool development -Thermal Management Technology -Energy Storage -Power Generation - Complete applied research in Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) electrical architectures to reduce risk on future platforms. - Complete…
Read the FY2027 plan →AERODYNAMICS Continue: - Advanced computational methods for fully coupled aerodynamic interface between ships and aircraft - Reduced-order modeling of complex flow fields enabling real-time, high-fidelity simulations of ship-based aircraft operations - Flow field manipulation and control for air vehicles in maritime environments - In…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Continue three-year projects selected in FY2026 to further develop and maintain the Science and Engineering workforce by providing funding to Naval Warfare Centers and Laboratories to foster high risk/ high reward applied research initiatives of Naval interest. Each Naval site conducts peer reviews for existing research projects…
Read the FY2027 plan →Continue: - Computational studies of reaction pathways in terms of mechanistic and kinetic details to guide energetic materials synthesis and scale up development. - Research focused on new reactive material formulations and configurations for warhead use. New consolidated effort towards high performing explosive oxidizer materials…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work - Continue efforts in Materials for Advanced Sensor Technology. The focus of these efforts is to demonstrate at pertinent scale and environment of the performance of advanced materials and innovative processing techniques, which include sensor and data analysis capabilities for enhanced situational awareness for platform protection. Successful manufacturing of devices/components utilized newly discovered advanced materials requires understanding the complex relationship between material constituents, fabrication methodologies and processes, device or component design and performance. The focus is on the demonstration above the laboratory bench level, including evaluation of operating limits…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The funding increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to the increase in the efforts associated with the Materials/Electronics and the Undersea Systems Focus Areas that affect platform design and engineering.
FY2026 plans — current year - Continue efforts in Materials for Advanced Sensor Technology. The focus of these efforts is to demonstrate at pertinent scale and environment of the performance of advanced materials and innovative processing techniques, which include sensor and data analysis capabilities for enhanced situational awareness for platform protection. Successful manufacturing of devices/components utilized newly discovered advanced materials requires understanding the complex relationship between material constituents, fabrication methodologies and processes, device or component design and performance. The focus is on the demonstration above the laboratory bench level, including evaluation of operating limits…