# Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G) — Program Element 0602230D8Z

**Program element:** 0602230D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602230D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $43.4M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 92% (to $83.4M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 27.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 40.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 43.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 43.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 46.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 46.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 48.2 |

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

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 43.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 43.4 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 43.4 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 83.4 | +40.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G) | 27.6 | 40.1 | 43.4 | +8% |

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

### Project 230 — Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G)

The Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G) effort builds upon the technology foundation that underpins future generation wireless network systems as a basis to create dual-use wireless cellular network infrastructure and security technologies in support of military applications. Working in concert with other U.S. Government science and technology agencies, Beyond 5G is successfully conducting applied research to adopt, adapt, advance, and integrate technologies to create asymmetric advantages. Our approach is to replace cost-prohibitive, single-function stovepipes that limit the force from fully executing the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) concepts of tomorrow. This approach is integrated within the ROCS LOE where open source and Open RAN systems and software are made commercially viable, then leveraged by the other Beyond 5G LOEs as a delivery platform for innovative capabilities.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond 5G | 27.6 | 40.1 | 43.4 |

> 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 supports the Department's priorities to rebuild our military by matching capabilities to threats, and to reestablish deterrence by defending the Homeland. Today’s mobile and tactical communications are stove-piped and limit the force from fully executing Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) concepts of tomorrow. Warfighters require integrated network mission solutions utilizing 6G wireless technologies to support the future battle. Beyond 5G delivers unified solutions in mobile and tactical networks to give U.S. Department of War (DoW) an asymmetric advantage.

## Related program elements

- [0604011D8Z — Next Generation Information Communications Technology (5G)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604011D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605812A — Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase (EMD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605812A) (Army)
- [0604805A — Command, Control, Communications Systems - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604805A) (Army)
- [0606220D8Z — Office of the Secretary of War Enterprise Transformation and Modernization](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606220D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602230D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602230D8Z")`.

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