What project 1505 buys
Increasing the understanding of how human and biological systems operate and then applying those principles to integrated human and technological systems is essential for winning during military operations. The objective of this project is to develop and deploy knowledge and technologies that maximize and enhance warfighter performance, safety, and combat casualty care in maritime environments.
Project 1505 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 19.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 17.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 17.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.9 |
4 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. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work - Complete testing and validation of adaptive training approaches that include automated assessment and adaptive scenarios to accelerate training of ship handling skills for bridge personnel. - Continue studies and design of next generation human performance applications, algorithm refinement, and interventions focused on operational risk management processes for fatigue. - Continue to analyze and identify high value Non-Kinetic Effects, including inject methodologies and After-Action Review enhancements, to the Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess (F2T2EA) kill chain. - Continue rapid prototyping and lab-based testing of architectural advances to enable end-to-end Non-Kinetic Effects…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease in funding from FY2026 to FY2027 is due to completion of testing and validation of adaptive training approaches to accelerate training of ship handling skills for bridge personnel.
FY2026 plans — current year - Complete applied research on a Modular, Live-Virtual-Constructive integrated warfare environment to support training, mission rehearsal, and assessment of Carrier Strike Group and Air Wing forces while at sea. - Complete architecture and capabilities for automated real-time data tagging for long term data analytics and trend analysis across carrier airwing events. - Continue to test and validate adaptive training approaches that include automated assessment and adaptive scenarios to accelerate training of ship handling skills for bridge personnel. - Continue studies and design of next generation human performance applications and interventions focused on operational risk management…
FY2027 planned work - Complete design maturation of human attuned machine learning (HAML) services, training data for building outlines to address multivariant buildings and form, fit, function of strike targets. - Complete design of automated feature outlining services for 3D mesh-based terrain and architecture. - Continue design of human-centered models and decision support tools that enable collaboration between humans and AI-agents to improve decision making by Naval Commanders (e.g., Carrier Strike Group Commanders or Infantry Battalion). - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of advanced analytics and decision making in Navy and Marine Corps environments. - Continue…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The funding decrease from FY2026 to FY2027 is due to completion of the automated feature outlining services for 3D mesh-based terrain and architecture.
FY2026 plans — current year - Complete applied research to identify segmentation and algorithms to integrate into existing software applications to automatically identify man-made structures in 2D and 3D datasets - Continue design of human-centered models and decision support tools that enable collaboration between humans and AI-agents to improve decision making by Naval Commanders (e.g., Carrier Strike Group Commanders or Infantry Battalion). - Continue design maturation of human attuned machine learning (HAML) services, training data for building outlines to address multivariant buildings and form, fit, function of strike targets. - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of advanced…
FY2027 planned work - Complete fabrication and integration of ultra-low power, small-scale processor chips suitable for AI model training and use into small Navy underwater platforms and evaluate performance on automatic target recognition and mapping. - Continue design, development, and improvement of prototype systems for AI-enabled Command, Control and Communications (C3) for autonomous planning, distribution, reaction and recovery of UxVs. - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of autonomy, artificial intelligence, and robotics in Navy and Marine Corps environments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease in funding from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to the completion and integration of ultra-low power, small-scale processor chips suitable for AI model training into small Navy underwater platforms.
FY2026 plans — current year - Complete development and testing a profiling buoy that can be deployed by multiple means with submerging and surfacing capabilities for tactical data collections and communications. - Continue fabrication and integration of ultra-low power, small-scale processor chips suitable for AI model training and use into small Navy underwater platforms and evaluate performance on automatic target recognition and mapping. - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of autonomy, artificial intelligence, and robotics in Navy and Marine Corps environments. - Initiate design, development, and improvement of prototype systems for artificial intelligence-enabled Command, Control…
FY2027 planned work - Continue the development of plasma Gelsolin as a therapeutic, prophylactic and/or screening tool for Decompression Sickness (DCS). - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of human performance and medical support in Navy and Marine Corps environments. - Continue development of autonomous casualty care and evacuation capabilities that will improve medical logistics in contested maritime environments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The funding increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to an increased investment in the development of autonomous casualty care and evacuation capabilities that will improve medical logistics in contested maritime environments.
FY2026 plans — current year - Continue development of plasma Gelsolin as a therapeutic, prophylactic and/or screening tool for Decompression Sickness (DCS). - Continue feasibility studies to explore next generation applications of human performance and medical support in Navy and Marine Corps environments. -Initiate development of autonomous casualty care and evacuation capabilities that will improve medical logistics in contested maritime environments.