Project 625315
$95.2MFY2027 request ▼ 46%C4I Dominance Technology
FY2025 actual$82.5M
FY2026 enacted$176.8M
FY2027 request$95.2M
FY2027 Request
$149.2M
▼ 50% vs FY2026
House mark
$174.2M
▼ $25.0M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$295.7M
In law
Roll-up of 3 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $149.2M for Dominant Information Sciences and Methods under RDT&E program element 0602788F, down 50% from FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to raise it to $174.2M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 196.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 295.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 149.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 148.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 185.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 195.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 202.8 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 2 — Applied Research.
Current
Research
BA 1–2
Later
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
3 projects roll up into PE 0602788F
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -50% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 62OMMS
$28.7MFY2027 request flatResearch Site Support
FY2025 actual$25.0M
FY2026 enacted$28.7M
FY2027 request$28.7M
Project 625319
$25.3MFY2027 request ▼ 72%Cyberspace Dominance Technology
FY2025 actual$88.6M
FY2026 enacted$90.2M
FY2027 request$25.3M
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$149.2M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$174.2M +$25.0M · +17%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$184.2M +$35.0M · +23%
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$269.2M +$120.0M · +80%
▲ $95.0M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
This program executes applied research to develop information technologies for the Department of the Air Force to address technology gaps for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT). These technologies are required to advance the state-of-the-art for C5ISRT that encompasses integrated systems and processes used by the Department of the Air Force and its joint & coalition partners, to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate information to achieve decision-making superiority for warfighter operations.
Project 625315, 62OMMS, 625319 — C4I Dominance Technology
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Provenance
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0602788F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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HitchAI, "Dominant Information Sciences and Methods (PE 0602788F)," federal budget intelligence, PB2027 vintage. hitchintel.com/programs/0602788F
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Markdown twin
/programs/0602788F.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$95.2M
▼ 46% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$176.8M
▲ 114% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$82.5M
Prior year
C4I Dominance Technology — one RDT&E project inside PE 0602788F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 625315 — C4I Dominance Technology — requests $95.2M in FY2027, 64% of the $149.2M requested for program element 0602788F. Year over year it falls 46% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 625315 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 82.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 176.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 95.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 93.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 116.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 120.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 122.5 |
Inside the project
6 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$22.0M
FY2026 enacted$30.7M
FY2027 request$28.6M
- Continue development of standards that will be used to create an end-to-end (Australia, United Kingdom, and United States) joint machine learning ecosystem for the rapid development, sharing, and deployment of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enable joint AI missions for nation and coalition operational…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$39.6M
FY2027 request$29.4M
- Continue research and development of tactical platforms in concert with space-based simulation software to develop a comprehensive sensing grid orchestrator to optimize orchestration of available tactical and space resources for extended custody of targets in highly contested environments. Activities include development of a strategic…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$21.6M
FY2026 enacted$31.8M
FY2027 request$28.3M
- Continue research and development of a wireless communications system operating at frequencies above 100 GHz (terahertz band) to provide low probability of detection (LPD) and anti-jam (AJ) properties for communications in contested environments. Activities include continuing testing and verifying advanced model-based design and…
Read the FY2027 plan →Data to Decisions
FY2025 actual$20.6M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Not applicable
Processing Technologies
FY2025 actual$7.4M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Not applicable
Quantum Information Science▼ 30%
FY2025 actual$10.9M
FY2026 enacted$12.7M
FY2027 request$8.9M
- Continue research and analysis into designs for network architecture & connectivity and advanced network node operation. To provide a ultra-secure quantum network for contested environments. Activities include continuing the testing the network with a background free state detection to acquire more accurate signal measurements…
Project detail
What project 625315 buys
This project executes mission-driven applied research to advance the critical technologies supporting Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I), a core enabler of operational effectiveness across the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Activities under this project accelerate the development of next-generation capabilities to ensure time-dominant decision-making, enable synchronized multi-domain operations, and provide reliable, cyber-secure communications in contested environments. Additionally, these efforts advance high-speed computing and data analytics to support real-time intelligence processing and information fusion, which are essential to operational readiness and the successful implementation of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2).
FY2027 Request
$28.7M
▼ 0.1% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$28.7M
▲ 15% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$25.0M
Prior year
Research Site Support — one RDT&E project inside PE 0602788F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 62OMMS — Research Site Support — requests $28.7M in FY2027, 19% of the $149.2M requested for program element 0602788F. Year over year it falls 0.1% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 62OMMS funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 28.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 28.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 29.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 30.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 30.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 31.3 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$25.0M
FY2026 enacted$28.7M
FY2027 request$28.7M
- Continue providing civilian payroll and non-pay costs for installation operations in support of the Rome Research Site property and all onsite personnel. - Continue providing facilities, facility operations, facility sustainment, support equipment, contracts, and associated costs to plan, manage and execute the following functions…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 62OMMS buys
The Research Site Support Project ensures the continued operation, maintenance, and modernization of the Rome Research Site infrastructure in Rome, New York. This site is a strategic asset supporting both the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), enabling uninterrupted research, innovation, and financial operations essential to national defense. The project provides comprehensive support for all Rome Research Site properties, buildings, utilities, and services—ensuring a secure, resilient, and fully functional environment for day-to-day mission execution and long-term strategic objectives.
FY2027 Request
$25.3M
▼ 72% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$90.2M
▲ 1.8% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$88.6M
Prior year
Cyberspace Dominance Technology — one RDT&E project inside PE 0602788F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 625319 — Cyberspace Dominance Technology — requests $25.3M in FY2027, 17% of the $149.2M requested for program element 0602788F. Year over year it falls 72% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 625319 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 88.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 90.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 25.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 25.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 39.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 45.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 49.1 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$58.2M
FY2026 enacted$42.2M
FY2027 request$25.3M
- Continue development of algorithms and a physics and topologically-based model to detect critical nodes within an intra-connected and inter-connected electrical power grid and communications network to enhance the resilience of critical power grid infrastructures to ensure continued military operations. Activities include developing…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 625319 buys
This project will execute mission-driven applied research to develop and transition advanced technologies that secure and sustain superiority in the cyberspace domain, fully aligned with joint operations across air, land, sea, and space. The efforts under this Project will focus on three key pillars: (1) cyber offense—enabling precision effects and proactive disruption of adversarial capabilities; (2) cyber defense—ensuring robust protection of critical infrastructure, systems, and platforms against persistent and adaptive threats; and (3) cyber resilience—designing systems that can anticipate, absorb, and recover from attacks with speed and agility. By integrating these capabilities across multi-domain operations, these technologies support the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) and Department of War's (DoW) strategic vision for a secure, interoperable, and resilient digital ecosystem. It directly contributes to the development of agile, lethal, and networked forces capable of operating with decision advantage in highly dynamic threat environments.