What project CV1 buys
This project will deliver advanced flight controls, autonomy technologies, and new handling qualities criteria are implemented and tested in a realistic environment to demonstrate their functionality and increase their technology readiness level (TRL). This project also delivers demonstrated and matured flight controls and autonomy technologies at TRL 6 to transition partners. Work in this project complements PE 0602183A (Air Platform Applied Technology) / Project CU7 (Control & Autonomy for Tactical Superiority Tech). Work in this project is performed by the Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC).
Project CV1 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 | 1.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 14.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 14.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 15.0 |
3 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 Will implement DARPA/Sikorsky Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) autonomy algorithms on Army's UH-60Mx flying laboratory.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects flight testing of autonomy technologies to increase Technology Readiness Levels.
FY2026 plans — current year Will start integration of new hardware components needed to integrate AvMC's autonomy algorithms on Army research aircraft.
FY2027 planned work Will test AvMC's platform autonomy algorithms on Tactical Resupply Vehicle family of UAVs; generate training data set for vision-based navigation algorithm.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase reflects initiation of efforts related to piloted simulations and demonstrations, focused on scalable maneuver autonomy.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decrease reflects completion of this effort.
FY2026 plans — current year Will integrate and flight-test demonstrate methods for using estimation to compensate for failed sensors to enable graceful degradation; integrate and demonstrate non-emitting sensors on AvMC's flying laboratories.
FY2025 accomplishments Will explore pilot-assist/autonomous functions for autorotation such as automatically lowering of collective and configuring the aircraft for best autorotation airspeed; integrate and demonstrate concepts for transition of control between pilot and autonomous system and back.