# Combating Terrorism Technology Support — Program Element 0603122D8Z

**Program element:** 0603122D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603122D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 74% to a $73.6M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 340% (to $323.6M); the Senate added 272% (to $273.6M); House appropriators added 231% (to $243.6M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 194.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 288.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 73.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 75.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 76.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 78.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 80.4 |

> 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 | 73.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 323.6 | +250.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 273.6 | +200.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 243.6 | +170.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484 | Combating Terrorism Technology Support (CTTS) | 194.6 | 288.4 | 73.6 | −74% |

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

### Project 484 — Combating Terrorism Technology Support (CTTS)

The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has launched the Secretariat for Special Operations (SSO) to modernize the oversight and administration of U.S. Special Operations Command and the department’s irregular warfare (IW) capabilities. Directed by Congress, this initiative aims to address evolving global security challenges while preserving decades of operational legacy. A key component of this effort is the transformation of the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) into the newly named Capability Development and Innovation (CD&I) directorate during FY 2025. While the transition maintains the organization's longstanding commitment to rapid research and development (R&D) solutions and innovation, it incorporates structural updates for enhanced agility and focus across four specialized divisions: Operational Demands and Threat Analysis (ODTA), Irregular Warfare Capability Development (IWCD), Assessment of Prototypes and Experimentation (APEX), and Global Innovation Partnerships (GIP). These divisions bring streamlined processes to threat analysis, capability development, prototype testing, and international collaboration, underscoring a holistic approach to irregular warfare. CD&I maintains the IWTSD’s structure to rapidly fill capability gaps, to include sensitive activity support, force protection and subterranean activities, lethality, information dominance, counter-unmanned systems and unmanned systems, and personnel protection and human optimization. Though this strategic restructuring reflects an intentional modernization effort, it remains a work in progress, with ongoing adjustments to align emerging priorities, refine operational frameworks, and address the ever-changing landscape of global security needs. During FY 2026 and into FY 2027, CD&I will continue to focus its R&D activities to rapidly fill the immediate, emerging, and critical capability gaps for those at the tactical edge to include our nation’s special operations forces, other military operators, intelligence analysts, and first responders. The number of capability gaps CD&I can address are reduced due to the increased cost of incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber hardening, and DoW safety testing of prototype systems prior to operational test and evaluation (OT&E).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Analytic (AA) | 8.1 | 7.9 | — |
| Advanced Development (AD) | 0.0 | 6.5 | — |
| Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) | 9.0 | 9.1 | — |
| Expeditionary Force Protection (EFP) | 6.5 | 6.0 | — |
| Explosive Ordnance Disposal / Explosive Operations (EOD/EXO) | 6.6 | 6.0 | — |
| Human Performance and Training (HPT) | 7.6 | 7.6 | — |
| Influence and Information Capabilities (I2C) | 6.0 | 6.7 | — |
| Protection, Survivability, and Recovery (PSR) | 5.1 | 5.7 | — |
| Surveillance, Collection and Operations Support (SCOS) | 11.2 | 11.4 | — |
| Tactical Offensive Support (TOS) | 12.1 | 12.7 | — |
| Assessment and Prototype Experimentation (APEX) | — | — | 7.4 |
| Irregular Warfare Capability Development (IWCD) | — | — | 66.3 |

> 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

The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has launched the Secretariat for Special Operations (SSO) to modernize the oversight and administration of U.S. Special Operations Command and the department’s irregular warfare (IW) capabilities. Directed by Congress, this initiative aims to address evolving global security challenges while preserving decades of operational legacy. A key component of this effort is the transformation of the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) into the newly named Capability Development and Innovation (CD&I) directorate during FY 2025.

## Related program elements

- [0604230N — Warfare Support System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604230N) (Navy)
- [0603795N — Land Attack Tech](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603795N) (Navy)
- [0801380F — AF LVC Operational Training (LVC-OT)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0801380F) (Air Force)
- [0303140A — Information Systems Security Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603122D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603122D8Z")`.

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