# Warfighter Analysis & Rapid Prototyping through Applied Technology Hubs (WARPATH)

**R-2A activity** of project 308 — Mission Engineering & Integration  
**Program element:** 0603142D8Z — Mission Engineering and Integration (ME&I)  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603142D8Z/308/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603142D8Z/308

> **NEW START.** $81.0M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $81.0M in FY2027, 100% of project 308 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** WARPATH will be distributed through Applied Technology Hubs to enable nationwide access for industry innovation, experimentation, and defensible business-case analysis in support of MEIA. In FY 2027 this includes: • Develop and test the initial data federation services and API-driven architecture for multi-cloud service providers. • Instantiate a minimal viable product (MVP) of a cloud-based digital environment with access to data and tools. • Integrate with and leverage the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) Cloud Enabled Transport Architecture (CETA). • Procure and install software into platform to enable users to test and execute for MEIA. • Distribute accounts to Government and industry partners for MEIA purposes.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase in RDT&E, DW for $81.000M for Warfighter Analysis & Rapid Prototyping through Applied Technology Hubs.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 81.0 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603142D8Z project 308 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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