Project 328
$28.3MFY2027 request ▼ 14%Science and Technology Analytic Assessments
FY2025 actual$18.9M
FY2026 enacted$33.1M
FY2027 request$28.3M
FY2027 Request
$36.9M
▼ 11% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$41.3M
▲ 53% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$26.9M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $36.9M for Science and Technology (S&T) Analytic Assessments under RDT&E program element 0603288D8Z, down 11% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 26.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 41.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 36.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 46.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 52.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 58.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 63.0 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 3 — Advanced Technology Development.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Current
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0603288D8Z
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 -11% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 177
$8.6MFY2027 request ▲ 5%Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning
FY2025 actual$8.0M
FY2026 enacted$8.1M
FY2027 request$8.6M
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$36.9M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$36.9M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$36.9M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$36.9M full · +$0
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 element supports the Department's initiatives to Revive the Warrior Ethos, Rebuild Our Military, and Reestablish Deterrence. This program directly supports the Joint Assured Technical Overmatch Center (JATOC) - renamed from the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis (OSI&A) in FY 2026 - for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)). JATOC’s campaign of analysis integrates intelligence reporting and independent technical expertise to execute comparative assessments and will be increasingly supported by the curation of data and application of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Project 328, 177 — Science and Technology Analytic Assessments
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FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0603288D8Z (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0603288D8Z.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$28.3M
▼ 14% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$33.1M
▲ 75% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$18.9M
Prior year
Science and Technology Analytic Assessments — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603288D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 328 — Science and Technology Analytic Assessments — requests $28.3M in FY2027, 77% of the $36.9M requested for program element 0603288D8Z. Year over year it falls 14% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 328 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 33.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 28.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 38.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 43.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 48.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 53.7 |
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$18.9M
FY2026 enacted$33.1M
FY2027 request$28.3M
Engineering and Technology Analysis: - Continue to conduct engineering- and physics-based threat assessments informed by IC reporting to identify gaps in U.S. capabilities. - Continue to conduct analysis of novel technology and concepts to address capability gaps and potential counters to emerging technologies in future operating…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 328 buys
The Assured Technical Overmatch project funds comparative assessments that integrate Intelligence Community (IC) insights and independent technical analysis to shape the development of innovative capabilities and address emerging threats from a diverse range of state and non-state actors as outlined in the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and as reported through the IC. Engineering and technology analysis is performed by Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers, industry, and academia partners focused on analysis of critical Department of War (DoW) scientific and technical investments and breakthroughs by U.S. strategic competitors. These assessments compare global science, technology, research and development efforts, and current state-of-the-science, and identify technology development strategies. Main lines of effort include: - Technology Overmatch products leverage OUSW(R&E) subject matter expertise with Federally Funded Research and Development Center and University Affiliated Research Center expertise to identify potential future military capability gaps and propose technological solutions for OUSW(R&E) and broader Department consideration. These efforts are conducted in overlapping six-month sprints and are informed by intelligence reporting, operational plans, service requirements, and Department-funded R&D as well as commercial and academic research activities. Results are consolidated in a graphical overview of the problem and potential solutions, along with white papers outlining details for proposed solutions to help assure technology overmatch.Competitive Landscape Assessments that characterize the technical state-of-the-art, measure relative national standing, and identify and assess the applications of emerging technologies to strategically important military capabilities to inform OUSW(R&E technology development and investment decisions. - Quantitative, engineering-level analyses of novel technologies and concepts that identify potential areas of future technology overmatch. - Independent assessments of critical technology research and development efforts that compare U.S. and competitor nations. Operational and technical assessments identify prioritized operational issues and associated technology focus areas through comprehensive kill chain analysis across all domains through the year 2040.
FY2027 Request
$8.6M
▲ 5.4% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$8.1M
▲ 1.5% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$8.0M
Prior year
Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603288D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 177 — Technology Watch/Horizon Scanning — requests $8.6M in FY2027, 23% of the $36.9M requested for program element 0603288D8Z. Year over year it grows 5.4% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 177 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 8.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 9.3 |
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.
Global Research Watch▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$8.0M
FY2026 enacted$8.1M
FY2027 request$8.6M
FY2027 planned work Global Research Watch: - Continue to conduct systematic analysis of scientific research databases to identify emerging science, technology, and concepts. - Continue to characterize the global landscape of known science, technology, and concepts to identify trends that can provide indicators and warnings of disruptive technology advances. - Continue to integrate methodologies and findings from technology scanning and forecasting, maturation assessments, data analysis, and net technical assessment efforts to characterize global developments in science and technology research. - Advance established bilateral strategies through the continued discovery and early-stage exploitation of scientific…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.487 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 is the result of internal program realignments.
FY2026 plans — current year Technology Watch and Forecasting: - Continue to conduct systematic analysis of scientific research databases to identify emerging science, technology, and concepts. - Continue to characterize the global landscape of known science, technology, and concepts to identify trends that can provide indicators and warnings of disruptive technology advances. - Continue to integrate methodologies and findings from technology scanning and forecasting, maturation assessments, data analysis, and net technical assessment efforts to characterize global developments in science and technology research. - Advance the established U.S. – UK S&T Futures bilateral strategy through the continued discovery and…
FY2025 accomplishments Technology Watch and Forecasting: - Continue to conduct systematic analysis of scientific research databases to identify emerging science, technology, and concepts. - Continue to characterize the global landscape of known science, technology, and concepts to identify trends that can provide indicators and warnings of disruptive technology advances. - Continue to integrate methodologies and findings from technology scanning and forecasting, maturation assessments, data analysis, and net technical assessment efforts to characterize global developments in science and technology research. - Advance the established U.S. – UK S&T Futures bilateral strategy through the continued discovery and…
Project detail
What project 177 buys
In accordance with Congressional direction in 10 USC Sec 4066, the Global Research Watch (GRW) Project Code supports OUSW(R&E) and broader DoW activities through the identification of technology research trends and the forecasting of concepts and technology maturation with the potential for military application through 2040. GRW activities inform the Department’s investment decisions to achieve global competitive advantage. The program provides tailored technical assessments that identify the military relevance, research opportunities, and investment targets for emerging S&T. The Joint Assured Technical Overmatch Center (JATOC) enables intelligence-informed decision advantage across the S&T enterprise portfolio and informs the U.S. S&T intelligence posture by establishing linkages across the OUSW(R&E) and IC entities.