# Assured Technical Overmatch

**R-2A activity** of project 328 — Science and Technology Analytic Assessments  
**Program element:** 0603288D8Z — Science and Technology (S&T) Analytic Assessments  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603288D8Z/328/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603288D8Z/328

## Summary

This activity requests $28.3M in FY2027, 100% of project 328, down 14% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** 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 environments. - Continue to conduct independent assessments of U.S. and strategic competitors’ critical capabilities and technology development. Operational and Technical Assessment: - Continue to update foundational data of U.S., ally and partner, and adversary capabilities to enable mission-oriented analysis of emerging threats. - Continue to assess anticipated U.S., ally and partner, and adversary capability solutions in the context of DoW-approved operational scenarios and associated timelines to illustrate areas of potential operational overmatch. - Continue to produce comparative assessments of existing and planned U.S. capabilities and weapons systems characterizing emerging threat systems and capabilities in future operating environments. - Continue to design and execute technology-based wargames to inform and align DoW modernization activities with joint concept and capability requirements and threat forecasting. Competitive Landscape Assessments: - Assess technological state-of-the art and trends to capture relative national standing for focal technologies. - Explore military operational implications to understand operational relevance, technology timeline, and uncertainties associated with the applications of the focal technologies. - Integrate key competitor perspectives through intelligence community engagement. - Continue to develop automated approaches for conducting net technical assessments in OUSW(R&E)-identified critical technical areas. “AI-First” Transformation: - In partnership with DTIC, JATOC in FY 2027 will lead the defense enterprise in exploiting the relevant data sets and common data lexicon developed in FY 2026. - Insights derived from this activity will continue to enable the Department to expedite the pace of transitioning technology to the warfighter while enabling the DoW to be more responsive to Congress.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY2026 to FY2027 decrease is due to a non-recurring program adjustment for technology assessments in FY 2026 only

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** 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 environments. - Continue to conduct independent assessments of U.S. and strategic competitors’ critical capabilities and technology development.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** 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 environments. - Continue to conduct independent assessments of U.S. and strategic competitors’ critical capabilities and technology development. Operational and Technical Assessment: - Continue to update foundational data of U.S., ally and partner, and adversary capabilities to enable mission-oriented analysis of emerging threats. - Continue to assess anticipated U.S., ally and partner, and adversary capability solutions in the context of DoD-approved operational scenarios and associated timelines to illustrate areas of potential operational overmatch. - Continue to produce comparative assessments of existing and planned U.S. capabilities and weapons systems characterizing emerging threat systems and capabilities in future operating environments. - Continue to design and execute technology-based wargames to inform and align DoD modernization activities with joint concept and capability requirements and threat forecasting. Net Technical Assessments: - Assess technological state-of-the art and trends to capture relative national standing for focal technologies. - Explore military operational implications to understand operational relevance, technology timeline, and uncertainties associated with the applications of the focal technologies. - Integrate key competitor perspectives through intelligence community engagement

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 33.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 28.3 |

> 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 0603288D8Z project 328 (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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