# Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts — Program Element 0603289D8Z

**Program element:** 0603289D8Z  
**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/0603289D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $52.0M in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 55.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 56.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 52.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 53.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 54.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 55.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 55.4 |

> 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 | 52.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 52.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 52.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 52.0 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329 | Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts | 52.5 | 56.7 | 52.0 | −8% |
| 289 | Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |

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

### Project 329 — Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) conducts analysis in support of ongoing efforts to shape and counter emerging threats, with special emphasis on innovative and architecture-level concepts, cross-Service and cross-Defense/Intelligence concepts, red-teaming, and on a case-by-case basis, research and development projects to demonstrate new concepts. SCO identifies, analyzes, and accelerates the development, demonstration, and transition of selected capabilities to shape and counter emerging threats, and to improve U.S. security posture. In a partnership endeavor across the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), the Services, the Intelligence Community (IC), and other U.S. Government agencies, SCO combines capability innovation with concepts of operation to develop novel, high-leverage approaches to address pressing national security challenges. SCO conducts projects on accelerated timelines, at any classification or access level. The Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts program supports development, study, and analysis of integrated concepts and prototypes, analysis in support of ongoing efforts to shape and counter emerging threats, cross-Service and cross-Defense/Intelligence concepts, and red-teaming. Projects focus on proving component and subsystem maturity prior to integration in major systems and may involve risk reduction initiatives. Due to the nature of these projects, specific applications and detailed plans are available at a higher classification level.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Analysis and Concept Generation | 28.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 |
| Formulation and Risk Reduction | 24.5 | 36.0 | 24.9 |
| Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) | — | 0.7 | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 289 — Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) conducts analysis in support of ongoing efforts to shape and counter emerging threats, with special emphasis on: innovative and architecture-level concepts, cross-Service and cross-Defense/Intelligence concepts, red-teaming, and on a case-by-case basis, research and development projects to demonstrate new concepts. SCO identifies, analyzes, and accelerates the development, demonstration, and transition of selected capabilities to shape and counter emerging threats, and to improve U.S. security posture. In a partnership endeavor across the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), the Services, the Intelligence Community (IC), and other U.S. Government agencies, SCO combines capability innovation with concepts of operation to develop novel, high-leverage approaches to address pressing national security challenges. SCO conducts projects on accelerated timelines, at any classification or access level. The Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts program supports development, study, and analysis of integrated concepts and prototypes, analysis in support of ongoing efforts to shape and counter emerging threats, cross-Service and cross-Defense/Intelligence concepts, and red-teaming. Projects focus on proving component and subsystem maturity prior to integration in major systems, and may involve risk reduction initiatives. Due to the nature of these projects, specific applications and detailed plans are available at a higher classification level.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Analysis and Concept Generation | 2.5 | — | — |

> 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

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Aggression and Prevail in Conflict, Defend the Homeland, Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) conducts analysis to identify and accelerate the development, demonstration, and transition of operationally impactful capabilities to shape and counter emerging threats and increase the lethality of the Joint Force in contested environments. In a partnership endeavor across the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), the Services, the Intelligence Community (IC), and other U.S.

## Related program elements

- [0604250D8Z — Advanced Innovative Technologies](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604250D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604023D8Z — Joint Munitions Component Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604023D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0101318F — Global Data Integration (GDI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101318F) (Air Force)
- [0605053A — Ground Robotics](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605053A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603289D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603289D8Z")`.

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