Project 474
$522.6MFY2027 request ▲ 273%DIU
FY2025 actual$130.9M
FY2026 enacted$140.0M
FY2027 request$522.6M
FY2027 Request
$522.6M
▲ 273% vs FY2026
Senate mark
$527.6M
▼ $5.0M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$140.0M
In law
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 $522.6M for Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) under RDT&E program element 0603342D8Z, up 273% over FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, Senate moved to raise it to $527.6M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 134.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 140.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 522.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,293.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,633.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,811.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,713.3 |
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 0603342D8Z
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 273% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 852
$0.0MFY2027 request DCTC
FY2025 actual$3.9M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$522.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$540.6M +$18.0M · +3.4%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$527.6M +$5.0M · +1.0%
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$642.6M +$120.0M · +23%
▲ $115.0M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) mission is to strengthen U.S. national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology and externally developed products--connecting American entrepreneurs and commercial technology companies to Department needs at speed. DIU serves as the Department's center of excellence for commercial technology adoption and product transition, available to Portfolio Acquisition Executives and program offices across the Department. DIU is the Department's primary interface with the nontraditional and commercial ecosystem for rapid product adoption and transition.
Project 474, 852 — DIU
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FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0603342D8Z (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0603342D8Z.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$522.6M
▲ 273% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$140.0M
▲ 6.9% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$130.9M
Prior year
DIU — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603342D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 474 — DIU — requests $522.6M in FY2027, 100% of the $522.6M requested for program element 0603342D8Z. Year over year it grows 273% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 474 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 130.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 140.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 522.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,293.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,633.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,811.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,713.3 |
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. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$130.9M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$522.6M
Continue to increase the Department's access to commercial technologies and talent consistent with the Administration's 2026 National Defense Strategy and the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy.
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 474 buys
DIU increases the Department's access to commercial technologies and talent, with the ultimate goal of fielding technology at a pace that effectively deters our adversaries and helps ensure victory if we are forced to fight. Consistent with the Administration's 2026 National Defense Strategy and the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, this new era of competition requires technological superiority to ensure the United States’ ability to project power, maintain international norms and rule of law, provide credible deterrence, and prevail in conflict.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.9M
Prior year
DCTC — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603342D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 852 — DCTC — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $522.6M requested for program element 0603342D8Z.
Funding trajectory
Project 852 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
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.
DCTC
FY2025 actual$3.9M
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request—
Project detail
What project 852 buys
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