# Project 474 — DIU

**Program element:** 0603342D8Z — Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)  
**Project:** 474  
**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/0603342D8Z/474  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603342D8Z

## Summary

Project 474 — DIU requests $522.6M in FY2027, 100% of the $522.6M requested for program element 0603342D8Z, up 273% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request, 1 restarted this cycle.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603342D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) | 130.9 | — | 522.6 | restart | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603342D8Z/474/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) — RESTART

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.

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603342D8Z/474/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603342D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603342D8Z project 474 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603342D8Z")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*