# Biosynthetic Material Demonstration

**R-2A activity** of project CP7 — Biotechnology Demonstration and Evaluation  
**Program element:** 0603386A — Biotechnology for Materials - Advanced Research  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603386A/CP7/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603386A

## Summary

This activity requests $22.4M in FY2027, 100% of project CP7, down 9.2% 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.** Will optimize and transition hypersonic fuels for scaled biomanufacturing; optimize and transition bio-manufacturing process development for domestic production of high temperature-resistant bio-manufactured materials necessary for new hypersonic defense systems; continue to mature aircraft transparency biomanufacturing for reduced logistics; optimize and transition biobased energetics for scaled biomanufacturing; optimize and transition biomanufactured charcoal in main gun tests; demonstrate a biobased multiplexed sensor to detect multiple heavy metal in water for point-of-need water safety/quality testing in denied combat operational areas; optimize, demonstrate and transition reduced logistics through agile bio cementation technology for expeditionary flight-line, taxiway, rotary aircraft pads, and base logistic foundations; optimize and demonstrate bio-derived optical materials for agile laser protection of military goggles, vision blocks, and sensor systems.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding decrease due to reduction in testing and prototypes.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Will continue to optimize and the scale-up production of biomolecules for use as energetic materials in hypersonic systems at volumes suitable for advanced prototyping and testing; validate the performance of these materials to support enhanced weapon systems range, increased speeds, potential reusability, and supply security on relevant platforms. Will continue to mature and demonstrate the bio-manufacturing process development for domestic production of high temperature-resistant bio-manufactured materials necessary for new hypersonic defense systems and fire-resistant casings for munitions and energy storage. Will demonstrate the ability to capture rare earth elements using a bioderived extraction and separation process. Will mature and demonstrate the scale-up of bioderived energetic materials and test prototype kinetic energy and chemical energy munition system capabilities. Will continue to optimize the in-line analysis of fermentation products through biomaterial machine vision; improve the performance of high throughput strain screening and purification, downstream fermentation, bio-standards validation, and scale-up through biomaterial prototyping. Will demonstrate a biomanufacturing capability to enable bioderived cellulose at scale for diverse applications as energetic propellant ingredients and textile fibers. Will continue to demonstrate a bio-based capability to sense and detect heavy metal in water for point-of-need water safety/quality testing in denied combat operational areas. Will continue the demonstration of bio-manufactured aviation and ground vehicle critical materials from in-theater waste streams; optimize the organic solution to provide fuel in theater to maintain a capable fighting force and persist inside actively contested spaces from a sustainable and secure production system. Will continue the demonstration of reduced logistics through agile bio cementation technology for expeditionary flight-line, taxiway, rotary aircraft pads, and base logistic foundations. Will demonstrate bio-derived optical materials for agile laser protection of military goggles, vision blocks, and sensor systems. Will prototype and test bioderived non-lethal vessel stopping technology to aid in threat vessel interdiction.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Will optimize the in-line analysis of fermentation products through biomaterial machine vision; improve the performance of high throughput strain screening and purification, downstream fermentation, bio-standards validation, and scale-up through biomaterial prototyping. Continue the scale-up production of biomolecules for use as energetic materials in hypersonic systems at volumes suitable for advanced prototyping and testing; validate the performance of these materials to support enhanced weapon systems range, increased speeds, potential reusability, and supply security on relevant platforms. Continue to mature and demonstrate the bio-manufacturing process development for domestic production of high temperature-resistant bio-manufactured materials necessary for new hypersonic defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and fire-resistant casings for munitions. Demonstrate bio-based non-hazardous paint removal cleaning solvent for aircraft, ships, and ground vehicle systems. Demonstrate a bio-based capability to sense and detect heavy metal in water for point-of-need water safety/quality testing in denied combat operational areas. Continue the demonstration of bio-manufactured aviation and ground vehicle critical materials from in-theater waste streams; optimize the organic solution to provide fuel in theater to maintain a capable fighting force and persist inside actively contested spaces from a sustainable and secure production system. Continue the demonstration of reduced logistics through agile biocementation technology for expeditionary flight-line, taxiway, rotary aircraft pads, and base logistic foundations. Demonstrate bio-derived optical materials for agile laser protection of military goggles, vision blocks, and sensor systems.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 35.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 24.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.4 |

> 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 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603386A project CP7 (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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