Project 635323
$20.3MFY2027 request ▲ 315%Human Effectiveness Technology Demonstrations
FY2025 actual$5.9M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$20.3M
FY2027 Request
$20.3M
▲ 4.0% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$19.5M
▲ 44% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$13.5M
Prior year
Roll-up of 4 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $20.3M for Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development under RDT&E program element 0603456F, up 4.0% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 21.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 21.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.3 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 3 — Advanced Technology Development.
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Research
BA 1–2
Current
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
4 projects roll up into PE 0603456F
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 4% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 635324
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%Biosciences Performance Demonstration
FY2025 actual$2.8M
FY2026 enacted$4.2M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Project 635325
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%Mission Effective Performance
FY2025 actual$3.6M
FY2026 enacted$6.1M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Project 635327
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%Warfighter Interfaces
FY2025 actual$1.3M
FY2026 enacted$4.4M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$20.3M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$20.3M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$20.3M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$31.3M +$11.0M · +54%
▲ $11.0M 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
This program develops, demonstrates, and transitions technologies to enhance Department of the Air Force (DAF) warfighter performance and effectiveness through breakthrough advances in warfighter training, warfighter system interfaces, directed energy bioeffects, deployment and sustainment of warfighters in extreme environments, and understanding and shaping adversarial behavior. This program develops, demonstrates, and transitions technologies to predict, evaluate, and mitigate the effects of directed energy on personnel and mission performance, and exploits the offensive capabilities of directed energy systems.
Project 635323, 635324, 635325, 635327 — Human Effectiveness Technology Demonstrations
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FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0603456F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0603456F.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$20.3M
▲ 315% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.9M
▼ 16% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$5.9M
Prior year
Human Effectiveness Technology Demonstrations — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603456F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 635323 — Human Effectiveness Technology Demonstrations — requests $20.3M in FY2027, 100% of the $20.3M requested for program element 0603456F. Year over year it grows 315% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 635323 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 17.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 21.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 21.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.3 |
Inside the project
4 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
Directed Energy Bioeffectsflat
FY2025 actual$5.9M
FY2026 enacted$4.9M
FY2027 request$4.9M
-Continue providing hazard analysis for directed energy and novel weapon systems, maturing modeling capabilities to improve hazard assessments and conducting performance analysis to support the required directed energy weapon review and approval process for novel systems. -Continue providing human-based design requirements addressing…
Biotechnology for Performance Research and DemonstrationNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$2.3M
-Continue development of physio-cognitive state prototype system by executing high-altitude chamber and centrifuge testing to validate AI-enabled state assessment for aircrew. -Complete system development of the Fatigue Optimized Cognition Under Stress (FOCUS) fatigue Management system, delivering final data analysis, lessons learned…
Readiness Technology DevelopmentNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$4.2M
-Continue integrating training management, data tracking tools, and interfaces into the Synthetic training Infrastructure by improving and upgrading the specific exercise tracking and debrief tools at the Distributed Training Center and Distributed Mission Operations Center. -Continue field evaluations of the proficiency-based training…
Airman Machine InterfacesNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$8.9M
-Continue developing Advanced Command and Control software for distributed operations by advancing the long-range kill web-Enabling Technologies and developing the associated distributed Planning and Command and Control tools. -Continue developing Collaborative interfaces that leverage Artificial Intelligence, conducting a critical…
Project detail
What project 635323 buys
This Project develops, demonstrates, and transitions Human Effectiveness technologies required for Department of the Air Force (DAF) warfighters to win future wars through enabling, augmenting and protecting warfighter performance. This project demonstrates technologies to predict, evaluate, and mitigate the effects of novel weapon systems on personnel and mission performance, and exploits the offensive capabilities of directed energy systems, developing modeling and simulation tools to unite bioeffects and human performance models from across the Department of the Air Force (DAF) in support of Digital Transformation initiatives. In addition, this Project develops, demonstrates, and prepares for transition technologies that provide Airman-integrated capabilities to sustain, enhance, and augment airmen physical and cognitive performance under challenging and adverse operational and training mission environments; maturing technologies to provide commanders real time status monitoring and assessment of individual's mission ready status and intervention protocols to accelerate restoral to combat readiness. Further, this Project develops, demonstrates, and transitions advanced training, simulation, mission rehearsal, and other performance-aiding methods and technologies to enhance warfighter readiness focusing on integrated high-fidelity weapon systems training technologies; tailored immersive simulation environments for airmen at the tactical and operational levels; and incorporation of performance assessment and feedback tools. Finally, this Project develops, demonstrates, and readies the transition of technologies to revolutionize the way airmen optimize multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Battle Management Command and Control, Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, and intel analysis capabilities of DAF systems, including autonomous machines, and adaptive teams of Airmen and machines.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.2M
▲ 51% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.8M
Prior year
Biosciences Performance Demonstration — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603456F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 635324 — Biosciences Performance Demonstration — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $20.3M requested for program element 0603456F. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 635324 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.2 |
| 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.
Biotechnology for Performance Research and Demonstration▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$2.8M
FY2026 enacted$4.2M
FY2027 request$0.0M
FY2027 planned work In FY 2027, the Biotechnology for Performance Research and Demonstration effort and associated plans & funding transferred within this Program Element to Project 635323 / Directed Energy Bioeffects Parameters, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decreased by $4.167 million due to the transfer of the Biosciences Performance Demonstration effort and associated funding within this Program Element to Project 635323 / Directed Energy Bioeffects Parameters, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue system development of the Fatigue Optimized Cognition Under Stress fatigue Management system, demonstrating its effectiveness in predicting and managing aircrew fatigue during maximum endurance operations using in-flight physiological sensing. -Complete integration and field-testing of an eye-tracking fatigue assessment algorithm, transitioning the software for integration into Command & Control, Air Battle Management, and aircraft cockpit simulators. -Complete development of a secure, cloud-based data system for in-flight physiological data, demonstrating the Artificial Intelligence-ready repository of pilot performance and exposure data to Air Combat Command, Air Force Life…
Project detail
What project 635324 buys
Project objectives are to develop, demonstrate, and transition products that provide Airman and Guardian-integrated capabilities to sustain, enhance, and augment airmen physical and cognitive performance under challenging and adverse operational and training mission environments. Integrate technical advances in molecular and synthetic biology, multi-omics, cognitive performance optimization, brain-machine interface, and application of non-invasive physiological and cognitive performance monitoring devices. Develop solutions to sense, assess, and mitigate impacts to airmen performance degradation including, but not limited to, unexplained physiological events, fatigue, injury, stressors (i.e. environmental, occupational, personal), and cognitive overload. Develop and demonstrate technologies to enhance and accelerate individual physical and cognitive ability to rapidly learn and acquire new mission skills and maintain proficiency of acquired skills. Mature technologies to provide commanders real time status monitoring and assessment of individual's mission ready status and intervention protocols to accelerate restoral to combat readiness.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$6.1M
▲ 67% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.6M
Prior year
Mission Effective Performance — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603456F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 635325 — Mission Effective Performance — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $20.3M requested for program element 0603456F. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 635325 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 6.1 |
| 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.
Readiness Technology Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$3.6M
FY2026 enacted$6.1M
FY2027 request$0.0M
FY2027 planned work In FY 2027, the Readiness Technology Development effort and associated plans & funding transferred within this Program Element to Project 635323 / Human Effectiveness Technology Development, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decreased by $6.083 million due to the transfer of the Readiness Technology Development effort and associated funding within this Program Element to Project 635323 / Directed Energy Bioeffects Parameters, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue to integrate and demonstrate just-in-time training technologies for multi-capable airmen in austere mission contexts and locations, demonstrating added capability and reduced footprint at exercise Northern Strike 25-2. -Continue integrating training management, data tracking tools, and interfaces into the Synthetic operational Test & training Infrastructure by expanding capabilities to the Distributed Training center, Distributed Mission Operations Center, and Live Mission Operation Capability. -Continue field evaluations connecting big data and proficiency-based training Infrastructure to operational event-based tracking and reporting systems by adding training hardware and…
Project detail
What project 635325 buys
This project develops, demonstrates, and transitions advanced training, simulation, mission rehearsal, and other performance-aiding methods and technologies to enhance warfighter readiness. This project also develops advanced methods and technologies to enable interactive Live-Virtual-Constructive blended environments for performance-aiding methods and technologies. Focus areas include integrated high-fidelity weapon systems training technologies for air, space, and cyber missions; tailored immersive simulation environments for airmen at the tactical and operational levels; and incorporation of performance assessment and feedback tools. These methods and technologies facilitate the development of mission-essential competencies across the broad range of Air Force mission areas. Technology areas are focused on the Combat Air Force (CAF) with major benefits to Joint and coalition partner training needs.
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$4.4M
▲ 241% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$1.3M
Prior year
Warfighter Interfaces — one RDT&E project inside PE 0603456F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 635327 — Warfighter Interfaces — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $20.3M requested for program element 0603456F. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 635327 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.4 |
| 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.
Airman Machine Interfaces▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.3M
FY2026 enacted$4.4M
FY2027 request$0.0M
FY2027 planned work In FY 2027, the Airman Machine Interfaces effort and associated plans & funding transferred within this Program Element to Project 635323 / Directed Energy Bioeffects Parameters, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decreased by $4.399 million due to the transfer of the Airman Machine Interfaces effort and associated funding within this Program Element to Project 635323/ Directed Energy Bioeffects Parameters, to provide Congress with improved understanding and traceability of the discrete Human Effectiveness technology areas in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), Air Force, Budget Activity (BA) 3.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue developing Advanced Command and Control software to enable Air Battle Management systems capabilities for distributed multi-domain operations, shifting focus to long-range kill web-Enabling technologies and distributed Planning tools that facilitate resynchronization after disruption. -Continue developing collaborative interfaces that leverage intelligent agents and autonomy to reduce cognitive workload and optimize distributed human-human/ human-machine teaming introducing Artificial Intelligence synthetic agents into Planning and orchestration capabilities. -Continue developing Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance mission Planning and Battle damage assessment tools…
Project detail
What project 635327 buys
This Project develops, demonstrates, and readies the transition of technologies to revolutionize the way airmen optimize multi-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (multi-UAV), Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2), Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (C3BM), and intel analysis capabilities of DAF systems, including autonomous machines, and adaptive teams of Airmen, Guardians and machines. Improvements in the presentation of operational information to warfighters, from the system operator to the commander, must be developed in step with advancements in the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information. This project provides the advances in understanding of human cognitive abilities, as well as the utilization of human interfaces, multisensory fusion, high-resolution image displays, and three-dimensional audio to customize communications, enhance shared understanding, and provide maximum situational awareness across a diverse user community simultaneously executing air, space, and cyber missions from geographically separate command, control, and battle management locations.