# Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program — Program Element 0603680D8Z

**Program element:** 0603680D8Z  
**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/0603680D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $581.8M in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 59% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 3.0% (to $599.3M); the Senate added 3.4% (to $601.8M); House appropriators added 28% (to $744.8M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 198.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 555.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 581.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 365.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 308.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 270.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 239.7 |

> 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 | 581.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 599.3 | +17.5 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 601.8 | +20.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 744.8 | +163.0 |

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

## Projects (6)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability | 0.0 | 225.4 | 254.5 | +13% |
| 350 | Manufacturing Innovation Institutes | 146.0 | 188.7 | 229.0 | +21% |
| 680 | Manufacturing Science and Technology Program | 43.4 | 128.2 | 81.6 | −36% |
| 681 | Technology Industrial Innovation Base | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | +10% |
| 351 | Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | +11% |
| 961 | Tech Trans & Comm Partnership | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | +157% |

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

### Project 549 — Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration Capability

Advanced manufacturing demonstrations of biomanufactured products for critical defense applications. This project addresses the necessary activities to rapidly mature biomanufactured products and establish the necessary production capacity.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Maturation of Biomanufactured Defense Products | — | 123.1 | 136.2 |
| Establish Critical Bioindustrial Manufacturing Capacity | — | 102.4 | 118.3 |

> 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 350 — Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

This project supports nine Department of War (DoW) led Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) within the national Manufacturing USA network. The MIIs are an essential component of the DoW ManTech mission and unique resource to address DoW challenges through public/private partnerships with members from industry, academia, and federal and state governments - including small and medium as well as large manufacturers - that address both commercial and defense manufacturing needs within specific, defense-relevant technology areas to mature manufacturing processes, build out a supporting ecosystem, and provide for manufacturing education and workforce development. The MIIs’ flexible business models and strong focus on enabling highly collaborative research and development (R&D) are catalyzing important new organizational relationships across government, industry, and academia. MIIs bring together both traditional defense and non-traditional sectors to accelerate key innovation cycles, expand U.S. industrial capability, and assist in creating resilient supply chains that will support innovative defense products. Each MII consortium attracts partner funding to match DoW investments at a one-to-one ratio (or greater) and some offer state-of-the-art pilot facilities. MIIs receive active participation and support from the military departments and defense agencies and their members. The nine MII technology domain focus areas are: (1) Additive Manufacturing Innovation; (2) Manufacturing Digital Innovation; (3) Materials Innovation; (4) Photonic Foundry and Packaging Innovation (5) Hybrid Electronics Innovation (6) Revolutionary Fabric and Textiles Innovation); (7) Medical Cell, Tissue, and Organ Manufacturing Innovation; (8) Robotic Automation Innovation; and (9) Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation. MII funding is focused on: • Developing and implementing education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. • Developing innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. • Engaging with small and mid-sized manufacturers, including women and minority-owned manufacturing enterprises, and larger-sized manufacturing firms.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additive Manufacturing Innovation | 45.9 | 36.3 | 7.0 |
| Manufacturing Digital Innovation | 10.7 | 12.6 | 7.2 |
| Materials Innovation | 9.3 | 10.5 | 7.6 |
| Photonic Foundry and Packaging Innovation | 16.5 | 15.5 | 11.1 |
| Hybrid Electronics Innovation | 9.4 | 9.4 | 6.9 |
| Advanced Fiber and Fabric | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Medical Cell, Tissue, and Organ Manufacturing Innovation | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.0 |
| Robotic Automation Innovation | 8.8 | 10.8 | 7.3 |
| Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation | 23.8 | 18.4 | 8.3 |
| Adoption of Defense Advanced Manufacturing (ADAM) | 0.0 | — | 130.3 |
| Manufacturing Modernization Sprints | 0.0 | — | 28.0 |

> 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 680 — Manufacturing Science and Technology Program

The Office of the Secretary War (OSW) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP) concentrates on cross-cutting defense manufacturing needs that are beyond the ability of a single service to address. MSTP projects focus on cross-cutting defense manufacturing advancements and stimulate early development of manufacturing processes and enterprise business practices. The MSTP invests in broad technology initiatives within Advanced Electronics and Optics, Advanced Materials and Composites, Advanced and Emerging Manufacturing Processes, and Advanced Energetics Manufacturing.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Electronics and Optics | 16.8 | 14.8 | 35.1 |
| Advanced Materials and Composites | 5.5 | 8.2 | 36.2 |
| Advanced and Emerging Manufacturing Processes | 4.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Advanced Energetics Manufacturing | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |

> 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 681 — Technology Industrial Innovation Base

Technology Industrial Base (TIB) provides support to technology leaders in identifying industrial innovation base needs; characterizing and assessing priority technology investments, identifying and mitigating issues and risks impacting the industrial innovation base, and exploiting opportunities to advance technology development, testing, and manufacturing. TIB efforts develop near- and long-term strategies and employ mechanisms to retain the U.S. advantage in current and emerging modernization technology priorities by addressing the capabilities of the industrial innovation base to develop, test, manufacture, and sustain them.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Industrial Innovation Base (TIB) | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 |

> 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 351 — Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development

The M-EWD Strategy is designed to achieve mission objectives and generate engagement by promoting awareness of its program activities and capabilities. This strategy is executed through three primary lines of effort: (1) building regional ecosystems by creating and growing successful, skills-based pilot programs with an applied regional approach; (2) upscaling solutions by assisting stakeholders with funding options, establishing pathways to expand programs across geographies, technologies, and age groups, and disseminating best practices; and (3) leveraging interagency efforts by convening with key stakeholders, experts, and practitioners.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |

> 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 961 — Tech Trans & Comm Partnership

Technology Transfer and Commercial Partnership’s (T2CP) mission is to provide policy, guidance and coordination of the DoW T2 Components’ programs which encompass more than 9,000 active public private partnerships with DoW laboratories. The T2 budget is used to implement the 15 USC 3702 and 3710, multiple 10 USC partnership authorities, and DoD Instructions 5535.08 and .11.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Transfer (T2), Transition, and Commercial Partnerships (T3CP) | — | 1.8 | 4.6 |

> 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 Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage and Build a Resilient Joint Force Defense Ecosystem. The Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology (DMS&T) program is the joint, defense-wide component of the Department of War (DoW) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program directed in Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2521.

## Related program elements

- [0603680N — Manufacturing Technology Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680N) (Navy)
- [0603680S — Manufacturing Technology Program (ManTech)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680S) (Defense-Wide)
- [0708045A — End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708045A) (Army)
- [0603183D8Z — Joint Hypersonic Technology Development & Transition](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603183D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603680D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
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