# Advanced Materials and Composites

**R-2A activity** of project 680 — Manufacturing Science and Technology Program  
**Program element:** 0603680D8Z — Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680D8Z/680/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680D8Z/680

## Summary

This activity requests $36.2M in FY2027, 44% of project 680, up 342% 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.** Fund Year 3 of 3 for Carbon Nanotube Fiber Cathodes for High Power Microwave Weapons, Year 3 of 5 for Harnessing Microbe-Sourced Cellulose for Advanced Fiber Manufacturing, Year 2 of 4 for Affordable Hydrogen On-Demand, Year 2 of 4 for Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Radomes, and Year 2 of 3 for Powder Granulation for Expanded Production Capacity of Thermal Batteries. Additional funding being applied to advanced manufacturing of hypersonic radome materials for the defense industrial base.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase of $28.000 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects $15.000 million for Additional Carbon-Carbon Suppliers, $7.000 million for Hypersonic Aperture Manufacturing Development and $6.000 million for Manufacturing and Production Assessments and Improvements for Hypersonics.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Fund Year 4 of 4 for Mobile Fabrication and Repair, Year 2 of 2 for Carbon Nanotube Fiber Cathodes for High Power Microwave Weapons.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Fund Year 3 of 3 for Self-Damping Structural Materials, Lightweight Hydrogen Fuel Cell Separator Plate Manufacturing, Year 3 of 4 for Mobile Fabrication and Repair, and Year 1 of 2 for Carbon Nanotube Fiber Cathodes for High Power Microwave Weapons for DoD.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 36.2 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 680

- [Advanced Electronics and Optics](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680D8Z/680/a0) — FY2027 35.1
- Advanced and Emerging Manufacturing Processes — FY2027 8.9
- Advanced Energetics Manufacturing — FY2027 1.4

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603680D8Z project 680 (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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