# Navy Warfighting Exp & Demo — Program Element 0603758N

**Program element:** 0603758N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 56% to a $66.4M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 15% (to $76.4M); the Senate added 11% (to $73.9M); House appropriators added 132% (to $154.2M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 133.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 150.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 66.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 69.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 70.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 71.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 72.6 |

> 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 | 66.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 76.4 | +10.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 73.9 | +7.5 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 154.2 | +87.8 |

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

## Projects (4)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2950 | Experiments and Demonstration Transition | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.7 | new start |
| 2918 | Navy Warfighting Experiments and Demo | 65.4 | 64.0 | 27.7 | −57% |
| 1097 | NavalX (Naval Accelerator) | 27.1 | 17.9 | 0.0 | −100% |
| 9999 | Congressional Adds | 40.8 | 68.1 | 0.0 | −100% |

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

### Project 2950 — Experiments and Demonstration Transition

This project focuses on the application of recent technology breakthroughs to meet current operational needs from a subscale proof-of-principle into a full-scale prototypes for warfighter experimentation during laboratory and operational demonstrations, Fleet Battle Problems (FBPs), Limited Objective Experiments (LOEs) and Fleet/Force exercises.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Warfare Experimentation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| Operations Analysis | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| TechSolutions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| Technology Bridges | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |

> 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 2918 — Navy Warfighting Experiments and Demo

This project focuses on the application of recent technology breakthroughs to meet current operational needs from a subscale proof-of-principle into a full-scale prototypes for warfighter experimentation during laboratory and operational demonstrations, Fleet Battle Problems (FBPs), Limited Objective Experiments (LOEs) and Fleet/Force exercises.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Warfare Experimentation | 32.5 | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| Operations Analysis | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| TechSolutions | 10.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Precision Strike Technology | 11.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Advanced Technology Development | 5.1 | 10.8 | 14.5 |
| Technology Bridges | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |

> 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 1097 — NavalX (Naval Accelerator)

In FY25, the Department of Navy (DON) consolidated and established the NavalX (Naval Acceleration) PU 1097 under PE 0603758N with six distinct activities (1) Naval Warfare Prototype and Demonstration to develop and deliver rapid prototypes to warfighters; (2) Technology Analysis, Development, and Investments to analyze technologies to address capability gaps from commercial marketplaces, including investment capital to kickstart and mature the technology in preparation for (1) above; (3) Innovation Agility to address enabling technologies to speed up integration and transition of capability enhancing technology and overcome technical debt; (4) Tech Bridges to cultivate local business ecosystems in order to discover and accelerate non-traditional companies with commercial technologies that can be rapidly adopted by the warfighter; (5) Innovation Operations to support mission-driven problem solving across the DON and academia in support of culture, organizational, and business changes to enable agile and rapid prototyping, development, and transition processes, and (6) Innovation Protection Policy (IPP) to provide research to inform policy on technology trends to enable U.S. dominance in the future technological marketplace.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Warfare Prototype and Demonstration (NavalX) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Technology Analysis, Development, and Investments (NavalX) | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Innovation Agility (NavalX) | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Tech Bridges (NavalX) | 9.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Innovation Operations (NavalX) | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Innovation Protection Policy (NavalX) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |

> 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 9999 — Congressional Adds

Congressional Interest Items not included in other Projects.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) guides ongoing research and innovation operations in the pursuit of novel and decisive capabilities for our Sailors and Marines. ONR manages a broad, but priority-driven investment portfolio of near to long-term basic and applied research. This Program Element (PE) develops Science and Technology (S&T) breakthroughs to meet current operational needs, from prototyping solutions for warfighters, to Fleet experimentation and operational demonstrations including Fleet Battle Problems (FBP), Limited Objective Experiments (LOEs) and Fleet/Force exercises.

## Related program elements

- [0603782N — Mine and Expeditionary Warfare Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603782N) (Navy)
- [0601102A — Defense Research Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A) (Army)
- [0602236N — Warfighter Sustainment Applied Res](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602236N) (Navy)
- [0203728A — Joint Automated Deep Operation Coordination System (JADOCS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203728A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603758N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603758N")`.

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