What project 2950 buys
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.
Project 2950 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.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 38.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 41.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 42.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 43.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 43.8 |
4 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 2 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Initiate: - ONR experimentation plan in alignment with the 30 Year S&T Strategy to guide multiyear S&T investment in response to emerging concepts and doctrine. - Operational experimentation to determine best of breed technologies from industry and government labs and document results to inform early S&T product development, ensure…
Read the FY2027 plan →Initiate: - Deliver new Science and Technology (S&T) prototypes to solve problems expressed directly by warfighters during Fleet/Force interactions. TechSolutions will develop, demonstrate, and deliver prototypes throughout the year as warfighter requests are received. It is estimated that in FY 2027 TechSolutions will be able to develop…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Initiate: - Operational analysis tools and techniques such as warfighter workshops to include Technology Innovation Games (TIGs) and modeling and simulation studies to assess the military utility of emerging technologies to build an analytical underpinning to support investment decisions. - Analysis of operational experimentation to identify S&T technical performance objectives that provide relevant operational capabilities to drive experimentation design and support investment decisions. This will include modeling and simulation and other analytical tools to quantify the operational relevance and military utility of technology performance parameters. - Co-create actionable concepts with…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to funding realignment from Proj 2918 to Proj 2950 within the same Program Element.
FY2027 planned work Initiate: - Support regional technology innovation challenges addressing critical Naval mission problems; produce and deliver dual-use prototypes in partnership with the local/regional commercial sector; and support regional operational experimentation events. - Conduct technology market scanning, industry outreach, and the support of technology transition to address critical Naval mission problems. It will leverage US and UK funding to deliver dual-use prototypes and demonstrations in partnership with US Fleet Stakeholders. - Expand and scale efforts to help interested US companies find partners, suppliers, and markets overseas.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to funding realignment from Proj 2918 to Proj 2950 within the same Program Element.