# Project 2950 — Experiments and Demonstration Transition

**Program element:** 0603758N — Navy Warfighting Exp & Demo  
**Project:** 2950  
**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/2950  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N

## Summary

Project 2950 — Experiments and Demonstration Transition requests $38.7M in FY2027, 58% of the $66.4M requested for program element 0603758N — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 4 R-2A activities decompose the request, 4 new this cycle.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603758N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 4

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Warfare Experimentation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.5 | new | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N/2950/a0) |
| TechSolutions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | new | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N/2950/a2) |
| Operations Analysis | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | new | — |
| Technology Bridges | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | new | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Naval Warfare Experimentation — NEW START

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N/2950/a0

### TechSolutions — NEW START

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N/2950/a2

### Operations Analysis — NEW START

**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 the workforce and warfighters that will impact near-term and long-term needs and inform requirements to include our International Allies by continuing the work with the Royal Canadian Navy and exploring a project in the AUKUS agreement. - Investments with other organizations developing in the extended reality (XR) space to determine the opportunities for sharing lessons learned and leveraging available assets and resources to inform design requirements.

**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.

### Technology Bridges — NEW START

**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.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603758N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603758N project 2950 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603758N")`.

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