Project 3255
$109.0MFY2027 request ▲ 36%Decision Support Tools and AI Development
FY2025 actual$58.8M
FY2026 enacted$80.1M
FY2027 request$109.0M
Product Development
FY2027 Request
$182.2M
▲ 21% vs FY2026
House mark
$176.2M
▼ $6.0M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$150.0M
In law
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $182.2M for Digital Warfare under RDT&E program element 0604027N, up 21% over FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to cut it to $176.2M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP) House mark
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 141.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 150.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 182.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 182.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 184.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 186.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 191.2 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Current
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0604027N
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 21% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 3425
$73.2MFY2027 request ▲ 5%Digital Warfare
FY2025 actual$83.1M
FY2026 enacted$70.0M
FY2027 request$73.2M
Product Development
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$182.2M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$176.2M −$6.0M · −3.3%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$182.2M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$182.7M +$0.5M · +0.3%
▲ $6.5M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 182.2 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 182.2 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project 3255, 3425 — Decision Support Tools and AI Development
- Product Development
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Provenance
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604027N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
Suggested citation
HitchAI, "Digital Warfare (PE 0604027N)," federal budget intelligence, PB2027 vintage. hitchintel.com/programs/0604027N
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Markdown twin
/programs/0604027N.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$109.0M
▲ 36% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$80.1M
▲ 36% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$58.8M
Prior year
Decision Support Tools and AI Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604027N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 3255 — Decision Support Tools and AI Development — requests $109.0M in FY2027, 60% of the $182.2M requested for program element 0604027N. Year over year it grows 36% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 3255 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 58.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 80.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 109.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 113.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 113.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 114.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 117.5 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
Artificial Intelligence Development Operations (AI DevOps)▲ 36%
FY2025 actual$58.8M
FY2026 enacted$80.1M
FY2027 request$109.0M
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 3255 buys
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
FY2027 Request
$73.2M
▲ 4.6% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$70.0M
▼ 16% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$83.1M
Prior year
Digital Warfare — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604027N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 3425 — Digital Warfare — requests $73.2M in FY2027, 40% of the $182.2M requested for program element 0604027N. Year over year it grows 4.6% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 3425 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 83.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 70.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 73.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 69.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 70.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 72.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 73.7 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
SYSCOM/PEO DW Support▲ 5%
FY2025 actual$83.1M
FY2026 enacted$70.0M
FY2027 request$73.2M
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
Project detail
What project 3425 buys
The details of this program element are classified SECRET and are submitted annually to Congress in the classified budget justification books.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development