# AI & Autonomy Enterprise Enablers

**R-2A activity** of project 773 — AI & Autonomy Enterprise Enablers  
**Program element:** 0604133D8Z — Alpha-1 Development Activities  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604133D8Z/773/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604133D8Z/773

## Summary

This activity requests $969.8M in FY2027, 100% of project 773, up 145% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Deliver capabilities from Pace Setting Projects to end users for immediate impact and further iterate CDAO will partner with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Defense Innovation Unit for the full AI/ML pipeline for Average True Range (ATR) model development. CDAO will focus on data ingest, labeling, and model and sim capabilities for enterprise use Align NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS compute capabilities with FY 2027 planned pilots Initial investment in classified commercial compute Prototype multi-cloud multi-model Frontier AI contract Prototype multi-cloud multi-model Frontier AI architecture

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 request reflects a significant increase from the FY 2026 levels due to funding of strategic priorities in support of Secretary of War strategic AI objectives as outlined in the AI Strategy. $363.1 million for: Cloud Compute for GenAI Applications supporting "AI for Every Desktop". This investment is crucial for acquiring the high-performance computing infrastructure necessary to develop and operationalize frontier AI models across the Department of War. Securing this funding directly enables the execution of the strategic AI objectives outlined in the USW (R&E)'s AI Strategy, ensuring the Department can set a commanding pace in technological superiority. Without this foundational compute capability, key initiatives like Ender's Foundry and GenAI.mil will be unable to scale, critically delaying the delivery of advanced AI tools to our warfighters and strategic planners. Therefore, this investment is not merely for hardware but is a direct enabler for maintaining a decisive strategic advantage and accelerating the integration of transformative AI across the force. $150 million for AI-Enabled Pilots to support Strategic Pace Setting Challenges. In response to Executive Order 14179 and the evolving character of AI-enabled warfare, the Department of War is launching an aggressive strategy to accelerate America's military AI dominance by becoming an "AI-first" fighting force. This initiative is spearheaded by seven initial Pace-Setting Projects (PSPs) for fiscal year 2026, which serve as high-speed exemplars for innovation across the department. In the Warfighting domain, these include (1. Swarm Forge) to competitively test new AI combat methods, (2. Agent Network) to unleash AI for battle management, and (3. Ender's Foundry) to advance AI-driven simulations. The Intelligence mission is advanced by (4. Open Arsenal), designed to turn intelligence into weapons in hours, and (5. Project Grant), which transforms deterrence into a dynamic, data-driven strategy. At the Enterprise level, (6. GenAI.mil) aims to democratize AI tools for all personnel, while (7. Enterprise Agents) will create a playbook for deploying AI to revolutionize workflows. The mission continues to evolve by emphasizing a "wartime footing" that prioritizes speed, competition, and the rapid removal of bureaucratic barriers. The strategy mandates that the department must maintain parity with the latest commercial AI models, enforce modular open architectures for easy upgrades, and adopt a "hard-nosed realism" approach to AI, ensuring models are objective and free from ideological constraints. This is a fundamental shift from merely integrating AI into old systems to completely re-imagining warfighting concepts, tactics, and processes as "AI-native," ensuring that the United States not only maintains but extends its lead in this critical technological race. $500 million in the FY 2027 mandatory request supports the evolving PSP mission.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Develop solutions in Warfighting, Intelligence and Enterprise through Pace Setting Projects Acquire, label, and deliver data to support priority autonomy requirements. Expand Mission and support and synthetic data generation capabilities and availability. Replicate data pipelines and labeling capabilities on classified networks. Pilot new data modalities and data fusion techniques to accelerate new model development. Grow use of enterprise data acquisition and labeling capabilities to service more DoW projects. Develop intake and assessment criteria for onboarding new pilots. Complete existing pilots and disseminate lessons learned or assist in transition planning in case of success. Enterprise purchasing of general use generative AI models for NIPR/SPIR /JWICS. Generative AI available cross multi cloud integration. Prototype generative AI solutions for warfighters, audit, and improving DoW efficiency.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 395.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 969.8 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604133D8Z project 773 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
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