# Advanced Innovative Technologies — Program Element 0604250D8Z

**Program element:** 0604250D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604250D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 241% to a $2.63B request in FY2027. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate added 5.7% (to $2.78B); House appropriators added 2.5% (to $2.69B). BWXT-Advanced leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 914.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 770.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2,626.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2,681.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2,587.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2,510.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2,142.7 |

> 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 | 2,626.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2,626.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2,776.1 | +150.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2,692.5 | +66.4 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Advanced Innovative Technologies | 914.6 | 770.8 | 2,626.1 | +241% |

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

### Project 250 — Advanced Innovative Technologies

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) develops, demonstrates, and transitions operationally impactful capabilities and effects to shape and counter emerging threats and increase the lethality of the Joint Force in contested environments. The SCO combines innovation with concepts of operation and information management to develop novel capabilities solving critical national security challenges in partnership with the Services, Defense Agencies, Combatant Commands (CCMDS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Intelligence Community, and the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW). SCO's FY 2026 Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) spending under Exercises, Training, Experimentation, and Innovation includes $639.296 million discretionary and $167.000 million mandatory for a total of $806.296, an increase of $150.786 million from FY 2025, with five new capability projects transitioning into Execution in FY 2026.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** BWXT-Advanced (96.6, 3.7%), SBIR/STTR transfer funds (82.0, 3.1%), Labor and Travel (64.6, 2.5%), Facility and IT support to SCO (27.1, 1.0%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Innovative Technologies Project Management | 47.6 | 71.0 | 146.6 |
| Asgard | 43.2 | 54.0 | 76.8 |
| Attila | — | — | 72.3 |
| Base Camp | — | 0.0 | 62.0 |
| Bedlam | 10.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Bellaire | — | — | 168.6 |
| BIAO | — | — | 15.4 |
| Black Marlin | — | 0.0 | 39.1 |
| Classified Projects | 229.8 | 236.0 | 1,108.9 |
| Cottontail | — | — | 24.1 |
| DEEJ | — | — | 4.4 |
| Emerging Opportunities | 11.0 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
| Endeavour | — | — | 13.9 |
| Epic | 29.3 | 92.6 | 63.3 |
| Equinox | 21.9 | 32.4 | 76.6 |
| Foundation | — | — | 173.4 |
| Galaxian | 8.9 | — | — |
| Gollum | 16.6 | 22.7 | 5.5 |
| Hailstone | 26.0 | 3.2 | — |
| Heimdall | — | — | 27.2 |
| Hurt Locker | 50.1 | 16.4 | 50.0 |
| Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System (HGWS) | 64.8 | — | — |
| Kenobi | 40.8 | 15.3 | — |
| Lazarus | 43.6 | 18.4 | 52.5 |
| Legend | — | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Mission Support Infrastructure | 27.7 | 24.5 | 27.1 |
| Oculus Prime | 14.9 | 27.2 | 41.2 |
| Pele | 83.8 | 0.0 | 96.6 |
| Pernicious | — | — | 168.6 |
| Portunus | — | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Providence | 13.4 | 19.1 | 19.0 |
| Rolling Dice | 18.5 | 24.4 | 33.2 |
| Seamans Eye | 0.2 | — | — |
| Valjean | — | — | 9.9 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 10% | 270.3 |
| Other / unspecified | 90% | 2,355.9 |

**Top named industry performers:** BWXT-Advanced ($96.6M, 3.7%), SBIR/STTR transfer funds ($82.0M, 3.1%), Labor and Travel ($64.6M, 2.5%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) develops, demonstrates, and transitions operationally impactful capabilities and effects to shape and counter emerging threats and increase the lethality of the Joint Force in contested environments. The SCO combines innovation with concepts of operation and information management to develop novel capabilities solving critical national security challenges in partnership with the Services, Defense Agencies, Combatant Commands (CCMDS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Intelligence Community, and the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW).

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## Related program elements

- [0603289D8Z — Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603289D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0601102A — Defense Research Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A) (Army)
- [0604023D8Z — Joint Munitions Component Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604023D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0207611F — Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207611F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604250D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604250D8Z")`.

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