# Resolute Sentry

**R-2A activity** of project 642001 — Next Gen Sensors Tech Maturation/Risk Reduction  
**Program element:** 0604257F — Advanced Technology and Sensors  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604257F/642001/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604257F/642001

## Summary

This activity requests $23.8M in FY2027, 61% of project 642001, up 33% 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.** - Will continue DevSecOps and Digital Engineering environment. - Will continue operating government software integration lab. - Will continue update software design materials and technical data package for transition partners. - Will develop and deliver Minimum Viable Capability Release (MVCR).

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - Transition software and digital engineering artifacts from AFRL to lifecycle appropriate environments. - Establish DevSecOps and Digital Engineering environment. - Establish government software integration lab. - Update software design materials and technical data package for threshold platform integration. - Conduct operationally relevant flight exercise to demonstrate viability of technology.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 23.8 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 642001

- [Next Gen Sensors Tech Maturation/Risk Reduction](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604257F/642001/a0) — FY2027 15.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604257F project 642001 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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