Roll-up of 7 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $165.5M for Defense Technology Analysis under RDT&E program element 0605798D8Z, up 269% over FY2026.
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 44.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 165.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 112.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 116.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 62.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 66.1 |
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.
7 projects roll up into PE 0605798D8Z
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 269% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Laboratory Resource Management
Defense Support Teams
Homeland Defense Capability Development
Defense Science Study Group
Tech Trans & Comm Partnership
Defense Tech Analysis
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
Mission & acquisition strategy
This program supports the Department’s initiatives to rebuilding the military by rapidly fielding emerging technologies. This program provides mission support to the Under Secretary of War (USW), Research and Engineering (R&E) covering a wide range of studies and analysis in support of the R&E program and its impacts on the Department's decision to fund RDT&E efforts. Such activities include: (1) identification and development of new technological opportunities; (2) insertion of new technologies into warfighting systems and operations; and (3) management and evaluation of the effectiveness of technology programs.
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/programs/0605798D8Z.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksAlternative PNT — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 119 — Alternative PNT — requests $113.0M in FY2027, 68% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Project 119 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 113.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 57.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 57.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
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.
- Develop, design, and deliver trusted navigation and timing data, resilient augmented PNT systems, and receivers to enable trusted use of all viable non-GPS, space-based signals for PNT, which enables use of precise time and positioning from multiple constellations. - Mature and rapidly integrate MOSA-compliant sensors tailored to…
Read the FY2027 plan →What project 119 buys
The Alternative Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)project uniquely engages with the Services, Combatant Commands, and our federal partners on critical S&T initiatives to develop emerging PNT technology, sources, and countering small unmanned system threats to our military forces and installations across all domains and all threat environments. Work in this project explores PNT technology and solution needs across the domains of Air, Land, Sea (surface and undersea), and Space, and enables development and maturation of new transitionable maps, sensors, data fusion hubs, and integration techniques targeting GPS-denied or GPS-degraded environments include navigation-quality magnetic anomaly maps and sensors; augmented space-based, non-GPS satellite navigation and time distribution, platform and mission tailored alternative PNT fusion solutions, and best practices for alternative PNT integration through software and hardware. These activities support multiple, new critical technology areas in Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)).
Laboratory Resource Management — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 796 — Laboratory Resource Management — requests $37.9M in FY2027, 23% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z. Year over year it grows 19% against FY2026.
Project 796 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 37.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 40.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 43.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 45.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 48.6 |
2 accomplishments / planned programs
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.
This project will continue to support the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for S&T with contract support, studies and analysis to develop policy, and provide the oversight necessary to execute current, and develop future, DoW in-house laboratory efficiencies such that they continue to generate mission-critical innovations that increase…
CLIP will continue an annual cycle of calling for proposals for laboratory projects to modernize specific critical laboratory capabilities and facilities to realize the goals of the 2026 National Defense Strategy for a technically superior warfighting capability.
Read the FY2027 plan →What project 796 buys
The Laboratory Resource Management project provides funding for the Defense Laboratory Office within the USW(R&E). The Defense Laboratory Office mission is to craft policy and provide the oversight necessary to both preserve current, and develop future, DoW in-house laboratory capabilities such that they continue to generate mission-critical innovations that increase the U.S. military advantage and enhance U.S. national security. The Defense Laboratory Office advocates and supports the DoW laboratory system in three areas: (1) facilities and infrastructure; (2) personnel and quality of workforce; and (3) technology transfer. FY 2022 added the Central Lab Investment Program (CLIP). This effort seeks to address infrastructure gaps within the Department’s Laboratory community by establishing a dedicated funding stream for the DoW’s laboratories to address infrastructure issues, including facility planning, design, construction, sustainment repair, and/or modernization. The DoW Laboratory Enterprise consists of more than 60 laboratories with approximately 67,000 employees (approximately 50,000 of whom are scientists and engineers). Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2017 also transferred the management of the laboratory demonstration program at Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRLs) from the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness (USW(P&R)) to the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)). Section 218 of the NDAA for FY 2018 amended the authority by re-designating management to the USW(R&E).
Defense Support Teams — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 798 — Defense Support Teams — requests $9.6M in FY2027, 5.8% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z. Year over year it grows 5.5% against FY2026.
Project 798 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 10.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 10.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.4 |
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.
FY2027 planned work The FY 2027 plans will continue the efforts related to engineering, scientific, analytical, and managerial support to the OUSW(R&E) in developing strategies, plans, and policies to develop and exploit technology. - Conduct technology analyses, make recommendations, and develop guidance for S&T plans and programs. - Review acquisition programs and make recommendations to optimize effectiveness of the DoW investments. - Oversight of S&T issues and initiatives and respond to Congressional special interests.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.504 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects minor budget fluctuations.
FY2026 plans — current year Executed efforts related to engineering, scientific, analytical, and managerial support to the OUSW(R&E) in developing strategies, plans, and policies to develop and exploit technology; conduct technology analyses, make recommendations, and develop guidance for S&T plans and programs; review acquisition programs and make recommendations to optimize effectiveness of the DoW investments; and oversight of S&T issues and initiatives and respond to Congressional special interests.
FY2025 accomplishments The FY 2025 plans will be formulated during FY 2024 with efforts related to engineering, scientific, analytical, and managerial support to the OUSD(R&E) in developing strategies, plans, and policies to develop and exploit technology; conduct technology analyses, make recommendations, and develop guidance for S&T plans and programs; review acquisition programs and make recommendations to optimize effectiveness of the DoD investments; and oversight of S&T issues and initiatives and respond to Congressional special interests.
What project 798 buys
The Department's key expertise for reviewing and guiding research and engineering (R&E) programs resides in the (OUSW(R&E). The OUSW(R&E) staff augment their responsibilities through connections to technology experts in various fields throughout academia, industry, and government. This project provides engineering, scientific, and analytical support to the OUSW(R&E) in its responsibility for direction, overall quality, and content of the science and technology (S&T) program. This activity conducts assessments and analyses to ensure maximum utilization of research and development funds to accomplish the overall objectives of the S&T program. It ensures the technology being developed is affordable and minimizes system development risk. Funds are required for technical, analytical, management support, travel, and publications.
Homeland Defense Capability Development — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 728 — Homeland Defense Capability Development — requests $3.9M in FY2027, 2.4% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z. Year over year it grows 38% against FY2026.
Project 728 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 3.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 5.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 5.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 6.1 |
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.
FY2027 planned work - Continue assessment of technologies to counter autonomous systems, swarms, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned systems capabilities -Continue to investigate emerging technologies and threats tied to unmanned surface vehicles (USV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and subterranean vehicles and foster activities across the Defense Research Enterprise to develop technical solutions to address these threats. - Continue strategic studies, analyses and modeling to identify critical technologies required to enable advanced force projection and protection capabilities and mitigate future adversarial threats across Air, Land, Sea…
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $1.091 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects additional assessment/analysis of A-PNT technologies.
FY2026 plans — current year Identify and evaluate system-level approaches to improve defensive measures that decrease the effectiveness of attacks against friendly forces and their assets from threat unmanned systems. Continue assessment of technologies to counter autonomous systems, swarms, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned systems capabilities; Use modeling and simulation analysis results of large-scale counter unmanned systems capabilities based in the homeland to improve current/future technical capabilities of both friendly and adversarial unmanned systems; Complete Joint Allied counter-swarm analyses as part of the United States/United Kingdom Stocktake agreement and the US-Israel…
FY2025 accomplishments Perform component system integration and additional technology development to produce a technologically mature counter 5G sUAS demonstrator systems and demonstrate system performance at a field test in a controlled test environment. Conduct a prototype demonstration of counter unmanned systems swarm science and technology (S&T) efforts and field evaluation of technologies that offer scalable/modular options that can lead to rapid development of deployable systems. Identify and implement technical and operational approaches to improve defensive measures that decrease the effectiveness of attacks against friendly forces and their assets from threat unmanned systems. Continue assessment of S&T…
What project 728 buys
The Homeland Defense Capability Development Initiatives project uniquely engages with the Services, Combatant Commands, and our federal partners on critical S&T initiatives to both develop emerging unmanned systems technology and technology countering unmanned system threats to our military forces and installations across all domains. Work in this project explores and identifies critical technology needs across the domains of Air, Land, Sea, and Space, and enables development of synergistic platforms and weapons systems S&T strategies to include unmanned and counter unmanned systems technologies across the kill chain and their applications to future force projection and protection capabilities as identified in the 2026 National Defense Strategy. Key technology applications complement the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering’s (OUSW(R&E)) Critical Technology areas.
Defense Science Study Group — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 966 — Defense Science Study Group — requests $1.0M in FY2027, 0.6% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z. Year over year it grows 0.0% against FY2026.
Project 966 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.0 |
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.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide technical oversight of DSSG program. Program has five general components: - An overview of the national security community and meetings with senior military commanders and civilian officials with an emphasis on S&T programs. - Visits to Joint Commands and military installations to receive briefings, meet personnel all levels, and observe military operations. - Visits to intelligence organizations and to the Executive Office of the President. - Interaction with a group of mentors to the program who have distinguished careers in the national security arena as former military commanders, civilian officials, or technical advisors. - The preparation of "think pieces", which…
FY2026 to FY2027 change No change in funding between FY 2026 to FY 2027.
FY2026 plans — current year OUSW(R&E) will offer primary DoW technical oversight and collaboration opportunities within the DoW, as deemed appropriate by OUSW(R&E).
What project 966 buys
The objectives of the Defense Science Study Group (DSSG) program are to: (1) identify emerging leaders of science and technology in both the traditional disciplines and in new or interdisciplinary fields related to defense needs; (2) introduce these individuals to the national security community and current defense issues and needs; (3) foster in them a long-term interest in defense issues and needs;(4) create a network of informed, talented, and involved alumni within key disciplines and research centers that are critical to national security; and (5) provide continuing opportunities for those who complete the program to bring their experience and talents to bear on issues and challenges confronting national security.
Tech Trans & Comm Partnership — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 965 — Tech Trans & Comm Partnership — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z.
Project 965 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
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.
FY2025 accomplishments The Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories continue to develop and transfer innovative solutions to the US industrial base for economic impact in excess of $100B. $10B of this was transition back to the DoD as developed products and services. The DoD will continue to improve the transfer and transition of technologies by implementing a DoD strategic plan that derives from the recommendations of the DoD technology transfer (T2) Impact Model study and DoD T2 components’ participation, notably: • Technology transition through T2 – developing training tools and resources for laboratory T2 professionals (and technical staff) and acquisition offices to better plan for transition during…
What project 965 buys
Technology Transfer and Commercial Partnership’s (T2CP) mission is to provide policy, guidance and coordination of the Department of War (DoW) T2 Components’ programs which encompass more than 9,000 active public private partnerships with DoW laboratories. The T2 budget is used to implement the 15 USC 3702 and 3710, multiple 10 USC partnership authorities, and DoD Instructions 5535.08 and .11.
Defense Tech Analysis — one RDT&E project inside PE 0605798D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 797 — Defense Tech Analysis — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $165.5M requested for program element 0605798D8Z.
Project 797 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
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.
What project 797 buys
The Defense Technology Analysis (DTA) project funds engineering, scientific, and analytical support for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) and specifically the Officer of Deputy Chief Technology for Critical Technologies (ASWCT). The ASW(CT) supports the USW(R&E) by prioritizing the National Defense Strategy modernization lines of effort in order to maintain competitive advantage against adversaries. The efforts funded in this project directly support and are critical to developing and continuously updating research and technology development roadmaps as required by Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021.