Project 496
$335.9MFY2027 request ▲ 1766%DIU Fielding
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$18.0M
FY2027 request$335.9M
FY2027 Request
$433.9M
▲ 61% vs FY2026
House mark
$430.9M
▼ $3.0M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$269.5M
In law
Roll-up of 4 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 $433.9M for Defense Innovation Unit Fielding under RDT&E program element 0608776D8Z, up 61% over FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to cut it to $430.9M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP) House mark
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 576.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 269.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 433.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 509.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 627.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 752.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 786.7 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 8 — Budget Activity 8.
Later
Research
BA 1–2
Later
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Later
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
4 projects roll up into PE 0608776D8Z
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 61% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 613
$98.0MFY2027 request ▼ 61%Support to COCOMs
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$251.5M
FY2027 request$98.0M
Project 755
$0.0MFY2027 request DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025)
FY2025 actual$4.8M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Project 765
$0.0MFY2027 request DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025)
FY2025 actual$571.6M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
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
$433.9M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$430.9M −$3.0M · −0.7%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$433.9M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$483.9M +$50.0M · +12%
▲ $53.0M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) mission is to strengthen U.S. national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology and externally developed products connecting American entrepreneurs and commercial technology companies to Department needs at speed. DIU serves as the Department's center of excellence for commercial technology adoption and product transition, available to Portfolio Acquisition Executives and program offices across the Department. DIU is the Department's primary interface with the nontraditional and commercial ecosystem for rapid product adoption and transition.
Project 496, 613, 755, 765 — DIU Fielding
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Sources
FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0608776D8Z (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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Markdown twin
/programs/0608776D8Z.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$335.9M
▲ 1766% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$18.0M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
DIU Fielding — one RDT&E project inside PE 0608776D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 496 — DIU Fielding — requests $335.9M in FY2027, 77% of the $433.9M requested for program element 0608776D8Z. Year over year it grows 1766% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 496 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 18.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 335.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 408.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 522.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 644.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 676.7 |
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.
DIU Fielding▲ 1766%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$18.0M
FY2027 request$335.9M
In support of the Secretary of War’s directive to transform the Defense Innovation Ecosystem to Accelerate Warfighting Advantage, DIU will: 1) Focus on high technologies that produce overmatch domination; 2) Focus on technologies that reduce the number of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Guardians in harm’s way; 3) Focus on…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 496 buys
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Fielding project supports the agile research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and operation and maintenance requirements, including the initial acquisition of end-items for operational use, associated with the fielding of Software and Digital Technology Pilot programs.
FY2027 Request
$98.0M
▼ 61% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$251.5M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Support to COCOMs — one RDT&E project inside PE 0608776D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 613 — Support to COCOMs — requests $98.0M in FY2027, 23% of the $433.9M requested for program element 0608776D8Z. Year over year it falls 61% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 613 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 251.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 98.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 101.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 104.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 107.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 110.1 |
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.
Support to COCOMs▲ 285%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$25.4M
FY2027 request$98.0M
DIU will provide fielding support to the COCOMs through collaboration on vital requirements, enabling the rapid delivery of advanced systems that guarantee multi-domain supremacy, the deployment of autonomous platforms to protect our service members, and the accelerated scaling of cost-effective technologies across the joint force.
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 613 buys
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) fielding Support to Combatant Commands (COCOMs).
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$4.8M
Prior year
DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0608776D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 755 — DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025) — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $433.9M requested for program element 0608776D8Z.
Funding trajectory
Project 755 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Project detail
What project 755 buys
As a result of system limitations at the time of submission, FY 2025 Actuals were erroneously reported under Projects 755 and 765 (DIU Fielding Execution). This funding was executed under Projects 496 DIU Fielding ($363.324 million) and 613 Support to COCOMs ($213.150 million).
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$571.6M
Prior year
DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025) — one RDT&E project inside PE 0608776D8Z. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 765 — DIU Fielding Execution (FY 2025) — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $433.9M requested for program element 0608776D8Z.
Funding trajectory
Project 765 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 571.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Project detail
What project 765 buys
As a result of system limitations at the time of submission, FY 2025 Actuals were erroneously reported under Projects 755 and 765 (DIU Fielding Execution). This funding was executed under Projects 496 DIU Fielding ($363.324 million) and 613 Support to COCOMs ($213.150 million).