# Project 496 — DIU Fielding

**Program element:** 0608776D8Z — Defense Innovation Unit Fielding  
**Project:** 496  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 8 — Budget Activity 8  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608776D8Z/496  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608776D8Z

## Summary

Project 496 — DIU Fielding requests $335.9M in FY2027, 77% of the $433.9M requested for program element 0608776D8Z, up 1766% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0608776D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIU Fielding | 0.0 | 18.0 | 335.9 | +1766% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608776D8Z/496/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### DIU Fielding

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…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608776D8Z/496/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608776D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0608776D8Z project 496 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0608776D8Z")`.

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