# SOF Special Technology Project

**R-2A activity** of project S200 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Program element:** 1160402BB — SOF Advanced Technology Development  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 3  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160402BB/S200/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160402BB/S200

## Summary

This activity requests $75.3M in FY2027, 69% of project S200, down 0.7% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue the development and insertion of technology into existing programs. Technologies include but are not limited to: scalable and precision effects; command and control systems; battlespace awareness capabilities; Sensor-fusion with AI/large language models; tailorable secure network fabric/agile scalable swarms; multi-domain emplacement and access; ML Enhancements on the Obstacle Avoidance Sonar; and technologies that reduce Operator load. Continues development of field prototypes incorporating technologies likely to transition to fielded systems, supporting the USSOCOM focus on modernization.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Decrease of $0.520 million reflects the strategic reallocation of resources to support USSOCOM evolving priorities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continues the development and insertion of technology into existing programs. Technologies include but are not limited to: scalable and precision effects; command and control systems; battlespace awareness capabilities; Sensor-fusion with Artificial Intelligence(AI)I/large language models; tailorable secure network fabric/agile scalable swarms; multi-domain emplacement and access; Machine Learning (ML) Enhancements on the Obstacle Avoidance Sonar; and technologies that reduce Operator load. Continues development of field prototypes incorporating technologies likely to transition to fielded systems, supporting the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) focus on modernization.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue the development and insertion of technology into existing programs. Technologies include but are not limited to: scalable and precision effects; command and control systems; capability specific machine learning/artificial intelligence algorithms; sensors; multi-domain emplacement and access; situational awareness tools; and technologies that reduce the load of the operator. Continue development of field prototypes incorporating technologies likely to transition to fielded systems, supporting the United States Special Operations Command focus on modernization.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 75.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 75.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 75.3 |

> 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 S200

- [High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160402BB/S200/a1) — FY2027 25.0
- Classified Sub-Project — FY2027 9.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1160402BB project S200 (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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