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Title XLII: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

Sec. 4201Research, development, test, and evaluation

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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION(In Thousands of Dollars)LineProgramElementItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMYBASIC RESEARCH0010601102ADEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES215,322225,322 Program…

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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION(In Thousands of Dollars)LineProgramElementItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMYBASIC RESEARCH0010601102ADEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES215,322225,322 Program increase[10,000]0020601103AUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES63,10283,102 Program increase[20,000]0030601104AUNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS53,59871,098 Foundational Research for biotechnology[5,000] Program increase[10,000] Research Center of Excellence Partnership[2,500]0050601275AELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH64,03164,0310060601601AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH2,500 Army AI Integration Center[2,500] SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH396,053446,053APPLIED RESEARCH0090602135ACOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH26,52329,023 Enhanced Acoustic UAS Detection and Tracking[2,500]0100602141ALETHALITY TECHNOLOGY232,046239,546 Applied Armaments Tech for Distributed Lethality[2,500] Dynamic Digital Definition of Armaments Systems[2,500] Program decrease[—2,500] Rapid Apt Processing Technologies for Hypersonics[5,000]0110602143ASOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY68,01890,518 Advance Medical Simulation Science and Technologies for Warfighters[15,000] Isostatic Pressure Advanced Armor Development[2,500] Next Generation Ballistic Plate[2,500] Pathfinder Air Assault[2,500]0120602144AGROUND TECHNOLOGY44,14646,646 Research on the Soil-Structure Interaction of Buildings Subjected to Blast Loading from Hypersonic Strike Vehicles[2,500]0130602145ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY70,54075,540 Standardized Army Battery for Enhanced Performance and Safety[5,000]0140602146ANETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY53,37370,873 Autonomous EMS Dominance & Edge Resilience[2,500] Distributed Aperture Spectrum Dominance[5,000] Enhancing Planning and Rehearsal for Large-Scale Combat Operations[5,000] Group 3 autonomous operations in RF-contested environments[5,000]0150602147ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY24,08631,586 Digital Arsenal for Solid Rocket Motors[2,500] PRESTO-Fires Testbed[5,000]0160602148AFUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY17,72720,227 UxS Platform Agnostic Intelligent Robotic Core[2,500]0170602150AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY36,11343,613 AI Integration and Security for IBCS[5,000] C-UAS Testing and Research Center[2,500]0210602183AAIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH43,70053,700 Ion-trap quantum computing systems[10,000]0220602184ASOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH2,4292,4290230602213AC3I APPLIED CYBER63630240602275AELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH51,18446,184 Unjustified growth[—5,000]0250602276AELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED RESEARCH9,8579,8570260602345AUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH22,87122,8710270602386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH14,97914,979 Program decrease[—2,500] Program increase[2,500]0290602785AMANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY14,27514,2750300602787AMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY149,221142,221 Program decrease[—7,000]030A9999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS32,88332,883 SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH914,034987,034ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT0310603002AMEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY17,87617,876 Unjustified growth[—5,000] Wearable Blast Overpressure Monitoring System[5,000]0320603007AMANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY11,11311,1130330603025AARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION3,3255,825 Army EW Sensing and Hunting UAS Payload[2,500]0350603041AALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY3,5753,5750360603042AC3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY1,2113,711 Imaging Cold Environments using Multispectral Airborne Networks[2,500]0370603043AAIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY23,47120,471 Program decrease[—3,000]0380603044ASOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY3,9513,9510390603116ALETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY31,81239,312 Drone Netting Enclosure System for Counter UAS Testing[2,500] Future Armaments Scalable Technologies[2,500] Secure Hypersonic Prototype Manufacturing [2,500]0400603118ASOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY125,121120,121 Automated Paragliders for Paratroopers[5,000] Program decrease[—10,000]0410603119AGROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY25,04340,043 Fuel cell multi-modular use development[10,000] Intelligent Runway Technology Program[2,500] Next Generation Cracked Armor Laminated Patch Repair Technology[2,500]0430603135ACOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY156,520154,020 Program decrease[—2,500]0440603275AELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY156,326149,326 Unjustified growth[—7,000]0450603276AELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY15,27815,2780460603345AUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT33,12933,1290470603386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH22,40222,4020480603457AC3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT8,5098,5090490603461AHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM215,090210,090 Program decrease[—5,000]0500603462ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY118,207143,607 Advanced Passive Fire Protection Technologies[5,400] Discontinuous thermoplastic materials[10,000] Ground Vehicle Systems Center[10,000]0510603463ANETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY48,49093,790 Development and demonstration of prototype communications solutions at overseas installations[15,000] Modular Radio Frequency (RF) Communications Technology[7,000] OTM SATCOM Terminals[23,300]0520603464ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY422,590430,090 Missile Delivered Launched Effects- Virtual Test Range[7,500]0530603465AFUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY14,98419,984 Program increase[5,000]0540603466AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY63,92478,924 CWS Enhanced Swarm Defeat Capability[15,000]0560603920AHUMANITARIAN DEMINING7,6197,619056A9999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS80,71780,717 SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT1,610,2831,713,483ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES0580603305AARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION8,36712,367 High Power Microwave (HPM) Against Lethal Threats (HALT)[4,000]0590603308AARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGR

Research, development, test, and evaluation (Table 4201)

Research, development, test, and evaluation — amounts in thousands of dollars
LineProgramElementItemFY 2027 RequestHouse Authorized
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
BASIC RESEARCH
0010601102ADEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES215,322225,322
Program increase[10,000]
0020601103AUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES63,10283,102
Program increase[20,000]
0030601104AUNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS53,59871,098
Foundational Research for biotechnology[5,000]
Program increase[10,000]
Research Center of Excellence Partnership[2,500]
0050601275AELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH64,03164,031
0060601601AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH2,500
Army AI Integration Center[2,500]
SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH396,053446,053
APPLIED RESEARCH
0090602135ACOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH26,52329,023
Enhanced Acoustic UAS Detection and Tracking[2,500]
0100602141ALETHALITY TECHNOLOGY232,046239,546
Applied Armaments Tech for Distributed Lethality[2,500]
Dynamic Digital Definition of Armaments Systems[2,500]
Program decrease[–2,500]
Rapid Apt Processing Technologies for Hypersonics[5,000]
0110602143ASOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY68,01890,518
Advance Medical Simulation Science and Technologies for Warfighters[15,000]
Isostatic Pressure Advanced Armor Development[2,500]
Next Generation Ballistic Plate[2,500]
Pathfinder Air Assault[2,500]
0120602144AGROUND TECHNOLOGY44,14646,646
Research on the Soil-Structure Interaction of Buildings Subjected to Blast Loading from Hypersonic Strike Vehicles[2,500]
0130602145ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY70,54075,540
Standardized Army Battery for Enhanced Performance and Safety[5,000]
0140602146ANETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY53,37370,873
Autonomous EMS Dominance & Edge Resilience[2,500]
Distributed Aperture Spectrum Dominance[5,000]
Enhancing Planning and Rehearsal for Large-Scale Combat Operations[5,000]
Group 3 autonomous operations in RF-contested environments[5,000]
0150602147ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY24,08631,586
Digital Arsenal for Solid Rocket Motors[2,500]
PRESTO-Fires Testbed[5,000]
0160602148AFUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY17,72720,227
UxS Platform Agnostic Intelligent Robotic Core[2,500]
0170602150AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY36,11343,613
AI Integration and Security for IBCS[5,000]
C-UAS Testing and Research Center[2,500]
0210602183AAIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH43,70053,700
Ion-trap quantum computing systems[10,000]
0220602184ASOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH2,4292,429
0230602213AC3I APPLIED CYBER6363
0240602275AELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH51,18446,184
Unjustified growth[–5,000]
0250602276AELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED RESEARCH9,8579,857
0260602345AUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH22,87122,871
0270602386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH14,97914,979
Program decrease[–2,500]
Program increase[2,500]
0290602785AMANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY14,27514,275
0300602787AMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY149,221142,221
Program decrease[–7,000]
030A9999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS32,88332,883
SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH914,034987,034
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
0310603002AMEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY17,87617,876
Unjustified growth[–5,000]
Wearable Blast Overpressure Monitoring System[5,000]
0320603007AMANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY11,11311,113
0330603025AARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION3,3255,825
Army EW Sensing and Hunting UAS Payload[2,500]
0350603041AALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY3,5753,575
0360603042AC3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY1,2113,711
Imaging Cold Environments using Multispectral Airborne Networks[2,500]
0370603043AAIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY23,47120,471
Program decrease[–3,000]
0380603044ASOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY3,9513,951
0390603116ALETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY31,81239,312
Drone Netting Enclosure System for Counter UAS Testing[2,500]
Future Armaments Scalable Technologies[2,500]
Secure Hypersonic Prototype Manufacturing[2,500]
0400603118ASOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY125,121120,121
Automated Paragliders for Paratroopers[5,000]
Program decrease[–10,000]
0410603119AGROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY25,04340,043
Fuel cell multi-modular use development[10,000]
Intelligent Runway Technology Program[2,500]
Next Generation Cracked Armor Laminated Patch Repair Technology[2,500]
0430603135ACOUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY156,520154,020
Program decrease[–2,500]
0440603275AELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY156,326149,326
Unjustified growth[–7,000]
0450603276AELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY15,27815,278
0460603345AUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT33,12933,129
0470603386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH22,40222,402
0480603457AC3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT8,5098,509
0490603461AHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM215,090210,090
Program decrease[–5,000]
0500603462ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY118,207143,607
Advanced Passive Fire Protection Technologies[5,400]
Discontinuous thermoplastic materials[10,000]
Ground Vehicle Systems Center[10,000]
0510603463ANETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY48,49093,790
Development and demonstration of prototype communications solutions at overseas installations[15,000]
Modular Radio Frequency (RF) Communications Technology[7,000]
OTM SATCOM Terminals[23,300]
0520603464ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY422,590430,090
Missile Delivered Launched Effects- Virtual Test Range[7,500]
0530603465AFUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY14,98419,984
Program increase[5,000]
0540603466AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY63,92478,924
CWS Enhanced Swarm Defeat Capability[15,000]
0560603920AHUMANITARIAN DEMINING7,6197,619
056A9999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS80,71780,717
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT1,610,2831,713,483
ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
0580603305AARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION8,36712,367
High Power Microwave (HPM) Against Lethal Threats (HALT)[4,000]
0590603308AARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION59,57391,573
Gliding Offensive Lightweight Unmanned Munition (GOLUM)[32,000]
0610603619ALANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV31,37431,374
0620603627ASMOKE, OBSCURANT AND TARGET DEFEATING SYS-ADV DEV5,5965,596
0630603639ATANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION277,248257,248
Unjustified growth[–20,000]
0640603645AARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV23,59423,594
0650603747ASOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY4,1094,109
0660603766ATACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV98,331113,331
Harsh Environment Microelectronics Innovation[15,000]
0670603774ANIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT5,3105,310
0680603779AENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL19,49919,499
0690603790ANATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT5,1455,145
0710603804ALOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV12,82212,822
0720603807AMEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV1,0171,017
0730603827ASOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT56,12256,122
0740604017AROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT20,29020,290
0750604019AEXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM)235,593210,593
Program decrease[–25,000]
0770604035ALOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY319319
0780604036AMULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV99,47199,471
0790604037ATACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV4,1234,123
0800604100AANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES10,07710,077
0840604114ALOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR162,074162,074
0850604115ATECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES314,671304,271
3D printed non-traditional battery manufacturing[5,000]
Program decrease[–15,400]
0860604117AMANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD)460,980460,980
0870604120AASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT)18,99318,993
0880604121ASYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING219,137219,137
0890604129AADVANCED POWER APPLICATIONS48,00048,000
0910604135ASTRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES211,848211,848
0920604182AHYPERSONICS82,93982,939
0990305251ACYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT22,88921,889
Unjustified growth[–1,000]
099A9999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS261,466261,466
SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES2,780,9772,775,577
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
1000604201AAIRCRAFT AVIONICS30,65835,658
Enhancing Cyber Resilience for Mission Assurance and Supply Chain Security[5,000]
1010604270AELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT2,8072,807
1020604601AINFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS55,29664,296
Combat Aviation Aircrew Enhancement – Safety and Lethality[4,000]
Operational evaluation of an omnidirectional tactical throwable camera[5,000]
1030604604AMEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES23,76323,763
1040604611AJAVELIN10,21710,217
1050604622AFAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES43,00343,003
1080604642ALIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES6,1426,142
1100604710ANIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV418,427418,427
1110604713ACOMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT6,7016,701
1120604715ANON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV29,68531,685
AI-Enabled Weapon System Sensor Integration for Training[2,000]
1130604741AAIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV14,27614,276
1140604742ACONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT5,6185,618
1150604746AAUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT9,6259,625
1160604760ADISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV7,8837,883
1170604798ABRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION26,60226,602
1180604802AWEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV124,881174,881
Battalion Mortar System Modernization[10,000]
Development of 120mm APFSDS Propellant[10,000]
Medium Caliber Ammunition Fuzing[5,000]
Solid Rocket Second Source Qualification Increase[25,000]
1190604804ALOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV65,23865,238
1200604805ACOMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV5,5415,541
1210604807AMEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV9,7449,744
1220604808ALANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV17,58617,586
1230604818AARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE42,58442,584
1240604820ARADAR DEVELOPMENT58,26058,260
1260604827ASOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL5,6635,663
1270604852ASUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS—EMD78,33178,331
1280604854AARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD709,192651,692
Program decrease[–7,500]
Unjustified growth[–50,000]
1290605013AINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT121,525116,525
Program decrease[–5,000]
1300605018AINTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A)102,694102,694
1310605030AJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC)21,56121,561
1320605031AJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)50,39050,390
1330605035ACOMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)11,57311,573
1340605036ACOMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD)5,6055,605
1350605037AEVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE PROCESSING5,5135,513
1360605038ANUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE13,86413,864
1370605041ADEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT3,5193,519
1380605042ATACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER)3,8043,804
1390605047ACONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM4,7774,777
1410605051AAIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT106,62196,621

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