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Defense Technology Innovation
Budget Figures
- FY24
- $19.4M
- FY25
- $28.5M
- FY26
- $46.3M
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why →
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $19.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $28.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $28.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $46.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $46.3M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $35.5M | $19.4M | $28.5M | $46.3M | $46.3M |
| 230: Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G) | $35.5M | $19.4M | $28.5M | $46.3M | $46.3M |
Program Narratives
Mission— Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G)
The Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G) effort builds upon the technology foundation that underpins fifth-generation / future generation (5G/FutureG) cellular network systems as a basis to create the next generation of wireless cellular network and security technologies for military applications. Working in concert with other U.S. Government science and technology agencies, Beyond 5G is successfully conducting applied research to adopt, adapt, advance, and integrate technologies to create asymmetric advantages. Our approach is to replace cost-prohibitive, single-function stovepipes that limit the force from fully executing the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) concepts of tomorrow.
Mission— Defense Technology Innovation (Beyond 5G)
This program supports the Department's priorities to rebuild our military by matching capabilities to threats, and to reestablish deterrence by defending the Homeland. Today’s mobile and tactical communications are stove-piped and limit the force from fully executing Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) concepts of tomorrow. Warfighters require integrated network mission solutions utilizing 5G/FutureG technologies to support the future battle. Beyond 5G delivers unified solutions in mobile and tactical networks to give U.S. DoD an asymmetric advantage. Through strategically architected lines of effort in Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions (ROCS), Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), Expeditionary and Tactical Use (ETU), and Ubiquitous, Secure and Instant Access (USIA), this PE enables DoD to keep pace with warfighter capability requirements. The net benefit will be a reduction in the technical and tactical burden on DoD network operators via implementations of high performing mission solutions which are situationally aware and can rapidly and autonomously adapt to changing battlefield conditions. By maximizing the use of dual-use technologies as the foundation of more capable military solutions, this research and development enables a force to fight and win with agile spectrum operations where novel and asymmetric capabilities are matched to threats. To protect the Homeland, this PE continues critical research activities which enable the utilization of existing wireless infrastructure as a sensor for low flying threats to the Homeland. When integrated, this detection network becomes a key component of the Golden Dome for America initiative.
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Beyond 5G
In the domain of fifth generation / future generation (5G/FutureG) wireless networks, the warfighter requires complex system-of-systems solutions equipped with features and attributes unique to battlefield challenges. These solutions must be developed with DoD mission-level capability requirements at the foundation of the developmental process. To address this need, Beyond 5G is: • Collaborating with wireless industry on dual-use solutions and driving the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) interfaces and open software and standards. • Developing uses of spatially distributed and intelligent radio systems to complement and supplement essential DoD missions. • Identifying and developing methods, tools, and policies for military operations in complex spectral environments • Delivering high availability wireless systems with security assurance in all DoD operational settings Beyond 5G is driving targeted wireless innovations in open-source software, hardware, and standards to provide our soldiers a fully programmable network architecture. The resulting holistic end-to-end mission solution includes mobile end points, telecom base stations, tactical radios, network infrastructure and compute fabric for zero-touch deployments of fully automated DoD network systems. Under this approach, we enable the U.S. to regain leadership in future wireless technologies including sixth generation (6G) and beyond.
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 326 programs). why →