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Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $25.5M |
| FY25 | $14.6M |
| FY26 | $19.7M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $21.4M | $17.8M | $25.5M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $22.2M | $20.9M | $23.2M | $14.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $22.2M | $20.9M | $23.2M | $14.6M | $19.7M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $20.9M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $17.8M as actual total obligation authority — $3.14M below the request. 17.8 − 20.9 = -3.1 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration
This Program Element (PE) funds the Army's goal of accelerating innovative solutions to achieve future force modernization. The Army is using strategic and "non-traditional" partnerships and working with traditional vendors in novel ways to respond at the speed of innovation to accelerate the development of cutting-edge technology. Critical technologies that allow for technological superiority are increasingly dual-use or developed in academia-led partnerships that leverage cutting edge innovation. In an era of global competition, technological superiority requires agile and rapid innovation. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leveraging strategic partnerships and foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate breakthrough and innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter. These collaborations bring new ways of doing business to demonstrate emerging technologies and systems with high payoff potential to address current technology shortfalls or future capability gaps and systems. Leveraging other innovative mechanisms, to include accelerators, incubators, and other technology accelerants, to enhance innovation is part of the overall innovation strategy. Innovation includes not only hardware, and physical products but also software, software development, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, all as stand-alone initiatives and as part of broader innovation to programs and technology development. Senior leadership approves Innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps and transitioning to Army acquisition to rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier through the Army's Innovation Oversight Board or Army Futures Command. Research in this PE is closely coordinated with PE 0602002A (Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research) Work is performed by the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), the Engineering Research and Development Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, and the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.044 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."
Mission — Advanced Technology Development and Convergence
The Army aims to accelerate finding innovative solutions for the warfighter's difficult technological problems. This effort develops new ways of doing business to include strategic and non-traditional partnerships while working with traditional vendors in novel ways to allow for agile integration of leading-edge technology. This effort enables the Army to quickly implement novel solutions garnered from operational experimentation. It allows the Army to accelerate efforts with industry to better inform requirements. Army Futures Command senior leadership approves innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps. These efforts transition to programs of record; transition to Army Science and Technology (S&T) projects; inform requirements and concepts; and, when appropriate, transition directly to the warfighter. The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas. Work is performed by the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL).
Mission — Army Advanced Innovation
This Project funds the Advanced Development portion of the Army Innovation Plan, the Army's investment strategy to rapidly accelerate innovative solutions to challenging Warfighter problems. This Project will provide the Army with the most advanced and cutting-edge solutions with the ability to adapt and integrate multi- disciplinary innovative technologies by bridging the interfaces between internal and external efforts for a holistic entry into the acquisition pipeline at the most appropriate milestone. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leverage strategic partnerships that foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter. The pace of advancing technology and the flexibility to respond to cutting-edge technology at the Speed of Innovation, will accelerate the development of unanticipated technology opportunities, and allow the Army to rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier. Through the Army's Innovation Oversight Board, the Army senior leadership approves the Innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps and transitioning to Army S&T projects to inform an optimal technology investment strategy and rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier. This Project is coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602002A (Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research) / Project DC4 (Army Applied Innovation). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas. Work is performed by the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), the Engineering Research and Development Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Mission — Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration
This Program Element (PE) funds the Army's goal of accelerating innovative solutions to achieve future force modernization. The Army is using strategic and "non-traditional" partnerships and working with traditional vendors in novel ways to respond at the speed of innovation to accelerate the development of cutting-edge technology. Critical technologies that allow for technological superiority are increasingly dual-use or developed in academia-led partnerships that leverage cutting edge innovation. In an era of global competition, technological superiority requires agile and rapid innovation. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leveraging strategic partnerships and foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate breakthrough and innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter. These collaborations bring new ways of doing business to demonstrate emerging technologies and systems with high payoff potential to address current technology shortfalls or future capability gaps and systems. Leveraging other innovative mechanisms, to include accelerators, incubators, and other technology accelerants, to enhance innovation is part of the overall innovation strategy. Innovation includes not only hardware, and physical products but also software, software development, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, all as stand-alone initiatives and as part of broader innovation to programs and technology development. Senior leadership approves Innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps and transitioning to Army acquisition to rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier through the Army's Innovation Oversight Board or Army Futures Command. Research in this PE is closely coordinated with PE 0602002A (Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research) Work is performed by the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), Army Applications Laboratory (AAL), the Engineering Research and Development Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, and the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.044 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."
Mission — Advanced Technology Development and Convergence
The Army aims to accelerate finding innovative solutions for the warfighter's difficult technological problems. This effort develops new ways of doing business to include strategic and non-traditional partnerships while working with traditional vendors in novel ways to allow for agile integration of leading-edge technology. This effort enables the Army to quickly implement novel solutions garnered from operational experimentation. It allows the Army to accelerate efforts with industry to better inform requirements. Army Futures Command senior leadership approves innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps. These efforts transition to programs of record; transition to Army Science and Technology (S&T) projects; inform requirements and concepts; and, when appropriate, transition directly to the warfighter. The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas. Work is performed by the Army Applications Laboratory (AAL).
Mission — Army Advanced Innovation
This Project funds the Advanced Development portion of the Army Innovation Plan, the Army's investment strategy to rapidly accelerate innovative solutions to challenging Warfighter problems. This Project will provide the Army with the most advanced and cutting-edge solutions with the ability to adapt and integrate multi- disciplinary innovative technologies by bridging the interfaces between internal and external efforts for a holistic entry into the acquisition pipeline at the most appropriate milestone. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leverage strategic partnerships that foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter. The pace of advancing technology and the flexibility to respond to cutting-edge technology at the Speed of Innovation, will accelerate the development of unanticipated technology opportunities, and allow the Army to rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier. Through the Army's Innovation Oversight Board, the Army senior leadership approves the Innovation projects in the budget year and year of execution based on priority and opportunity, ensuring that innovations have a high potential for filling capability gaps and transitioning to Army S&T projects to inform an optimal technology investment strategy and rapidly deliver capabilities to the Soldier. This Project is coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602002A (Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research) / Project DC4 (Army Applied Innovation). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas. Work is performed by the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), the Engineering Research and Development Center, Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (8)
Advanced Technology Development of Existing Commercial Technology
Advanced commercial development exists when direct investment leads to rapid technology applications and demonstration. The Army identifies existing technology, often available commercially, to further develop and modify for Army use. Partnerships with industry both traditional and non-traditional, allow the Army to advance non-military commercial research and development investments through focused engagements resulting in commercial adaption and integration to address Army technology and modernization efforts. Initial nominal Army investment in proof of technology and technology demonstrations will expedite novel technologies shaping their development to meet Army requirements and expediting both component and complete system adaptation.
Demonstration and Development of Army Discovered Innovative Technologies
The Army seeks to develop and demonstrate technology that display unique and innovative potential in a cross-domain fashion. This effort seeks to direct advanced research funding towards technologies that are discovered from Army Innovation events such as Innovation Days funded by PE 0605054A (Emerging Technology Initiatives) / Project FI3 (Rapid Capability Development and Maturation) or the Expeditionary Technology Search effort in PE 0605803A (Technical Information Activities) / Project CC2 (Expeditionary Technologies).
Army Advanced Innovation
The Army seeks to develop and demonstrate technology that display unique and innovative potential in a cross-domain fashion. This effort will serve as funding to rapidly transition disruptive and groundbreaking capabilities that fall outside of the normal acquisition pipeline.
Advance Army University Research Hubs
The Army seeks to exploit the academic innovation ecosystem to capture, mature, and demonstrate disruptive technologies through their existing body of advanced research and their capacity to further develop and deliver cross-cutting technology solutions for Army Transformation. Sources and partners include academic institutions, university entrepreneur/spin-out programs, international academic partners, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) underrepresented institutions, designated Army research centers, University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and similar organizations. Outputs are planned for transition to advance, integrate into, or complement other Army science and technology programs or directly into acquisition programs.
Advanced Technology Development of Existing Commercial Technology
Advanced commercial development exists when direct investment leads to rapid technology applications and demonstration. The Army identifies existing technology, often available commercially, to further develop and modify for Army use. Partnerships with industry both traditional and non-traditional, allow the Army to advance non-military commercial research and development investments through focused engagements resulting in commercial adaption and integration to address Army technology and modernization efforts. Initial nominal Army investment in proof of technology and technology demonstrations will expedite novel technologies shaping their development to meet Army requirements and expediting both component and complete system adaptation.
Demonstration and Development of Army Discovered Innovative Technologies
The Army seeks to develop and demonstrate technology that display unique and innovative potential in a cross-domain fashion. This effort seeks to direct advanced research funding towards technologies that are discovered from Army Innovation events such as Innovation Days funded by PE 0605054A (Emerging Technology Initiatives) / Project FI3 (Rapid Capability Development and Maturation) or the Expeditionary Technology Search effort in PE 0605803A (Technical Information Activities) / Project CC2 (Expeditionary Technologies).
Army Advanced Innovation
The Army seeks to develop and demonstrate technology that display unique and innovative potential in a cross-domain fashion. This effort will serve as funding to rapidly transition disruptive and groundbreaking capabilities that fall outside of the normal acquisition pipeline.
Advance Army University Research Hubs
The Army seeks to exploit the academic innovation ecosystem to capture, mature, and demonstrate disruptive technologies through their existing body of advanced research and their capacity to further develop and deliver cross-cutting technology solutions for Army Transformation. Sources and partners include academic institutions, university entrepreneur/spin-out programs, international academic partners, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) underrepresented institutions, designated Army research centers, University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and similar organizations. Outputs are planned for transition to advance, integrate into, or complement other Army science and technology programs or directly into acquisition programs.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $25.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $14.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $14.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $19.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $19.7M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $25.5M | $14.6M | $19.7M | $19.7M |
| CK8: Advanced Technology Development and Convergence | $13.5M | $10.1M | $10.1M | $10.1M |
| DA3: Army Advanced Innovation | $12.0M | $4.51M | $9.61M | $9.61M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J36
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J30
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J31
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J31
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J31
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
RDTE - Vol 1 - Budget Activity 2 · www.asafm.army.mil
RDTE - Vol 1 - Budget Activity 1 · www.asafm.army.mil