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Soldier Advanced Technology
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 | $1.17M |
| FY25 | $14.1M |
| FY26 | $18.1M |
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 | $858.0K | $462.0K | $1.17M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $890.0K | $479.0K | $1.21M | $14.1M | |
| Request | – | – | $890.0K | $479.0K | $1.21M | $10.1M | $18.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $1.21M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $1.17M as actual total obligation authority — $44.0K below the request. 1.2 − 1.2 = -0.0 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 — Soldier Advanced Technology
This Program Element (PE) matures, optimizes, and validates applied research technologies to demonstrate improved capabilities and systems that advance Soldier and Squad lethality-overmatch and Soldier performance beyond those technologies planned within the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team. Advanced technology research efforts focus on the maturation and integration of broad capabilities and systems that span a range of technical areas to address enduring Soldier needs. These efforts transition outputs to existing and emerging systems in support of continuing enhancement of Soldier capabilities. This PE will fund civilian salaries for in-house researchers/scientists and program managers collaborating with external subject matter experts in academia and industry who are leaders in these technology research areas. The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
Mission — Soldier Enabled University Advanced Development
This Project leverages advanced technological innovations from academia to accelerate the optimization and demonstration of improved capabilities and systems that advance Soldier and Squad lethality-overmatch and Soldier performance and meet mission needs in the future operating environments. This Project funds collaborative, enduring advanced extramural university-based maturation and demonstration of technologies and brings together competitively selected universities with Army research teams into Technical Alliances. This Project will focus efforts on mid- to far-term Army modernization priorities while also maintaining delivery of near-term technologies critical to supporting the modernization priorities. The technical scope of this Project includes the optimization, maturation and demonstration of overarching Soldier-centric technologies including human systems integration, simplified synthetic training environments, advanced protective materials, power and energy, Warfighter endurance, robotics, as well as other innovative Soldier enabled advanced research technologies that will accelerate the Army modernization in Synthetic Training Environment, and Soldier Lethality. This Project conducts advanced research and development leading to potential emerging technologies in areas of strategic importance to the Army in Soldier capabilities related to increased protection, performance, agility, situational awareness, and lethality. This Project will also continuously strive to engage and collaborate with entities that might not otherwise collaborate with the Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate and provide novel Soldier-centric technologies for accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies for the Warfighter in the Army Soldier portfolio. The work cited is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Mission — Technical-SAVVY Soldier Advanced Research
This project conducts applied technology development to provide critical breakthroughs in developing a "technologically" fluent force. This research will refine, adapt, and validate methods and measures to assess and develop the technological fluency (TF) of Soldiers across a career (TF Personnel Assessments) and technologies to maximize technological fluency resilience and performance in Soldiers and units (Maximizing TF). TF is defined as the ability of Soldier and units to use and rapidly adapt new and intelligent technologies without formal training on these technologies, and it will be a decisive factor in a future operating environment in which Soldiers and squads are teamed with increasingly sophisticated and evolving technologies. Soldiers and leaders in specialty areas (e.g., Cyber, and Emerging Tech) and general purpose forces will require increased technological aptitudes and skills to adapt emerging technologies to evolving mission sets and avoid being overmatched by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled "smart" technologies. This Project supports key Army needs and will coordinate and/or leverage findings of several PEs to include 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research), and 0603007A (Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology). This research will be performed by the U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) for Behavioral and Social Sciences, and in coordination with collaborative research between ARI and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) performed within 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas, the Army modernization strategy, and the Army People Strategy.
Mission — Joint Service Small Arms Adv Tech
This Project matures and demonstrates individual and crew-served armament systems; weapon, munitions, and fire control that enable increased capability, lethality, survivability and reduced negative health effects of the dismounted Warfighter across the Joint Services. This Project demonstrates blast overpressure characterization, monitoring and a wearable system that captures real-time physiological and blast exposure data to enable integrated Soldier monitoring in operational environments. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602148A (Soldier Applied Research) / Project DN2 (Joint Service Small Arms Enabling Tech). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Mission — Modernized Composites & Manufacturing Adv Dev
This Project matures and demonstrates advanced composite materials and manufacturing processes to deliver materials with properties to support broad applications across the DoD. Focus will be on properties required for understanding operation in future contested environments. This Project integrates manufacturing processes and advanced automation through additive, subtractive, and digital manufacturing sciences of novel composite materials, for use in both existing and future DoD-wide systems. The Project will use unique contract and collaborative approaches to accelerate transitions into and from university programs.? Work in this Project complements Project Element (PE) 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research) / Project DO1 (Modernized Composites & Manufacturing). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Advanced Materials Critical Technology Area and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Soldier Center (SC).
Mission — Enhanced Indirect Fire Adv Tech
This project matures and demonstrates enhancements to current mortar systems. This effort will provide solutions that increase the range and lethality of currently fielded systems and mitigate blast overpressure. Work in this Project complements work done in Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project AH9 (Advanced Warheads Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Mission — Soldier Advanced Technology
This Program Element (PE) matures, optimizes, and validates applied research technologies to demonstrate improved capabilities and systems that advance Soldier and Squad lethality-overmatch and Soldier performance beyond those technologies planned within the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team. Advanced technology research efforts focus on the maturation and integration of broad capabilities and systems that span a range of technical areas to address enduring Soldier needs. These efforts transition outputs to existing and emerging systems in support of continuing enhancement of Soldier capabilities. This PE will fund civilian salaries for in-house researchers/scientists and program managers collaborating with external subject matter experts in academia and industry who are leaders in these technology research areas. The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
Mission — Soldier Enabled University Advanced Development
This Project leverages advanced technological innovations from academia to accelerate the optimization and demonstration of improved capabilities and systems that advance Soldier and Squad lethality-overmatch and Soldier performance and meet mission needs in the future operating environments. This Project funds collaborative, enduring advanced extramural university-based maturation and demonstration of technologies and brings together competitively selected universities with Army research teams into Technical Alliances. This Project will focus efforts on mid- to far-term Army modernization priorities while also maintaining delivery of near-term technologies critical to supporting the modernization priorities. The technical scope of this Project includes the optimization, maturation and demonstration of overarching Soldier-centric technologies including human systems integration, simplified synthetic training environments, advanced protective materials, power and energy, Warfighter endurance, robotics, as well as other innovative Soldier enabled advanced research technologies that will accelerate the Army modernization in Synthetic Training Environment, and Soldier Lethality. This Project conducts advanced research and development leading to potential emerging technologies in areas of strategic importance to the Army in Soldier capabilities related to increased protection, performance, agility, situational awareness, and lethality. This Project will also continuously strive to engage and collaborate with entities that might not otherwise collaborate with the Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate and provide novel Soldier-centric technologies for accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies for the Warfighter in the Army Soldier portfolio. The work cited is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Mission — Technical-SAVVY Soldier Advanced Research
This project conducts applied technology development to provide critical breakthroughs in developing a "technologically" fluent force. This research will refine, adapt, and validate methods and measures to assess and develop the technological fluency (TF) of Soldiers across a career (TF Personnel Assessments) and technologies to maximize technological fluency resilience and performance in Soldiers and units (Maximizing TF). TF is defined as the ability of Soldier and units to use and rapidly adapt new and intelligent technologies without formal training on these technologies, and it will be a decisive factor in a future operating environment in which Soldiers and squads are teamed with increasingly sophisticated and evolving technologies. Soldiers and leaders in specialty areas (e.g., Cyber, and Emerging Tech) and general purpose forces will require increased technological aptitudes and skills to adapt emerging technologies to evolving mission sets and avoid being overmatched by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled "smart" technologies. This Project supports key Army needs and will coordinate and/or leverage findings of several PEs to include 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research), and 0603007A (Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology). This research will be performed by the U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI) for Behavioral and Social Sciences, and in coordination with collaborative research between ARI and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) performed within 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas, the Army modernization strategy, and the Army People Strategy.
Mission — Joint Service Small Arms Adv Tech
This Project matures and demonstrates individual and crew-served armament systems; weapon, munitions, and fire control that enable increased capability, lethality, survivability and reduced negative health effects of the dismounted Warfighter across the Joint Services. This Project demonstrates blast overpressure characterization, monitoring and a wearable system that captures real-time physiological and blast exposure data to enable integrated Soldier monitoring in operational environments. Work in this Project complements Program Element (PE) 0602148A (Soldier Applied Research) / Project DN2 (Joint Service Small Arms Enabling Tech). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Mission — Modernized Composites & Manufacturing Adv Dev
This Project matures and demonstrates advanced composite materials and manufacturing processes to deliver materials with properties to support broad applications across the DoD. Focus will be on properties required for understanding operation in future contested environments. This Project integrates manufacturing processes and advanced automation through additive, subtractive, and digital manufacturing sciences of novel composite materials, for use in both existing and future DoD-wide systems. The Project will use unique contract and collaborative approaches to accelerate transitions into and from university programs.? Work in this Project complements Project Element (PE) 0602184A (Soldier Applied Research) / Project DO1 (Modernized Composites & Manufacturing). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Advanced Materials Critical Technology Area and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Soldier Center (SC).
Mission — Enhanced Indirect Fire Adv Tech
This project matures and demonstrates enhancements to current mortar systems. This effort will provide solutions that increase the range and lethality of currently fielded systems and mitigate blast overpressure. Work in this Project complements work done in Program Element (PE) 0602141A (Lethality Technology) / Project AH9 (Advanced Warheads Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army modernization strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Armaments Center (AC).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (8)
Advanced Soldier Performance and Training
Mature and demonstrates Soldier capabilities related to increased protection, performance, agility, situational awareness, training, and lethality.
Joint Small Arms Advanced Tech (JSAAT)
This effort matures and demonstrates advanced small arms ammunition, enablers, and weapon system technologies for integration into live fire demonstrations. It refines and optimizes weapon system integration in support of the Joint Warfighters' small arms capability needs at reduced size, weight, power, and cost. The effort improves small arms weapon system technology readiness levels and confidence of design functionality in advanced and emerging operating scenarios.
Institute for Advanced Composites Engineering - Advanced Technology Development
This effort will advance technology maturation associated with manufacturing technologies and advanced materials that support the unique needs of the Army in future operating environments, to include the challenges associated with sustaining distribution operations.
Enhanced Range & Lethality Mortar System
This effort demonstrates technology to support increased mortar system lethality and effective range across 81mm and 120mm calibers for enhanced Brigade Combat Team (BCT) operations.
Advanced Soldier Performance and Training
Mature and demonstrates Soldier capabilities related to increased protection, performance, agility, situational awareness, training, and lethality.
Joint Small Arms Advanced Tech (JSAAT)
This effort matures and demonstrates advanced small arms ammunition, enablers, and weapon system technologies for integration into live fire demonstrations. It refines and optimizes weapon system integration in support of the Joint Warfighters' small arms capability needs at reduced size, weight, power, and cost. The effort improves small arms weapon system technology readiness levels and confidence of design functionality in advanced and emerging operating scenarios.
Institute for Advanced Composites Engineering - Advanced Technology Development
This effort will advance technology maturation associated with manufacturing technologies and advanced materials that support the unique needs of the Army in future operating environments, to include the challenges associated with sustaining distribution operations.
Enhanced Range & Lethality Mortar System
This effort demonstrates technology to support increased mortar system lethality and effective range across 81mm and 120mm calibers for enhanced Brigade Combat Team (BCT) operations.
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 | $1.17M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $14.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $14.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $18.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $18.1M |
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 | $1.17M | $14.1M | $18.1M | $18.1M |
| CW1: Technical-SAVVY Soldier Advanced Research | $604.0K | $1.05M | $1.36M | $1.36M |
| DN4: Joint Service Small Arms Adv Tech | — | — | $4.59M | $4.59M |
| DO2: Modernized Composites & Manufacturing Adv Dev | — | — | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| EA7: Enhanced Indirect Fire Adv Tech | — | $6.21M | $9.19M | $9.19M |
| CN8: Soldier Enabled University Advanced Development | $566.0K | $6.83M | — | — |
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 Soldier Advanced Technology. 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 · J41
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 · J35
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 · J36
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 · J36
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 · J36
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