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Joint Hypersonic Technology Development & Transition
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Budget Figures
$51.0M discretionary + $600.0M one-time reconciliation. Discretionary change vs FY2025 enacted: -10.4%.
Two official figures, one label— reconciled below
Fiscal Receipts uses P-1/R-1 workbook total obligation authority (TOA) as the headline figure sitewide. The workbook TOA includes budget rows (such as advance procurement) that the R-2/P-40 J-book program line excludes. How the two bases relate →
FY26 Request · $651.0M TOA − $51.0M J-book line = 600.0M (651.0 − 51.0 = 600.0)
Figures in the sentence are rounded for reading; the parenthesised arithmetic is the same subtraction in USD millions, at the precision where it closes.
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 partial FY2026 data? →
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $53.1M |
| FY25 | $56.9M |
| FY26 | $651.0M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
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 | $49.9M | $65.7M | $53.1M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $51.2M | $60.2M | $52.3M | $56.9M | |
| Request | – | – | $51.3M | $52.2M | $52.3M | $51.9M | $651.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $52.2M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $65.7M as actual total obligation authority — $13.6M above the request. 65.71 − 52.16 = 13.55 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 — Joint Hypersonic Technology Development & Transition
This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (ASD(S&T)), was created to establish a university consortium for hypersonics research; support workforce development; expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of hypersonic technologies to meet the stated needs of the warfighter; ensure that prototyping demonstration programs on hypersonic systems integrate advanced technologies to speed the maturation and deployment of future hypersonic systems; develop strategies, roadmaps, and technology protection measures for hypersonics to enable the transition of such technologies to future operational capabilities for the warfighter; and develop and implement a strategy for enhancing the current and future hypersonics workforce.
Mission — Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO)
This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (ASD(S&T)), was created to establish a university consortium for hypersonics research; support workforce development; expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of hypersonic technologies to meet the stated needs of the warfighter; ensure that prototyping demonstration programs on hypersonic systems integrate advanced technologies to speed the maturation and deployment of future hypersonic systems; develop strategies, roadmaps, and technology protection measures for hypersonics to enable the transition of such technologies to future operational capabilities for the warfighter; and develop and implement a strategy for enhancing the current and future hypersonics workforce.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (10)
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH)
The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) established the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics and solicits research projects through the Consortium that address hypersonic priorities and challenges that were identified by the hypersonics community. The JHTO Science and Technology (S&T) team prepares multiple topics for solicitation each year across materials, propulsion, navigation, guidance, control, modeling & simulation, aerodynamics, ground testing, algorithms, and planning. These research projects are typically 1-3 years in duration. The UCAH hosts Consortium Industry Days, Project Industry Days, and participates in career/internship fairs to cross-level information and enhance workforce development. The JHTO leverages the Consortium to fund summer research internships for undergraduate and graduate students who are focusing on key hypersonic development areas.
Navigation, Guidance and Controls (NGC) Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the jointly developed Hypersonics Science and Technology (S&T) Roadmap, the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) funds NGC S&T projects to improve the operational capabilities of both offensive and defensive hypersonic systems. These projects focus on navigation in contested environments, on-vehicle trajectory generation, communications risk reduction, guidance electronics, and conformal antenna development. Additional details regarding these projects are sensitive and/or classified and can be provided upon request.
Propulsion Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the jointly-developed Hypersonics S&T Roadmap, the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) funds propulsion S&T projects designed to enhance propulsion capabilities for both offensive and defensive hypersonic systems. These efforts will close critical gaps in the development of hypersonic cruise missiles and enhance range and/or payload capacity of boost-glide systems. Focus areas for these projects include solid rocket motor component technologies, expanding the operating envelope of Dual-Mode Ramjet/Scramjet propulsion systems, developing new actuator technologies for axial thrusters, and establishing a proof-of-principle for an improved endothermic fuel for hypersonic applications. Additional details regarding these projects are sensitive and/or classified and can be provided upon request.
Systems Engineering, Design and Analysis (SEDA) Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the Hypersonics S&T Roadmap continue to improve the modeling and prediction of hypersonic vehicle plumes, wakes, and signatures in addition to providing performance baselines for offensive and defensive systems. Additional details regarding SEDA projects are sensitive and/or classified.
Materials, Structures and Manufacturing (MSM) Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the jointly-developed Hypersonics S&T Roadmap, the Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO) funds MSM S&T projects essential to develop new high-temperature materials for hypersonic applications and to design more efficient and effective manufacturing methods for hypersonic structural components. Specific projects seek to characterize alternative ceramic matrix composites for hypersonics, improve the ability to produce multi-phase monolithic ceramic dielectric materials, test and characterize the performance of leading edge coatings, and improve manufacturing processes to build cruiser fins. Additional details regarding these projects are sensitive and/or classified and can be provided upon request.
Ordnance Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the jointly-developed Hypersonics S&T Roadmap, the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) funds ordnance S&T projects to better understand hypersonic ordnance effects and improve those effects across a broad range of target sets. Projects will develop and demonstrate a survivable fuze system designed to function under extreme hypersonic terminal conditions, model shock loads associated with a multi-mission warhead, and conduct high-fidelity modeling to analyze and optimize the effects of hypersonic munitions. Additional details regarding these projects are sensitive and/or classified.
Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics Science and Technology (S&T) Development
In alignment with the jointly-developed Hypersonics S&T Roadmap, the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) funds aerodynamics and aerothermal S&T projects to enhance aero optics modeling and simulation testing. This project seeks to increase the fidelity of infrared aero optics modeling and simulation data while driving down man-hours through creation/validation of a more useful and collaborative collection format. Additional details are sensitive and/or classified.
Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) Systems Engineering Field Activity at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane)
Supports systems engineering and integration for hypersonics development to generate efficiencies and facilitate technology transition. Support will include coordinating with systems engineering teams across the Services and programs; negotiating more modular Government Reference Architectures to support individual programs; define and execute system on-ramping plans, and guide accelerated development plans. Additionally, the activity will represent the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) as a technical execution area co-lead for workforce development.
Workforce Development Projects
The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) will invest in undergraduate and graduate internships directly working with ongoing hypersonic research at national labs, service academies, and universities. JHTO will create opportunities to connect with mid-career and executive, such as training and veteran career opportunities, technician and community college partnerships, and hypersonics-specific STEM outreach.
Science & Technology Acceleration Projects
The JHTO-developed Hypersonics S&T Roadmap guides JHTO-internal investments and informs external hypersonics S&T investments. Internal investments include science and technology projects to improve capabilities of both offensive strike, defense against hypersonics and reusable hypersonic systems. Capability themes across the three operational systems include piloting to the target, range and maneuverability increases through novel aerodynamics and propulsion, increased effectiveness of hypersonic systems, and improvements to mission planning and implementation of hypersonic weapons. These projects focus on technological gaps critical to the technological realization, manufacture, and cost-effectiveness of systems in development. These projects have strong transition potential and may include direct insertion, risk reduction technologies, or informing future requirements.
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, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $53.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $56.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $56.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $51.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Reconciliation | $600.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $651.0M |
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 | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $65.7M | $53.1M | $56.9M | $51.0M | $51.0M |
| 066: Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO) | $65.7M | $53.1M | $56.9M | $51.0M | $51.0M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high 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 Joint Hypersonic Technology Development & Transition — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →