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Operational Energy Prototyping - Non S&T
Budget Figures
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 | $38.7M |
| FY25 | $49.8M |
| FY26 | $55.0M |
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 | $23.1M | $38.7M | $38.7M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $23.1M | $39.5M | $53.7M | $49.8M | |
| Request | – | – | $23.2M | $45.8M | $53.7M | $53.7M | $55.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $53.7M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $38.7M as actual total obligation authority — $15.1M below the request. 38.67 − 53.73 = -15.06 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 — Operational Energy Prototyping
The Operational Energy Prototyping Fund program solely addresses joint operational energy requirements and provides the solutions pipeline for integrating next-generation power and energy technology across current and emerging Department of Defense (DOD) operational platforms and weapon systems. Investments in OEPF transition across multiple services, support current policy objectives, and inform future policy goals. This program supports the Department's initiatives to build a sustainable long-term advantage for an interoperable, optimally powered, and energy resilient Joint Force. The OEPF program accelerates transitions of OE technologies by more than two years. The program prioritizes demonstrating and validating prototypes in an operationally relevant environment that increase warfighting capabilities through reducing logistical demand and complexity and increasing commonality for interoperability and resilience. The program focuses on warfighter and demonstration feedback at Service and Combatant Command exercises and events, data collection, and analysis for acquisition decision-making and ensures the warfighter has the energy and understanding to effectively command power across all domains and levels of engagement. OEPF validates and demonstrates joint, high priority innovative, and cost-effective prototypes, technologies, and methods to address known capability gaps in accordance with the DOD OE Strategy/interim National Defense Strategy. The prototypes meet/shape power and energy requirements and support acquisition strategies and decision making. The OECIF program element is the primary, but not exclusive, feeder to OEPF. OEPF competitively intakes the best projects with the greatest likelihood of Service support for transition. OECIF has topics every year so OEPF generally reflects prior OECIF investment. In FY2023 OECIF focused on solutions to mitigating contested logistics challenges through the reduction of OE demand and enabling enterprise-wide power and energy visibility. FY2026 OEPF will benefit from the successful technology development in this area. Additional upcoming OECIF topic maturation include: FY2024: Efficiencies for Aviation, Space, and Commanding Energy (OEPF FY2027); FY2025: Lessons Learned from Current Conflicts (OEPF FY2028); FY2026: Resilience and Readiness (OEPF FY2029).
Mission — Operational Energy Prototyping
OEPF addresses joint operational energy requirements and provides the solution pipeline for integrating and transitioning next-generation power and energy technology into Service Programs of Record (POR). OEPF demonstrates innovative energy capabilities in an operational environment. Operational Energy prototyping investment areas include but are not limited to: Aviation, Tactical Vehicles, Ground-Based Expeditionary Energy, Battery Safety and Standardization, and Space-based energy solutions. Projects focus on incorporating: warfighter feedback in real-use scenarios; collecting metering and monitoring data to support energy capability analyses; generating Service Requirements and addressing Combatant Command Requirements; modeling and simulation tools to maximize and quantify energy efficiency and operational impacts; and creating warfighter training and adoption materials. This program supports the Department's initiatives to build a sustainable long-term advantage for an interoperable, optimally powered, and energy resilient Joint Force.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Operational Energy Prototyping
Description: In FY 2024, OECI Non S&T conducted a live field demonstration for warfighters showcasing 16 industry partner displays and 11 OECI Non S&T sponsored technologies that focused on: interoperability, standardization, energy common operating picture, and innovation. The event featured a first-of-its-kind warfighter feedback digital collection application developed by OECI Non S&T. The warfighter feedback application responds to the recommendation from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report GAO-23-105868 - Department of Defense (DOD) which states the Navy and Air Force should focus on transition planning, including operator input. This fully scalable and repeatable workflow application allows for utilization by any DOD agency for warfighter engagements. As part of a joint/multination U.S. Army Project Convergence event, the OECI Non S&T sponsored-Warfighter Extended Demonstration (WED) conducted a two-phase experiment between two Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs). The vehicles networked as a microgrid to electrically power three command posts, eliminating the need for six towed generators. Each FMTV produced up to 120kW/600VDC. Key accomplishments include: the ability to be mobile and setup in 10 minutes, 50% reduction in fuel consumption, improved air quality inside of shelters, and the ability to provide continuous power for three days without refueling. OECI Non S&T-Sponsored Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Denied Kit, in collaboration with Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS), tested a solution providing aerial delivery platforms with an affordable, modular, GPS-denied capability enabling aerial resupply in contested environments. Operational Energy-Innovation (OE-I) Warfighters from the U.S. Army Sustainment Center of Excellence and others provided input on the development of these systems via the OECI Non S&T Warfighter Touchpoint application. Early warfighter Subject Matter Expertise (SME) propelled the requirements, supported transition, and decreased capability gaps in aerial delivery energy platforms. Additionally, OECI Non S&T competitively selected and initiated a series of projects in FY 2024 which expect to fully execute by the end of FY 2025. The projects include: Aviation efficiencies for propulsion system advances; Airframe designs with operational energy-benefit; Forward-operating refueling and re-powering capabilities; Ground-vehicle power and fuel optimization including optimal resupply in contested environments; Improved on-board power for use and distribution to warfighting systems; Power management for increased survivability (improved signature, anti-idle, and silent operations); Improved vehicle-to-vehicle/vehicle- to-grid microgrid fuel/power optimizations; Operational battery improvements for improving size, weight, safety, and extending reach and operating temperatures; and, Optimizing power and energy utilization in space.
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 | $38.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $49.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $49.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $55.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $55.0M |
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 | $44.2M | $38.7M | $49.8M | $55.0M | $55.0M |
| 035: Operational Energy Prototyping | $44.2M | $38.7M | $49.8M | $55.0M | $55.0M |
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 Operational Energy Prototyping - Non S&T — 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? →