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SOF Technology Development
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 | $62.8M |
| FY25 | $58.3M |
| FY26 | $50.0M |
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 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $35.6M | $37.1M | $44.9M | $33.4M | $34.6M | $36.2M | $47.7M | $49.5M | $60.8M | $62.8M | ||
| Enacted | $37.5M | $37.8M | $34.5M | $35.9M | $37.6M | $49.5M | $51.3M | $58.9M | $52.3M | $58.3M | ||
| Request | $37.8M | $34.5M | $35.9M | $40.6M | $42.5M | $44.8M | $49.2M | $52.3M | $50.2M | $50.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $49.2M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $60.8M as actual total obligation authority — $11.6M above the request. 60.8 − 49.2 = 11.6 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 — SOF Technology Development
This Program Element enables the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to conduct studies and develop laboratory prototypes for applied research and advanced technology development, as well as leverage other organizations' technology projects. Applying small incremental amounts of investments to the Department of Defense (DoD), other government agencies, and commercial organizations allows the USSOCOM to influence the direction of technology development or the schedule against which it is being pursued, and to acquire disruptive solutions and emerging technologies for Special Operations Forces (SOF). This project provides an investment strategy for the USSOCOM to link technology opportunities with capability deficiencies, capability objectives, technology thrust areas, human endurance and sensory performance, and technology development objectives. This investment strategy is aligned to establish future SOF capabilities in support of Joint Warfighting Concepts. This PE received Congressional Adds in FY 2024 for signature management improvements ($2.650 million), assessment of commercial systems ($6.000 million), and Traumatic Brain Injury ($4.000 million); and in FY 2025 for assessment of commercial systems ($3.110 million) and cold weather layering system ($5.000 million).
Mission — SOF Technology Development
This project conducts studies and develops laboratory prototypes for applied research and advanced technology developments and leverages other organizations' technology projects. Small incremental co-investments with the Department of Defense (DoD), other government agencies, and commercial organizations allow the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to influence the schedule and direction of technology developments, emerging technologies, and capabilities for Special Operations Forces (SOF), with significant economies of investment. This USSOCOM investment strategy is used to link technology opportunities with capability deficiencies, capability objectives, technology thrust areas, and technology objectives through key stakeholder relationships with the DoD and government technology developers. Technology development needs in these areas may be advertised to industry and government research and development agencies via agency announcements and calls for white papers.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)
SOF Technology Development
This project conducts studies and develops laboratory prototypes for applied research and advanced technology developments and leverages other organizations' technology projects. This project will continue to exploit and integrate emerging technologies to enable SOF to conduct assigned military responsibilities and expand in support of integrated deterrence. Increases focus on scalable and precision effects, particularly effects that are non-kinetic; capitalizes on commercial and government discoveries in data and analytics; explores future emplacement and access opportunities, sensor and sensor fusion technology, and biotechnologies and human performance capabilities. This project also funds experimentation and concept development to equip the future SOF warfighter. Based upon agreed technology maturity metrics, transfer successful projects into advanced technology development and/or programs of record.
SOF Brain Health
Conduct studies and develop technologies aimed at protecting and improving SOF Operator Brain Health. Efforts include identifying, protecting, recognizing\diagnosing, stabilizing, treating brain injuries and exposures (mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), blast overpressure) that may lead to long-term brain health effects. Efforts to improve or optimize brain health, include neuro-protection, cognitive enhancement, and neurocognitive assessment metrics and tools. Based upon agreed technology maturity metrics, transfer successful projects into clinical practice guidelines, exposure mitigation strategies, advanced technology development and/or programs of record.
Classified Project
Classified Project (provided under separate cover).
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 | SOCOM | FY24 Actuals | $62.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY25 Enacted | $58.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY25 Total | $58.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY26 Disc. Request | $50.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY26 Total | $50.0M |
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.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $783.0M | $62.8M | $58.3M | $50.0M | $50.0M |
| S100: SOF Technology Development | $783.0M | $62.8M | $58.3M | $50.0M | $50.0M |
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 SOF Technology Development — 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? →