Defense Research Sciences
Abstract
Defense Research Sciences consists of basic research activities in academia and industry along with research performed in the Department of the Air Force, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Institute of Technology, and the United States Air Force Academy. This program supports basic broad-based scientific and engineering research in areas critical to Department of the Air Force weapon, sensor, and support systems. All research areas are subject to long-range planning and technical review by both Department of the Air Force and tri-Service scientific planning groups. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this program element would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0602020F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602298F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, and 1206601SF. This program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. Funds in this program element may be used to investigate specified science advancements in air, cyber, and/or multidomains. This program is in Budget Activity 1, Basic Research because this budget activity includes scientific study and experimentation directed toward increasing fundamental knowledge and understanding in those fields of the physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences related to long-term national security needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0601102F_1_3600_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decrease in FY 2025 is due to Space-focused basic research transferring to 3620F: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force; Program Element 0601102SF, Defense Research Sciences; Project 610001: Defense Research Sciences - Space.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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