Dominant Information Sciences and Methods

Abstract

This program develops enterprise-centric information technology for the Department of the Air Force. Advances in enterprise-centric information technologies are required to increase warfighter readiness and effectiveness by providing the right information, at the right time, in the right format, anytime, anywhere in the world. The C4I Dominance Technology project provides the technologies for (a) secure, self-configuring, self-healing, seamless networks; (b) timely delivery of information to tactical assets; (c) scaling, robustness, and collaboration features required of the Department of the Air Force net-centric information management environment; and (d) real-time effective portrayal of complex data sets. This project also provides a network-centric, collaborative intelligence analysis capability that enables the fusion of multi-intelligence and sensor sources to provide timely situational awareness, understanding, and anticipation of the threats in the battlespace; and the advanced, novel exploitation technologies needed to intercept, collect, locate, and process both covert and overt raw data from intelligence and sensor sources. The Cyberspace Dominance Technology project provides technologies to deliver a full range of options in cyberspace on par with air and space dominance in each of the areas of cyber-attack, cyber defense, and cyber support to achieve the strategic capability of cyber dominance. This project also provides technology that ensures Department of Air Force ability to (a) access, maintain presence on, and deliver effects to adversary systems; (b) detect, defend, and respond to attacks on friendly computer systems and provide forensic analysis concerning those attack attempts; (c) bring game-changing computing power to the warfighter and disruptive computing power at the tactical edge and for federated grid services; and (d) provide cyber situational awareness to Department of the Air Force Commanders. The Research Site Support project provides the Rome Research Site infrastructure at Rome, New York and provides for the continued operations of all Rome Research Site properties, buildings, and services necessary for the research mission. 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 PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0603788F, and 0602298F. Funds in this program element may be used to investigate specified technology advancements in air, space and/or cyber domains. This program is in Budget Activity 2, Applied Research because this budget activity includes studies, investigations, and non-system specific technology efforts directed toward general military needs with a view toward developing and evaluating the feasibility and practicality of proposed solutions and determining their parameters.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 0602788F_2_3600_PB_2025
• Change Summary Explanation: Decrease in FY 2025 funding is due to re-prioritization to meet the nation's future security needs.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber
• Space