FY 2026 DOD Army Budget Estimates
9 November 2025 | ZEROGeoengineering.com | Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Army Budget for FY 2026 is $15,395,757,000.00. Funding proposal includes atmospheric science, aerosol sciences, aerosol transport in the atmospheric boundary layer, artificial intelligence (AI), electromagnetic warfare, microwaves, nanomaterials, NATO, unmanned systems, PFAS, Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS / “smart dust”) for radio frequency (RF) devices and sensors, and classified programs.
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,395,757,000.00 to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027.
Conduct advanced, high-risk, basic research that explores new phenomenology at the boundaries of chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics. Specifically, conduct fundamental research in novel materials, synthetic biology, novel sensing, molecular toxicology, obscuration, explosives forensics, aerosol sciences, and machine learning.
Will investigate the design, arrangement, and structural/optical properties of Aluminum Gallium Nitride (AlGaN) quantum dot epitaxial nanoridge waveguide laser structures, and assessment lasing operation in the mid and deep ultraviolet (UV) spectrum; investigate and design a bioelectronic synaptic system capable of neuromorphic computing capabilities to examine dynamic physiological profiles in stress response, that if successful will enable a novel mechanism for stress classification and human performance monitoring;
Will explore artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to dynamically model social networks and the connections across such networks that if successful will enable predictive models of support and influence;
Research in atmospheric science seeks an in-depth understanding of the complex atmospheric boundary layer associated with high resolution meteorology, the transport, dispersion, optical properties, and characterization of chemical and biological aerosols, the propagation of full-spectrum electro-magnetic and acoustic energy and physics-based multi-scale models for electronic, optical, mechanical, and chemical materials.
Theory in Atmospheric Characterization, Sensing, and Modeling
aerosol transport in the atmospheric boundary layer;
Materials, designs, and fabrication techniques will be studied for the future development of Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) for radio frequency (RF) devices and sensors.
The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program is a tri-service Department of Defense (DoD) program that supports extramural teams whose basic research efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline.
Materials, designs, and fabrication techniques will be studied for the future development of Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) for radio frequency (RF) devices and sensors.
RF Spectrum Sensing and Geolocation
Curving THz Wireless Data Links Around Obstacles
quantum radio frequency (RF) sensing for electromagnetic warfare
Human AI Interactions
Link To FY2026 Army Budget Estimate RDTE Vol 1 Budget Activity 1
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FY2026 Department of Defense NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)
H.R. 3838 Funding for Military Activities – DOD, DARPA, Dept. of Energy