Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies
DoD program of record that accelerates procurement and fielding of matured innovative technologies from small and non-traditional vendors into production across the services and combatant commands; $400M/year, >$2B awarded since FY2022.
APFIT accelerates the procurement and fielding of matured innovative technologies from small and non-traditional defense vendors into production across the U.S. military services and combatant commands. Launched in FY2022 as a $100M pilot, it became a program of record in the FY2025 budget at $400M annually, managed by OUSD(R&E). Cumulative awards surpassed $2 billion after the final FY2026 round (July 2026), which included the program's first software-only capability awards; the single largest APFIT award to date is Darkhive's $49.7M contract for 'Real-Time Command and Control at the Tactical Edge.'
Program detail
- Agency
- Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
- Acronym
- APFIT
- Budget
- $400M annual (FY2025 program of record); >$2B cumulative awarded since FY2022
- Phase
- Program of Record
- Domain
- Defense Acquisition & Innovation
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Frequently asked
- What is Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies?
- APFIT accelerates the procurement and fielding of matured innovative technologies from small and non-traditional defense vendors into production across the U.S. military services and combatant commands. Launched in FY2022 as a $100M pilot, it became a program of record in the FY2025 budget at $400M annually, managed by OUSD(R&E). Cumulative awards surpassed $2 billion after the final FY2026 round (July 2026), which included the program's first software-only capability awards; the single largest APFIT award to date is Darkhive's $49.7M contract for 'Real-Time Command and Control at the Tactical Edge.'
- Which agency runs Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies?
- Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies is run by Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) and is also known as APFIT.
- What is the budget for Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies?
- Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies has a budget of $400M annual (FY2025 program of record); >$2B cumulative awarded since FY2022, currently in its Program of Record phase.
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