Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Also known as USD(R&E) · OUSD(R&E) · OUSW(R&E)
DoD office directing defence research and engineering, including the Critical Technologies portfolio.
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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering directs the Department's research and engineering enterprise, including its Critical Technologies portfolio. Peter T. Highnam has served within it as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies from December 2024 and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Critical Technologies from September 2025. [S] The office is named in a tier_4 UAP allegation as one end of an alleged DARPA-to-R&E "legacy" coordination channel; that claim is uncorroborated. [S]
Sources: https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/4047931/dr-peter-highnam ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MsmPrpQqa8&t=6838s
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