The FY2027 R&D Budget Priorities memo outlines five domains critical to America’s security: AI and emerging technologies, energy resilience, national security capabilities, biotechnology, and space dominance. National Defense Lab’s new white paper, Focus Forward: National Defense, Emerging Technologies, and the FY2027 R&D Priorities, examines each area through a defense lens, highlights the role of commercial partners like SkyFi, and provides actionable recommendations to turn federal priorities into resilient national capabilities.