FY2026 defense budget request: $384B procurement and RDT&E
DoD requests $384B for FY2026 in this budget book: $205B in procurement across 897 P-1 lines and $179B in RDT&E across 1,125 R-1 lines, +22% from $316B in FY2025 (FY2025 Enacted).
| Procurement (P-1) | $205B FY2026 request · $174B FY2025 · $205B FY2024 |
|---|---|
| RDT&E (R-1) | $179B FY2026 request · $141B FY2025 · $150B FY2024 |
| FY2026 split | $295B discretionary · $89.0B mandatory |
| Columns used | FY2024 Actuals · FY2025 Enacted · FY2026 Total |
| Source files | P-1 spreadsheet · R-1 spreadsheet |
Budget lines, page 18All · Procurement · RDT&E
| Budget line | FY2024 prior | FY2025 current | FY2026 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Tactical Computer Resources Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604574N | FY2024 $4.3M | FY2025 $3.9M | $3.6M | -9.4% vs FY2025 |
| Submunitions Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604604F | FY2024 $3.3M | FY2025 $3.4M | $3.5M | +2.2% vs FY2025 |
| General Support to OUSD(Intelligence and Security) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605200D8Z | FY2024 $8.0M | FY2025 $6.2M | $3.5M | -44% vs FY2025 |
| Management HQ - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605998KA | FY2024 $3.8M | FY2025 $3.5M | $3.5M | -1.1% vs FY2025 |
| ODNA Technology and Resource Analysis Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0606225D8Z | FY2024 $3.4M | FY2025 $2.9M | $3.5M | +19% vs FY2025 |
| MQ-1 Gray Eagle UAV Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0305219A | FY2024 $6.6M | FY2025 $6.7M | $3.4M | -48% vs FY2025 |
| Anti-Tamper Technology Support Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0605024N | FY2024 $8.3M | FY2025 $3.3M | $3.4M | +3.3% vs FY2025 |
| Joint Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0205671F | FY2024 $2.3M | FY2025 $3.4M | $3.4M | +1.5% vs FY2025 |
| C3I Cyber Advanced Development Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0603457A | FY2024 $28.3M | FY2025 $39.6M | $3.3M | -92% vs FY2025 |
| Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Activities Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0305192N | FY2024 $7.3M | FY2025 $7.2M | $3.3M | -54% vs FY2025 |
| Radiological and Nuclear Defense Modernization System Development and Demonstration Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605755D8Z | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $3.6M | $3.3M | -7.5% vs FY2025 |
| ICBM Fuze Modernization Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604933F | FY2024 $40.4M | FY2025 n/a | $3.3M | vs FY2025 |
| Tactical Network Radio Systems (Low-Tier) Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605042A | FY2024 $4.2M | FY2025 $4.3M | $3.2M | -25% vs FY2025 |
| Promotion and Protection Strategies Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0602128D8Z | FY2024 $3.2M | FY2025 $3.2M | $3.2M | -0.8% vs FY2025 |
| Nuclear Command, Control, & Communications Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605772D8Z | FY2024 $3.9M | FY2025 $3.8M | $3.2M | -18% vs FY2025 |
| Tactical Intel Targeting Access Node (TITAN) Adv Dev Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604037A | FY2024 $10.6M | FY2025 $4.3M | $3.1M | -28% vs FY2025 |
| Defense Property Accountability System Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0708047S | FY2024 $3.1M | FY2025 $3.0M | $3.0M | +0.5% vs FY2025 |
| Joint Energetic Transition Office Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604797D8Z | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $3.0M | vs FY2025 |
| Intelligence Mission Data (IMD) Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0307577F | FY2024 $7.1M | FY2025 $3.7M | $3.0M | -18% vs FY2025 |
| AF Multi-Domain Non-Traditional ISR Battlespace Awareness Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0301401F | FY2024 $2.9M | FY2025 $3.0M | $3.0M | -0.6% vs FY2025 |
| Radiological and Nuclear Defense Modernization Operational System Development Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0607757D8Z | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $1.7M | $2.9M | +77% vs FY2025 |
| Personnel Recovery Command & Ctrl (PRC2) Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305984F | FY2024 $3.2M | FY2025 $2.8M | $2.9M | +2.1% vs FY2025 |
| Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0305208K | FY2024 $3.1M | FY2025 $3.0M | $2.9M | -3.4% vs FY2025 |
| Logistics Support Activities Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0708012K | FY2024 $1.4M | FY2025 $1.4M | $2.9M | +105% vs FY2025 |
| Environmental Quality Technology Mgmt Support Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605857A | FY2024 $1.6M | FY2025 $1.7M | $2.9M | +72% vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0304240M | FY2024 $10.5M | FY2025 $3.5M | $2.8M | -19% vs FY2025 |
| Support for Strategic Analysis Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604682D8Z | FY2024 $3.1M | FY2025 $1.6M | $2.8M | +78% vs FY2025 |
| Personnel Administration Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0901220F | FY2024 $3.6M | FY2025 $3.2M | $2.8M | -13% vs FY2025 |
| Next Generation Logistics Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604289M | FY2024 $4.9M | FY2025 $8.1M | $2.7M | -66% vs FY2025 |
| Aircraft Avionics Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604201A | FY2024 $21.2M | FY2025 $7.2M | $2.7M | -62% vs FY2025 |
| Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase (EMD) Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605812A | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $2.7M | vs FY2025 |
| Insider Threat Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0305327N | FY2024 $2.2M | FY2025 $2.9M | $2.7M | -9.1% vs FY2025 |
| Department of Defense Corrosion Program Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604016D8Z | FY2024 $5.1M | FY2025 $2.6M | $2.5M | -3.5% vs FY2025 |
| Defense Operations Security Initiative (DOSI) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0203345D8Z | FY2024 $3.0M | FY2025 $3.2M | $2.5M | -21% vs FY2025 |
| Other Flight Training Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0804743F | FY2024 $2.2M | FY2025 $1.2M | $2.4M | +105% vs FY2025 |
| Chemical and Biological Weapons Elimination Technology Improvement Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0607162D8Z | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $11.8M | $2.4M | -80% vs FY2025 |
| Unmanned ISR Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 1160434BB | FY2024 $6.7M | FY2025 $31.6M | $2.3M | -93% vs FY2025 |
| Air Force Calibration Programs Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207521F | FY2024 $2.2M | FY2025 $2.2M | $2.3M | +2.2% vs FY2025 |
| Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603261N | FY2024 $3.7M | FY2025 $3.4M | $2.2M | -33% vs FY2025 |
| Department of Defense (DoD) Unmanned System Common Development Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604400D8Z | FY2024 $41.3M | FY2025 $9.5M | $2.1M | -78% vs FY2025 |
| Cyber Security Initiative Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0305103C | FY2024 $2.7M | FY2025 $1.8M | $2.1M | +16% vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Combat Systems Technology Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603382N | FY2024 $27.1M | FY2025 $7.1M | $2.1M | -70% vs FY2025 |
| Joint Personnel Recovery Agency Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0901202F | FY2024 $2.2M | FY2025 $2.3M | $2.1M | -10% vs FY2025 |
| Mine and Expeditionary Warfare Advanced Technology Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603782N | FY2024 $2.0M | FY2025 $2.0M | $2.1M | +1.2% vs FY2025 |
| Management Headquarters (Departmental Support Activities) Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0902498N | FY2024 $2.2M | FY2025 $2.2M | $2.0M | -8.6% vs FY2025 |
| Pacific Disaster Centers Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0708012S | FY2024 $3.8M | FY2025 $6.4M | $2.0M | -69% vs FY2025 |
| Special Victim Accountability and Investigation Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0808736F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $3.0M | $2.0M | -34% vs FY2025 |
| Ship-Towed Array Surveillance Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0204313N | FY2024 $1.1M | FY2025 $1.4M | $2.0M | +39% vs FY2025 |
| Defense Military Deception Initiative Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0303260N | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $2.0M | vs FY2025 |
| Aircraft Certification Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605606A | FY2024 $2.7M | FY2025 $2.2M | $1.9M | -14% vs FY2025 |
Services
Army · Navy · Marine Corps · Air Force · Space Force · Defense-wide
Timing
Budget books show money requested, enacted and spent by fiscal year before contracts show it. Enacted procurement money stays available to obligate for 3 years, RDT&E for 2 years and shipbuilding for 5, so a line funded this year turns into contract awards over the following 1 to 5 years. DoD contract actions then publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the awards database trails these budget lines by months to years. Reprogramming actions move enacted money between accounts during the year, usually ahead of the awards it funds.
Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), budget materials: Exhibit P-1 (procurement) and Exhibit R-1 (RDT&E) spreadsheets for the FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 President's Budget requests. Amounts are in dollars (the exhibits print thousands). Totals add the rows the exhibits count toward totals and leave out memo (non-add) rows. Built Oct 8, 2026. Not investment advice.
Terminal: budget lines matched to contracts and companies, with alerts when funding moves.
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