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 7All · Procurement · RDT&E
| Budget line | FY2024 prior | FY2025 current | FY2026 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-17 Aircraft (IF) Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0401130F | FY2024 $2.7M | FY2025 $12.0M | $80.9M | +575% vs FY2025 |
| Artillery Systems - EMD Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604854A | FY2024 $45.9M | FY2025 $42.5M | $80.9M | +90% vs FY2025 |
| F-15EX Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207146F | FY2024 $102.0M | FY2025 $56.2M | $80.4M | +43% vs FY2025 |
| Ship Concept Advanced Design Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603563N | FY2024 $207.4M | FY2025 $105.8M | $80.4M | -24% vs FY2025 |
| Electromagnetic Systems Applied Research Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0602271N | FY2024 $106.2M | FY2025 $102.4M | $79.9M | -22% vs FY2025 |
| Nuclear Weapons Support Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604222F | FY2024 $44.2M | FY2025 $70.8M | $79.3M | +12% vs FY2025 |
| Chemical and Biological Defense (Operational Systems Development) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0607384BP | FY2024 $65.9M | FY2025 $74.5M | $79.1M | +6.3% vs FY2025 |
| Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305208F | FY2024 $92.4M | FY2025 $86.5M | $79.0M | -8.6% vs FY2025 |
| University Research Initiatives Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0601103A | FY2024 $72.8M | FY2025 $78.2M | $78.9M | +1.0% vs FY2025 |
| Network C3I Advanced Technology Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0603463A | FY2024 $214.4M | FY2025 $142.2M | $78.5M | -45% vs FY2025 |
| Future AF Capabilities Applied Research Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0602020F | FY2024 $77.9M | FY2025 $70.3M | $78.2M | +11% vs FY2025 |
| Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605126J | FY2024 $59.4M | FY2025 $65.8M | $78.1M | +19% vs FY2025 |
| Tactical Data Networks Enterprise Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604281F | FY2024 $82.4M | FY2025 $78.5M | $77.2M | -1.7% vs FY2025 |
| EO/IR Weather Systems Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1203710SF | FY2024 $77.8M | FY2025 $69.4M | $77.1M | +11% vs FY2025 |
| Suite of Survivability Enhancement Systems - EMD Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604852A | FY2024 $70.4M | FY2025 $77.9M | $76.9M | -1.2% vs FY2025 |
| All Domain Common Platform Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0303248F | FY2024 $69.6M | FY2025 $82.9M | $76.6M | -7.6% vs FY2025 |
| Operational Test Activities and Analyses Defense-wide · Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense · 0605814OTE | FY2024 $95.3M | FY2025 $102.9M | $76.5M | -26% vs FY2025 |
| Strategic Mission Planning & Execution System (SMPES) Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0304100F | FY2024 $62.8M | FY2025 $69.4M | $75.2M | +8.2% vs FY2025 |
| Executive Helo Development Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604273M | FY2024 $34.5M | FY2025 $51.4M | $75.0M | +46% vs FY2025 |
| Threat Simulator Development Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604256A | FY2024 $71.6M | FY2025 $75.3M | $74.8M | -0.7% vs FY2025 |
| Next Generation Fighter Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0605285N | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $453.8M | $74.3M | -84% vs FY2025 |
| Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0602236N | FY2024 $167.0M | FY2025 $86.4M | $74.3M | -14% vs FY2025 |
| Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1203909SF | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $73.7M | vs FY2025 |
| Classified Programs Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $155.5M | $72.8M | -53% vs FY2025 |
| Soldier Lethality Technology Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0602143A | FY2024 $209.1M | FY2025 $137.8M | $72.7M | -47% vs FY2025 |
| Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0606002A | FY2024 $89.9M | FY2025 $73.4M | $72.3M | -1.5% vs FY2025 |
| Integrated Surveillance System Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0204311N | FY2024 $80.2M | FY2025 $72.5M | $71.8M | -0.9% vs FY2025 |
| Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0602145A | FY2024 $248.3M | FY2025 $167.2M | $71.5M | -57% vs FY2025 |
| Radar Development Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604820A | FY2024 $78.4M | FY2025 $41.6M | $71.2M | +71% vs FY2025 |
| C4I Interoperability Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0208045K | FY2024 $66.1M | FY2025 $65.1M | $70.9M | +8.8% vs FY2025 |
| Afloat Networks Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0303138N | FY2024 $49.1M | FY2025 $56.9M | $70.7M | +24% vs FY2025 |
| Marine Corps Ground Combat/Supporting Arms Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0206623M | FY2024 $92.7M | FY2025 $75.4M | $70.1M | -6.9% vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Aerospace Sensors Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603203F | FY2024 $51.1M | FY2025 $37.9M | $69.7M | +84% vs FY2025 |
| University and Industry Research Centers Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0601104A | FY2024 $117.9M | FY2025 $113.5M | $69.4M | -39% vs FY2025 |
| Army Technical Test Instrumentation and Targets Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605602A | FY2024 $45.7M | FY2025 $74.0M | $69.3M | -6.3% vs FY2025 |
| Ballistic Missile Defense Sensor Test Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604879C | FY2024 $102.1M | FY2025 $96.9M | $68.7M | -29% vs FY2025 |
| Common Avionics Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0605217N | FY2024 $79.2M | FY2025 $87.1M | $67.9M | -22% vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Above Water Sensors Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604501N | FY2024 $106.6M | FY2025 $112.2M | $67.9M | -40% vs FY2025 |
| University Research Initiatives Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0601103N | FY2024 $99.3M | FY2025 $116.9M | $67.3M | -42% vs FY2025 |
| Chemical and Biological Defense Program Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605384BP | FY2024 $75.0M | FY2025 $83.2M | $67.3M | -19% vs FY2025 |
| Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT) Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206427SF | FY2024 $78.3M | FY2025 $115.7M | $67.2M | -42% vs FY2025 |
| NC3 Commercial Development & Prototyping Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604005F | FY2024 $66.4M | FY2025 $52.5M | $67.1M | +28% vs FY2025 |
| End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0708045A | FY2024 $118.8M | FY2025 $87.2M | $67.0M | -23% vs FY2025 |
| Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0603465A | FY2024 $219.1M | FY2025 $175.4M | $66.7M | -62% vs FY2025 |
| Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604233F | FY2024 $26.3M | FY2025 $30.0M | $66.2M | +120% vs FY2025 |
| Multi-Mission Helicopter Upgrade Development Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604216N | FY2024 $70.6M | FY2025 $65.4M | $64.8M | -0.9% vs FY2025 |
| Command and Control Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604231N | FY2024 $84.8M | FY2025 $144.4M | $64.5M | -55% vs FY2025 |
| Undersea Warfare Applied Research Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0602747N | FY2024 $98.3M | FY2025 $88.5M | $64.3M | -27% vs FY2025 |
| Next Generation Information Communications Technology (5G) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604011D8Z | FY2024 $120.6M | FY2025 $109.4M | $64.3M | -41% vs FY2025 |
| Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604274N | FY2024 $39.9M | FY2025 $76.7M | $64.2M | -16% 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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