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Air Force FY2026 budget request: $126B
The Air Force requests $126B for FY2026 in this budget book: $63.9B in procurement across 176 P-1 lines and $62.2B in RDT&E across 267 R-1 lines, +23% from $103B in FY2025 (FY2025 Enacted).
| Procurement (P-1) | $63.9B FY2026 request · $55.8B FY2025 · $62.3B FY2024 |
|---|---|
| RDT&E (R-1) | $62.2B FY2026 request · $46.9B FY2025 · $47.7B FY2024 |
| Columns used | FY2024 Actuals · FY2025 Enacted · FY2026 Total |
| Source files | P-1 spreadsheet · R-1 spreadsheet |
Budget lines, page 3All · Procurement · RDT&E
| Budget line | FY2024 prior | FY2025 current | FY2026 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Space Command Research and Development Support Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 1206415F | FY2024 $8.8M | FY2025 $24.4M | $36.9M | +51% vs FY2025 |
| Future Advanced Weapon Analysis & Programs Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604200F | FY2024 $9.6M | FY2025 $7.2M | $36.1M | +401% vs FY2025 |
| Special Program Applications Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207242F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $35.0M | vs FY2025 |
| AF LVC Operational Training (LVC-OT) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0801380F | FY2024 $21.4M | FY2025 $27.5M | $33.9M | +23% vs FY2025 |
| C-5 Airlift Squadrons (IF) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0401119F | FY2024 $25.9M | FY2025 $32.9M | $33.7M | +2.5% vs FY2025 |
| Seek Eagle Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207590F | FY2024 $33.4M | FY2025 $35.0M | $33.7M | -3.7% vs FY2025 |
| Combat Air Intelligence System Activities Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207431F | FY2024 $75.9M | FY2025 $25.0M | $33.6M | +34% vs FY2025 |
| Deployment & Distribution Enterprise R&D Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604776F | FY2024 $23.7M | FY2025 $24.3M | $33.3M | +37% vs FY2025 |
| Rapid Sustainment Modernization (RSM) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0708051F | FY2024 $78.4M | FY2025 $50.0M | $32.7M | -35% vs FY2025 |
| ISR Transport and Processing Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305240F | FY2024 $33.6M | FY2025 $30.9M | $32.6M | +5.3% vs FY2025 |
| Common Data Link Executive Agent (CDL EA) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305236F | FY2024 $25.2M | FY2025 $33.3M | $32.5M | -2.5% vs FY2025 |
| RAND Project Air Force Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605101F | FY2024 $31.0M | FY2025 $39.7M | $32.4M | -18% vs FY2025 |
| CV-22 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0401318F | FY2024 $16.6M | FY2025 $26.2M | $31.5M | +20% vs FY2025 |
| C-130J Program Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0401132F | FY2024 $21.5M | FY2025 $63.5M | $31.4M | -51% vs FY2025 |
| Distributed Cyber Warfare Operations Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0208087F | FY2024 $40.5M | FY2025 $30.0M | $31.2M | +4.0% vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603112F | FY2024 $55.0M | FY2025 $32.2M | $31.0M | -3.5% vs FY2025 |
| Battlespace Knowledge Development and Demonstration Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603788F | FY2024 $59.6M | FY2025 $53.7M | $30.8M | -43% vs FY2025 |
| Airbase Air Defense Systems (ABADS) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207522F | FY2024 $67.2M | FY2025 $17.3M | $30.8M | +78% vs FY2025 |
| Weather Service Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305111F | FY2024 $52.7M | FY2025 $40.8M | $30.5M | -25% vs FY2025 |
| Automated Test Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0701212F | FY2024 $10.0M | FY2025 $21.6M | $30.3M | +40% vs FY2025 |
| Contracting Information Technology System Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0901410F | FY2024 $23.0M | FY2025 $29.0M | $29.3M | +1.0% vs FY2025 |
| Requirements Analysis and Maturation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0606017F | FY2024 $114.6M | FY2025 $31.4M | $28.2M | -10% vs FY2025 |
| Air Force Special Warfare (SPECWAR) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207457F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $27.5M | vs FY2025 |
| AF ISR Digital Infrastructure Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0303010F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $18.7M | $27.0M | +44% vs FY2025 |
| MQ-9 UAV Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0205219F | FY2024 $82.4M | FY2025 $7.1M | $26.7M | +277% vs FY2025 |
| Airborne Reconnaissance Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305206F | FY2024 $56.2M | FY2025 $84.4M | $25.4M | -70% vs FY2025 |
| Combat Identification Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603742F | FY2024 $15.9M | FY2025 $16.8M | $25.2M | +50% vs FY2025 |
| Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207327F | FY2024 $42.9M | FY2025 $29.9M | $24.8M | -17% vs FY2025 |
| Worldwide Joint Strategic Communications Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0101316F | FY2024 $23.5M | FY2025 $13.7M | $24.1M | +76% vs FY2025 |
| Agile Combat Support Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604617F | FY2024 $56.2M | FY2025 $23.6M | $23.5M | -0.7% vs FY2025 |
| Requirements Analysis & Concept Maturation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604609F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $12.6M | $22.8M | +80% vs FY2025 |
| Acquisition and Management Support Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0702806F | FY2024 $24.4M | FY2025 $25.2M | $22.7M | -10% vs FY2025 |
| ISR Modernization & Automation Dvmt (IMAD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305022F | FY2024 $15.2M | FY2025 $19.4M | $22.2M | +15% vs FY2025 |
| AF JWICS Enterprise Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305249F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $9.4M | $21.1M | +123% vs FY2025 |
| Full Combat Mission Training Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207701F | FY2024 $7.6M | FY2025 $11.7M | $21.0M | +79% vs FY2025 |
| Life Support Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604706F | FY2024 $37.6M | FY2025 $24.5M | $20.5M | -16% vs FY2025 |
| Electromagnetic Battle Management (EMBM) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207407F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 n/a | $20.4M | vs FY2025 |
| High Frequency Radio Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0303133F | FY2024 $26.4M | FY2025 $8.7M | $20.0M | +130% vs FY2025 |
| Theater Nuclear Weapon Storage & Security System Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305155F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $2.0M | $19.9M | +894% vs FY2025 |
| Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603456F | FY2024 $39.9M | FY2025 $14.6M | $19.8M | +35% vs FY2025 |
| Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305179F | FY2024 $18.5M | FY2025 $16.0M | $19.1M | +19% vs FY2025 |
| International Intelligence Technology and Architectures Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305600F | FY2024 $15.3M | FY2025 $17.8M | $18.9M | +6.5% vs FY2025 |
| Logistics Information Technology (LOGIT) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0708610F | FY2024 $20.7M | FY2025 $11.9M | $18.6M | +56% vs FY2025 |
| AFWERX Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604009F | FY2024 $97.3M | FY2025 $62.6M | $18.5M | -70% vs FY2025 |
| Manned Destructive Suppression Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207136F | FY2024 $12.9M | FY2025 $13.9M | $17.7M | +28% vs FY2025 |
| Control and Reporting Center (CRC) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207412F | FY2024 $17.1M | FY2025 $18.9M | $17.6M | -6.9% vs FY2025 |
| Three Dimensional Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0207455F | FY2024 $13.9M | FY2025 $8.1M | $17.3M | +114% vs FY2025 |
| Air Traffic Control, Approach, and Landing System (ATCALS) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305114F | FY2024 $25.9M | FY2025 $15.1M | $17.3M | +14% vs FY2025 |
| Electronic Warfare Development Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604270F | FY2024 $23.7M | FY2025 $13.8M | $17.0M | +24% vs FY2025 |
| Manned Reconnaissance Systems Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0305207F | FY2024 $14.3M | FY2025 $16.3M | $16.6M | +2.0% vs FY2025 |
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.
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