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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 line | FY2024 prior | FY2025 current | FY2026 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603216F | FY2024 $92.1M | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Electronic Combat Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603270F | FY2024 $30.5M | FY2025 $36.4M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603444F | FY2024 $2.0K | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Advanced Engine Development Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604004F | FY2024 $270.0M | FY2025 $100.0M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604025F | FY2024 $62.6M | FY2025 $75.1M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Directed Energy Prototyping Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604032F | FY2024 $1.2M | FY2025 $1.3M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Wide Area Surveillance Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604445F | FY2024 $9.3M | FY2025 $21.4M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Joint Tactical Network Center (JTNC) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605030F | FY2024 $2.3M | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Joint Tactical Network (JTN) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605031F | FY2024 $452K | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Air Refueling Capability Modernization Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605164F | FY2024 $15.2M | FY2025 $13.7M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Small Business Innovation Research Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605502F | FY2024 $947.7M | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Acq Workforce- Global Vig & Combat Sys Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605827F | FY2024 $317.9M | FY2025 $327.7M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Acq Workforce- Global Reach Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605828F | FY2024 $486.4M | FY2025 $503.0M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Acq Workforce- Advanced Prgm Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605832F | FY2024 $72.8M | FY2025 $68.2M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Financing for Cancelled Account Adjustments Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0909999F | FY2024 $2.7M | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Service Support to SPACECOM Activities Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 1202140F | FY2024 $9.8M | FY2025 n/a | n/a | vs FY2025 |
| Combat Survivor Evader Locator Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 1203176F | FY2024 n/a | FY2025 $1.1M | n/a | vs FY2025 |
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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