FY2027 defense budget request: $757B procurement and RDT&E
DoD requests $757B for FY2027 in this budget book: $413B in procurement across 882 P-1 lines and $344B in RDT&E across 1,139 R-1 lines, +74% from $434B in FY2026 (FY2026 Total).
| Procurement (P-1) | $413B FY2027 request · $224B FY2026 · $187B FY2025 |
|---|---|
| RDT&E (R-1) | $344B FY2027 request · $210B FY2026 · $143B FY2025 |
| FY2027 split | $476B discretionary · $280B mandatory |
| Columns used | FY2025 Total · FY2026 Total · FY2027 Total |
| Source files | P-1 spreadsheet · R-1 spreadsheet |
| Budget line | FY2025 prior | FY2026 current | FY2027 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Situation Awareness Operations Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1203940SF | FY2025 $111.9M | FY2026 $210.5M | $294.9M | +40% vs FY2026 |
| Manned Ground Vehicle Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605625A | FY2025 $481.2M | FY2026 $372.1M | $290.1M | -22% vs FY2026 |
| Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0605231A | FY2025 $177.3M | FY2026 $197.2M | $288.3M | +46% vs FY2026 |
| USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603640M | FY2025 $287.0M | FY2026 $511.4M | $287.9M | -44% vs FY2026 |
| Future AF Integrated Technology Demos Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603032F | FY2025 $150.6M | FY2026 $255.6M | $282.0M | +10% vs FY2026 |
| Operational Enhancements Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 1160408BB | FY2025 $246.5M | FY2026 $359.5M | $279.5M | -22% vs FY2026 |
| Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0603639A | FY2025 $108.3M | FY2026 $138.0M | $277.2M | +101% vs FY2026 |
| RETRACT JUNIPER Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603536N | FY2025 $197.8M | FY2026 $184.6M | $275.3M | +49% vs FY2026 |
| ISR & Info Operations Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0304785N | FY2025 $188.4M | FY2026 $177.6M | $274.5M | +55% vs FY2026 |
| Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0603907C | FY2025 $194.0M | FY2026 $166.8M | $274.2M | +64% vs FY2026 |
| B-1B Squadrons Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0101126F | FY2025 $17.3M | FY2026 $150.6M | $273.6M | +82% vs FY2026 |
| OUSD(C) IT Development Initiatives Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605027D8Z | FY2025 $7.3M | FY2026 $23.6M | $273.3M | 12x vs FY2026 |
| F/A-18 Squadrons Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0204136N | FY2025 $328.7M | FY2026 $395.9M | $271.4M | -31% vs FY2026 |
| Advanced Surface Machinery Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603573N | FY2025 $81.0M | FY2026 $150.3M | $270.0M | +80% vs FY2026 |
| Marine Corps Communications Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0206313M | FY2025 $146.8M | FY2026 $128.4M | $269.0M | +110% vs FY2026 |
| Operational Test & Training Infrastructure Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206617SF | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 n/a | $265.2M | vs FY2026 |
| Chemical and Biological Defense Program - EMD Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604384BP | FY2025 $251.4M | FY2026 $231.5M | $261.9M | +13% vs FY2026 |
| Classified Programs Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | FY2025 $281.3M | FY2026 $228.7M | $261.5M | +14% vs FY2026 |
| ACQ Workforce - Space & Missile Systems Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206392SF | FY2025 $263.3M | FY2026 $269.2M | $260.7M | -3.1% vs FY2026 |
| Electronic Warfare Development Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604270F | FY2025 $13.6M | FY2026 $19.0M | $260.2M | 14x vs FY2026 |
| Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0603211F | FY2025 $75.6M | FY2026 $264.4M | $260.2M | -1.6% vs FY2026 |
| Operational Energy Capability Improvement Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0603055D8Z | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $298.5M | $258.9M | -13% vs FY2026 |
| Unmanned Surface Vehicle Enabling Capabilities Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0605513N | FY2025 $102.1M | FY2026 $339.4M | $255.1M | -25% vs FY2026 |
| Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0303131F | FY2025 $24.8M | FY2026 $98.5M | $254.8M | +159% vs FY2026 |
| Operational Nuclear Power Systems Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0205675N | FY2025 $167.1M | FY2026 $209.2M | $252.9M | +21% vs FY2026 |
| V-22 Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604262N | FY2025 $96.5M | FY2026 $144.1M | $252.3M | +75% vs FY2026 |
| Tech Transition (Space) Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206458SF | FY2025 $196.5M | FY2026 $313.7M | $241.1M | -23% vs FY2026 |
| New Design SSN Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604558N | FY2025 $264.1M | FY2026 $255.0M | $237.1M | -7.0% vs FY2026 |
| Expanded Mission Area Missile (EMAM) Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604019A | FY2025 $82.7M | FY2026 $63.2M | $235.6M | +273% vs FY2026 |
| Major T&E Investment Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0604759F | FY2025 $66.0M | FY2026 $158.0M | $235.4M | +49% vs FY2026 |
| Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0605100D8Z | FY2025 $192.3M | FY2026 $439.7M | $234.7M | -47% vs FY2026 |
| Space Technology Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206601SF | FY2025 $242.2M | FY2026 $277.0M | $234.2M | -15% vs FY2026 |
| Lethality Technology Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0602141A | FY2025 $126.7M | FY2026 $176.2M | $232.0M | +32% vs FY2026 |
| SSC Enterprise Engineering & Integration Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206399SF | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $109.2M | $230.8M | +111% vs FY2026 |
| WALKOFF Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0603600D8Z | FY2025 $146.2M | FY2026 $151.2M | $227.2M | +50% vs FY2026 |
| Microelectronics Secure Enclave Air Force · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force · 0605296F | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $103.6M | $224.7M | +117% vs FY2026 |
| Synthetic Training Environment Refinement & Prototyping Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604121A | FY2025 $110.9M | FY2026 $176.7M | $219.1M | +24% vs FY2026 |
| Patriot Product Improvement Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0607865A | FY2025 $162.3M | FY2026 $180.0M | $219.0M | +22% vs FY2026 |
| Aviation Systems Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 1160403BB | FY2025 $229.9M | FY2026 $231.9M | $216.8M | -6.5% vs FY2026 |
| Maritime Targeting Cell Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604038N | FY2025 $43.3M | FY2026 $147.8M | $216.5M | +46% vs FY2026 |
| Defense Research Sciences Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0601102A | FY2025 $290.5M | FY2026 $259.2M | $215.3M | -17% vs FY2026 |
| High Performance Computing Modernization Program Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0603461A | FY2025 $231.2M | FY2026 $236.6M | $215.1M | -9.1% vs FY2026 |
| Collaborative Combat Aircraft Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0207147M | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $275.0M | $213.9M | -22% vs FY2026 |
| Hypersonic Defense Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604181C | FY2025 $175.9M | FY2026 $183.0M | $213.8M | +17% vs FY2026 |
| Guam Defense Development Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0604102C | FY2025 $412.0M | FY2026 $172.2M | $212.4M | +23% vs FY2026 |
| Frigate Development Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0603599N | FY2025 $103.2M | FY2026 $81.2M | $212.0M | +161% vs FY2026 |
| Strategic Mid-Range Fires Army · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army · 0604135A | FY2025 n/a | FY2026 $226.2M | $211.8M | -6.4% vs FY2026 |
| Next Generation OPIR Space Force · Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force · 1206442SF | FY2025 $191.0M | FY2026 $189.6M | $209.9M | +11% vs FY2026 |
| Chemical and Biological Defense Program Defense-wide · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide · 0602384BP | FY2025 $223.8M | FY2026 $204.1M | $207.2M | +1.5% vs FY2026 |
| Precision Strike Weapons Development Program Navy · Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy · 0604659N | FY2025 $127.3M | FY2026 $341.1M | $206.9M | -39% vs FY2026 |
Army · Navy · Marine Corps · Air Force · Space Force · Defense-wide
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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