AwardTape · Budget · FY2027 · Air Force · Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo
Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo: $260.2M FY2027 request
The Air Force requests $260.2M for Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo in the FY2027 budget (RDT&E (R-1) line 20, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force). That is -1.6% from $264.4M in FY2026 (FY2026 Total). FY2025: $75.6M (FY2025 Total).
| Exhibit | RDT&E (R-1) |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force 3600F |
| Budget activity | 03 Advanced technology development |
| Program element | 0603211F |
| Service or agency | Air Force (F) |
| Award category | Research and development in the awards database |
| Budget book | Prior year | Current year | Request | Request quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 President's Budget | FY2025 Total $75.6M FY2025 Total | FY2026 Total $264.4M FY2026 Total | $260.2M | |
| FY2026 President's Budget | FY2024 Actuals $131.6M FY2024 Actuals | FY2025 Total $91.7M FY2025 Total | $102.1M | |
| FY2025 President's Budget | FY2023 Actuals $95.4M FY2023 Actuals | FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts $51.9M FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts | $102.5M |
| Column | Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Actuals | $75.6M | |
| FY2025 Total | $75.6M | |
| FY2026 Discretionary Enacted | $264.4M | |
| FY2026 Total | $264.4M | |
| FY2027 Discretionary Request | $260.2M | |
| FY2027 Total | $260.2M |
| Action | Change | Document date |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 monthly action FY 25-49 · Internal (DD 1415-3) | -$10.0M | Aug 28, 2025 |
| May 2025 monthly action FY 25-38 · Internal (DD 1415-3) | -$2.0M | Jun 23, 2025 |
| October 2024 monthly action FY 25-10 · Internal (DD 1415-3) | -$30.1M | Nov 19, 2024 |
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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