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HC/MC-130 Recap RDT&E: $34.9M FY2027 request
The Air Force requests $34.9M for HC/MC-130 Recap RDT&E in the FY2027 budget (RDT&E (R-1) line 157, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force). That is -55% from $77.1M in FY2026 (FY2026 Total). FY2025: $43.6M (FY2025 Total).
| Exhibit | RDT&E (R-1) |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force 3600F |
| Budget activity | 07 Operational system development |
| Program element | 0605278F |
| 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 $43.6M FY2025 Total | FY2026 Total $77.1M FY2026 Total | $34.9M | |
| FY2026 President's Budget | FY2024 Actuals $13.2M FY2024 Actuals | FY2025 Total $16.1M FY2025 Total | $50.8M | |
| FY2025 President's Budget | FY2023 Actuals $47.2M FY2023 Actuals | FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts $36.5M FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts | $24.9M |
| Column | Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Actuals | $43.6M | |
| FY2025 Total | $43.6M | |
| FY2026 Discretionary Enacted | $77.1M | |
| FY2026 Total | $77.1M | |
| FY2027 Discretionary Request | $34.9M | |
| FY2027 Total | $34.9M |
| Action | Change | Document date |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 monthly action FY 25-53 · Internal (DD 1415-3) | +$29.0M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ |
|---|---|---|
| FA862922F3055 Department of the Air Force · names MC-130 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $29.1M |
| FA850925FB001 Department of the Air Force · names MC-130 | STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, CORPORATION | $9.8M |
Matched by the program designator in the award description (MC-130), same service first plus the largest DoD-wide matches. Budget lines and contracts share no common key, so treat these as leads.
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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