# Long Range Command and Control Aircraft

**Agency:** Homeland Security  
**Account:** Procurement, Construction, and Improvements  
**Source document:** United States Coast Guard · p. 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/homeland-security/long-range-command-and-control-aircraft  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 68.5 |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | 68.5 |

The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.


## Homeland Security discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $91.40B, FY2026 $88.60B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

The Aircraft PPA funds the recapitalization and sustainment of the USCG's fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, including Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to fulfill unmanned air surveillance and reconnaissance capability requirements. The USCG's fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft supported within this program collectively perform all USCG missions in the offshore, coastal, and inland areas of responsibility. The land-based fixed-wing aircraft fleet includes the HC-144B, C-27J and HC-130J aircraft, which provide medium- and long-range surveillance capabilities and enable the USCG to conduct airborne surveillance, detection, classification, and identification of vessels and other aircraft. The USCG's fleet of rotary-wing aircraft includes the MH-60 and MH-65 medium-range and short-range recovery helicopters, which provide vertical lift and shipboard capabilities. The following investments are included within the Aircraft PPA: HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment: This investment funds initial activities to replace specific structural components and update equipment to extend the usable service life of each airframe by an estimated 22,000 hours per airframe.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Homeland Security › United States Coast Guard › Procurement, Construction, and Improvements › Aircraft


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*