# B-1B Squadrons — Program Element 0101126F

**Program element:** 0101126F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101126F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding ramps 82% to a $273.6M request in FY2027, before stepping down 69% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 48% (to $403.6M). Lockheed Martin leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 150.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 273.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 330.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 166.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 69.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 83.7 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 273.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 273.6 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 273.6 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 403.6 | +130.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675344 | B-1B Modernization | 17.3 | 150.6 | 273.6 | +82% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 675344 — B-1B Modernization

The B-1B Lancer is a swing-wing, supersonic, long-range conventional bomber. It carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. The multi-mission B-1B is the backbone of America's long-range conventional bomber force and can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. The B-1B modernization projects alleviate aircraft obsolescence issues due to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) while at the same time providing improved capabilities to the B-1B weapon system that require significant hardware and software development and testing. The FY 2027 President's Budget Request for the B-1B Lancer is a direct investment in the strategic imperatives outlined in the 2026 National Defense Strategy. Following the reversal of its planned retirement, the B-1B's role as the backbone of America's long-range conventional strike force is more critical than ever. As demonstrated recently in Operation Absolute Resolve and Operation Epic Fury, the B-1B is an indispensable tool for achieving national security objectives. This request provides the necessary funding to modernize the platform, ensuring its lethality and relevance through the mid 2030's by directly supporting the three pillars of the 2026 National Defense Strategy: Integrated Deterrence, Campaigning, and Building a Resilient and Lethal Joint Force. LONG-RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILE (LRASM) C-3 INTEGRATION: The Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) C-3 is increment 1 of the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) weapon development program. LRASM Air to Ground Missile (AGM-158C-3) addresses an air-launch capability gap by providing flexible, long-range, advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The LRASM AGM-158C-3 variant will be a forward fit Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to the AGM-158C to enhance long range strike and existing Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) capability. Beginning in FY 2026, the United States Air Force (USAF) will procure AGM-158C-3 missiles only until the missile inventory objective is met. The first USAF LRASM C-3 missile deliveries are targeted in Q1 FY 2028. LRASM is highly leveraged on the design of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER, AGM-158B).

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Lockheed Martin (64.1, 23%), X-Star Incorporated (56.3, 21%), Boeing (39.1, 14%), NIAR (26.2, 9.6%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RADIO-CRYPTO MODERNIZATION (RCM) | 17.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LONG-RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILE (LRASM) C-3 INTEGRATION: | 0.0 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
| HYBRID SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SATCOM): | 0.0 | 18.9 | 7.0 |
| EXTERNAL HEAVY-STORES PYLON: | 0.0 | 49.8 | 96.1 |
| EXPANDED WEAPONS INTEGRATION: | — | 0.0 | 71.7 |
| RESILIENT POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT) GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) MILITARY CODE (M-CODE) AND DIGITAL ANTENNA ELECTRONICS (DAE): | — | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Bomber Supplemental Trainer Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR ) | — | 0.0 | 56.3 |
| B-1B Test Jet Maintenance (MX) | 0.0 | 29.1 | 8.2 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 94% | 258.4 |
| Other / unspecified | 5.5% | 15.1 |

**Top named industry performers:** Lockheed Martin ($64.1M, 23%), X-Star Incorporated ($56.3M, 21%), Boeing ($39.1M, 14%), NIAR ($26.2M, 9.6%), Viavi / ASEI ($17.5M, 6.4%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The B-1B Lancer is a swing-wing, supersonic, long-range conventional bomber. It carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. The multi-mission B-1B is the backbone of America's long-range conventional bomber force and can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. The B-1B modernization projects alleviate aircraft obsolescence issues due to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) while at the same time providing improved capabilities to the B-1B weapon system that require significant hardware and software development and testing.

The B-1 is currently undergoing modernization of its communication systems, weapon systems, weapons carried, navigation, and training systems. Most, but not all B-1 modernization programs will utilize the existing Boeing support contract. Key elements of the acquisition strategy include: use of cost plus fixed fee and fixed price incentive fee development contracts, as well as the combination of developmental upgrades with software sustainment blocks to minimize the number of software releases, aircraft downtime, and number of fielded configurations.

## Related program elements

- [0101127F — B-2 Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0101127F) (Air Force)
- [0604233F — Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604233F) (Air Force)
- [0605049A — Missile Warning System Modernization (MWSM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605049A) (Army)
- [0305242M — Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Payloads](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305242M) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0101126F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0101126F")`.

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