# MQ-9 SLAM

**R-2A activity** of project 675212 — MQ-9 SLAM  
**Program element:** 0205219F — MQ-9 UAV  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205219F/675212/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205219F/675212

## Summary

This activity requests $11.4M in FY2027, 68% of project 675212, down 55% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** In FY2027 MQ-9 SLAM will continue development and integration of the following capabilities: •Operational Flight Plan (OFP) releases •Potential C2 resiliency efforts which include Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) •Potential DMS issues

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY27 funding was reduced for higher Air Force prioritization efforts.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** In FY2026 MQ-9 SLAM will continue development and integration of the following capabilities: •Operational Flight Plan (OFP) releases •Potential C2 resiliency efforts which include Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) •Potential DMS issues

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 25.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.4 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 675212

- Test Support — FY2027 5.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0205219F project 675212 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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