F-47

F-47 enables Air Superiority for the Joint Force in the most challenging operational environments. Key F-47 attributes include enhancements to survivability, lethality, persistence, crewed/uncrewed teaming and interoperability across a range of military operations. Program activities include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, open systems architectures and digital systems infrastructure as well as the design, build, and test of full weapon systems with supporting elements. Funding provides for operational concept exploration, technology studies, multi-domain integration assessments, operational and system architecture development, maturation/risk reduction, prototyping, and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of F-47 and related technologies. These technologies include autonomy, weapon systems, mission systems, government reference architectures for standards and interfaces, terrestrial systems, training, product support, integrated system concept development and demonstration, as well as activities for full weapon system design, build, test, and program management support. Program management support costs include, but are not limited to, contractor support services, civilian pay, supplies, and facility related expenses. F-47 technologies are available to other Department of War (DoW) systems based on emerging threats, AF priorities, and development capacity. The FY 2026 spend plan amount for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation includes $3,053,053 thousand of discretionary and $400,000 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $3,453,053 thousand. Funding may be utilized to implement innovation insertion, capability insertion, software increments, spiral upgrades, modular component swaps, and other insertions consistent with Modular Open System Architecture. Funding may be utilized to design, develop, integrate, and test weapon system and/or component level open architectures. Funding may be utilized to fund the concept refinement, design, development, integration, and testing of interdependent technologies and common architectures that underpin weapon system and portfolio-wide mission outcomes. Funding may be used to resolve Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and/or obsolescence issues.