# Flight Test

**R-2A activity** of project 676020 — F-15 Modernization  
**Program element:** 0207134F — F-15E Squadrons  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207134F/676020/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207134F

## Summary

This activity requests $38.0M in FY2027, 12% of project 676020, down 4.3% 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.** Continue development for test fleet upgrades to meet DT & OT requirements. FY 2027 Flight Test funding provides: contractor support cadre at Eglin and Nellis AFBs for DT/OT support, avionics integration, lab operations & maintenance, Combined Test Force operations & maintenance, and long-lead test-unique equipment (i.e., program specific aircraft instrumentation, weapons instrumentation kits, data reduction/handling equipment); replacement of obsolete test aircraft instrumentation, lab modernization and sustainment, and resources needed to maintain a robust integration and test capability for the F-15 test enterprise. Efforts include supporting the weapons and Long-Range Kill Chain roadmaps, and support for maintaining manpower for F-15 test fleet modification activity.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decreased due to divestment strategies tied to loaner test aircraft.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue development for test fleet upgrades to meet DT & OT requirements. FY 2026 Flight Test funding provides: contractor support cadre at Eglin and Nellis AFBs for DT/OT support, on-site avionics integration and lab operations & maintenance, Combined Test Force operations & maintenance, and long-lead test-unique equipment (i.e., program specific aircraft instrumentation, weapons instrumentation kits, data reduction/handling equipment); replacement of obsolete test aircraft instrumentation, lab modernization and sustainment, and resources needed to maintain a robust integration and test capability for the F-15 test enterprise. Efforts include supporting the weapons and Long-Range Kill Chain roadmaps, and support for maintaining manpower for F-15 test fleet modification activity.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 39.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 38.0 |

> 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 676020

- [Operational Flight Program (OFP) Development Efforts](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207134F/676020/a0) — FY2027 225.0
- [GPS M-Code / R-EGI](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207134F/676020/a3) — FY2027 37.3
- [Eagle Tether](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207134F/676020/a4) — FY2027 13.6
- F-15 Radar Enhancements (RE) — FY2027 9.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207134F project 676020 (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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