# F-16 HARM Targeting Sys — Program Element 0207136F

**Program element:** 0207136F  
**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/0207136F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 47% to a $8.1M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. RTX / Raytheon leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 12.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 15.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 8.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 13.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 13.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 13.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 19.3 |

> 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 | 8.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 8.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 8.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 8.1 | +0.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674595 | F-16 HARM Targeting Sys | 12.1 | 15.3 | 8.1 | −47% |

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

### Project 674595 — F-16 HARM Targeting Sys

The Manned Destructive Suppression (MDS) program funds the development and sustainment of the Air Force's Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD) capabilities. The F-16 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting System (HTS) is currently the only programmed reactive SEAD/DEAD capability and enables targeting the HARM missile in its most lethal 'range known' mode. The program provides F-16 Block 50/52 and Block 40/42 aircraft with the ability to employ the AN/ASQ-213 targeting Pod. The AN/ASQ-213 Pod also has a precision geo-location capability to target Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) to destroy fixed and mobile enemy air defense elements. Additionally, by relocating the AN/ASQ-213 HTS R7 Pod on the aircraft, the F-16 can simultaneously carry the HTS R7 Pod and an Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP). HTS R7 fielding is complete and represents the Air Force's near-term solution for reactive time-critical targeting for DEAD until this mission can be transferred to the F-35. HTS R7 derived precision targeting data can be provided to all Joint Forces via Link-16. This effort continues upgrades for the HTS and applies technologies similar to those demonstrated in the Advanced Tactical Targeting Technologies (AT3) program and HTS R7 development. Funds may be used to address emerging and short-notice Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues. HTS leverages Digital acquisition tenets of open, agile and digital. This may include providing funds to prime contractors; program office contract support; facility, security and IT upgrades; common component development with other weapon systems to reduce redundant costs. This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** RTX / Raytheon (3.8, 46%), 412 and 96 TW, NAWCWD (1.2, 15%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3I R7 Software Upgrade (SWUP) | 10.0 | 13.2 | 6.0 |
| Flight Test | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |

> 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 | 61% | 5.0 |
| Other / unspecified | 39% | 3.2 |

**Top named industry performers:** RTX / Raytheon ($3.8M, 46%), 412 and 96 TW, NAWCWD ($1.2M, 15%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Manned Destructive Suppression (MDS) program funds the development and sustainment of the Air Force's Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD) capabilities. The F-16 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting System (HTS) is currently the only programmed reactive SEAD/DEAD capability and enables targeting the HARM missile in its most lethal 'range known' mode. The program provides F-16 Block 50/52 and Block 40/42 aircraft with the ability to employ the AN/ASQ-213 targeting Pod.

The HARM (High Anti-Radiation Missile) Targeting System (HTS) P3I R7 Software Update Program (SWUP) is underway to keep the HTS pod capable in a growing threat environment. The initial SWUP 4 EMD contract awarded in July 2021 for four months with three one year options. SWUP 4 concluded in November 2025, resulting in the final HTS software release, V 7.8802. Continuing software updates will be via contract to ensure bug fixes and ad hoc patches are developed, released, and fielded as needed.

## Related program elements

- [0207133F — F-16 Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207133F) (Air Force)
- [0604269N — EA-18 Squadrons](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604269N) (Navy)
- [0604852A — Suite of Survivability Enhancement Systems - EMD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604852A) (Army)
- [0408011F — ST System Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0408011F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0207136F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0207136F")`.

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