# Project 675346 — F-35

**Program element:** 0207142F — F-35 Squadrons  
**Project:** 675346  
**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/0207142F/675346  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F

## Summary

Project 675346 — F-35 requests $25.1M in FY2027, 53% of the $47.4M requested for program element 0207142F, up 43% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request.

**Markets:** Combat Aircraft — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 23.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 25.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 26.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 26.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 27.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 27.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0207142F; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 675346 buys

The AFSEO delivers warfighting capability through aircraft/store compatibility testing and evaluation and provides accurate combat weapon delivery and mission planning software. Beginning in FY2020, the USAF supported FTI wiring and weapons integration tasks related to SEEK EAGLE requests. These tasks include, but are not limited to, envelope expansion, mixed loads testing, adding additional stores, and F-35A specific risk reduction efforts and studies. The Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package (QRIP) / Crowd Sourced Flight Data (CSFD) system is a government-owned, off-the-shelf solution from the 59 TES for F-35 high-capacity data recording needs. Designed for operational test and evaluation, the system serves multiple emerging needs for data collection. By capturing CSFD from operational aircraft, QRIP reduces the need for deliberate regression flight testing and allows the test enterprise to focus on Block 4 and future capability development. Working with F-35 Joint Program Office Combat Data Systems, the 59 TES will increase data ingest capable systems that will be utilized to support the data processing, storage, and transmission of all F-35 generated CSFD sources. The 59 TES will continue studying means to increase the operational viability of CSFD, including the use of data science teams, artificial intelligence, and machine learning algorithms.

**R-3 lines of work:** Support.

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package (QRIP) / Crowd Sourced Flight Data (CSFD) | 17.7 | 12.2 | 17.1 | +40% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F/675346/a1) |
| Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office and Low Observable Sustainability Over Time | 6.1 | 5.4 | 8.0 | +50% | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package (QRIP) / Crowd Sourced Flight Data (CSFD)

In FY2027, funds provide for the continued development, procurement, and deployment of data-ingest capable systems and networks will continue in support of all F-35 Crowd Source Flight Data (CSFD) requirements. These systems and networks will enable efficient processing, storage, and transmission of all F-35-generated CSFD sources…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F/675346/a1

### Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office and Low Observable Sustainability Over Time

**FY2027 planned work.** USAF only funding will continue supporting AFSEO requests by providing FTI wiring and supporting weapons integration tasks initiated in FY2021, in addition to emergent AFSEO tasks. Procure 1/6th scale models of F-35A and conduct wind tunnel testing for weapons integration. Procure, install, and sustain MADL antennae at NRTF in support of LOSOT testing. These are continued efforts in support of the F-35 program.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased from FY2026 to FY2027 due to FY2026 Congressional reduction for project carryover (-$2.639 million).

**FY2026 plans — current year.** USAF only funding will continue supporting AFSEO requests by providing FTI wiring and supporting weapons integration tasks initiated inFY 2021, in addition to emergent AFSEO tasks. Procure 1/6th scale models of F-35A and conduct wind tunnel testing for weapons integration. Procure, install, and sustain MADL antennae at NRTF in support of LOSOT testing. These are continued efforts in support of the F-35 program.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0207142F project 675346 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0207142F")`.

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