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

**R-2A activity** of project 675346 — F-35  
**Program element:** 0207142F — F-35 Squadrons  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F/675346/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207142F/675346

## Summary

This activity requests $17.1M in FY2027, 68% of project 675346, up 40% 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, 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. Additionally, the program will focus on enhancing the operational effectiveness of CSFD by leveraging data science teams and integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased from FY2026 to FY2027 due to FY2026 Congressional reduction for project carryover (-$6.132 million).

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** In FY2026, the 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. Additionally, the program will focus on enhancing the operational effectiveness of CSFD by leveraging data science teams and integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 17.1 |

> 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 675346

- Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office and Low Observable Sustainability Over Time — FY2027 8.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207142F project 675346 (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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