# System Improvement Program (SIP)

**R-2A activity** of project 673777 — AMRAAM  
**Program element:** 0207163F — Amraam  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207163F/673777/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207163F

## Summary

This activity requests $27.1M in FY2027, 51% of project 673777, up 10% 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 CSP. Complete SIP 4 fielding. Continue SIP-5 software development. Continue SIP-3 Tape 3 software development.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased due to SIP-5 (AIM-120D3) and SIP-3 Tape 3 (AIM-120D) development efforts both in the design and development phases.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue CSP. SIP 4 FCA third quarter and finish operational testing (OT) fourth quarter. Continue SIP 5 software development. SIP 3 Tape 2 will complete FCA in first quarter and complete fielding third quarter. Begin SIP-3 Tape 3 software development with a planned contract award in the third quarter.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 22.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 24.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 27.1 |

> 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 673777

- Test and Evaluation — FY2027 21.2
- Aircraft Integration — FY2027 5.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207163F project 673777 (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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