# Experimental Operations Unit

**R-2A activity** of project 643721 — Experimental Operations Unit (EOU)  
**Program element:** 0207179F — Autonomous Collaborative Platforms  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207179F/643721/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207179F/643721

## Summary

This activity requests $57.2M in FY2027, 100% of project 643721, up 27% 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.** EOU will continue acquisition and operability of ACP prototypes, associated subsystems, and modeling and simulation (M&S) environments. EOU will continue to design and execute experiments using ACP prototypes and M&S environments to complete CCA force integration objectives. EOU will conduct studies and engage subject matter expertise in the areas of Agile Combat Employment (ACE), maintenance (and associated training), logistics, crewed/uncrewed teaming, employment of uncrewed aircraft, technical publication development, and policy document development. These studies will guide future experimentation with existing ACPs and may inform requirements for future ACPs.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased as a result of normal inflation and continued ramp to a fully manned squadron.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** EOU will continue to stand up as a fully manned squadron with investments in facility modifications, critical infrastructure, and equipment. EOU continues to invest in ACP prototypes, modeling and simulation environments, and studies to refine integration of CCA into the force (DOTMLPF-P) especially related to: Agile Combat Employment, maintenance and logistics, crewed-uncrewed teaming, training requirements, uncrewed employment, and the development of needed publications, training, and policy documents.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 42.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 44.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 57.2 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0207179F project 643721 (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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