# Project 671012 — Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program

**Program element:** 0207268F — Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program  
**Project:** 671012  
**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/0207268F/671012  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F

## Summary

Project 671012 — Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program requests $172.4M in FY2027, 84% of the $205.9M requested for program element 0207268F, up 169% on FY2026. 4 R-2A activities decompose the request. Pratt & Whitney is the largest named R-3 performer at $95.4M, 55% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 58.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 64.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 172.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 174.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 174.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 175.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 175.7 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0207268F; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 671012 buys

The Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP) provides the only source of critical sustaining engineering support for in-service Air Force engines to maintain flight safety (highest priority), correct deficiencies, improve system Operational Readiness (OR), Reliability & Maintainability (R&M), reduce engine Life Cycle Cost (LCC), and sustain engines throughout their service lives. It also serves as the primary vehicle to implement emerging technology solutions (e.g., additive manufacturing and digital engineering) to resolve these issues and improve engine performance. Past investments have reduced warfighter Class A rates and decreased Engine Related Loss of Aircraft (ERLOA) and generated significant returns on investments. Priority requirements include Accelerated Mission Tests (AMTs) required for complex redesigns. The AMT provides early identification of safety/reliability issues prior to the operational fleets discovering unknown safety and/or reliability issues. Ongoing tasks for this year support eliminating critical safety concerns, addressing obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS), developing critical repairs, and extending life limited parts. Service-related engine deficiencies occur throughout the engine lifecycle. Given the uncertainty regarding the number and timing of engine-related deficiencies, it is essential for the USAF to have adequate engineering capability and test capacity to rapidly respond to problems as they occur. Engine CIP funding is driven by field events and engine type/maturity, not by the total quantity of fielded engines. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to implement innovation insertion, capability insertion, software increments, spiral upgrades, modular component swaps, and other insertions consistent with Modular Open System Architecture. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to design, develop, integrate, and test weapon system and/or component level open architectures. Program RDT&E funding may be utilized to fund the concept refinement, design, development, integration, and testing of interdependent technologies and common architectures that underpin weapon system and portfolio-wide mission outcomes.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| Pratt & Whitney | 95.4 | 55% |
| GE | 45.1 | 26% |
| AEDC | 3.1 | 1.8% |
| Rolls Royce | 1.4 | 0.8% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 4

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program | 19.0 | 23.3 | 69.7 | +199% | [a3](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a3) |
| F119 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program | 19.7 | 22.5 | 56.6 | +152% | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a2) |
| F100 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program | 8.2 | 10.0 | 25.1 | +152% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a0) |
| F110/F101/F118 (Large Combat Engines) Component Improvement Program | 11.6 | 8.4 | 21.1 | +152% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a1) |

> 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.

### Other Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program

- Address engine component redesign, repair/rework procedures, engine maturation and life limit/mission analysis - Validate redesigned parts and new repair procedures - Maintain engine flight safety, address obsolescence deficiencies, improve OR and R&M, reduce engine LCC, and sustain engines throughout their service life

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a3

### F119 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program

- Will execute multiple tasks to address engine issues and readiness associated with the F-22 aircraft - Address engine component redesign, repair/rework procedures, engine maturation and life limit/mission analysis - Validate redesigned parts and new repair procedures -AMT planning - Maintain engine flight safety, address obsolescence…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a2

### F100 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program

- Will execute multiple tasks to address engine issues and readiness associated with the F-15 and F-16 aircraft - Address engine component redesign, repair/rework procedures, engine maturation and life limit/mission analysis - Validate redesigned parts and new repair procedures - Maintain engine flight safety, address obsolescence…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a0

### F110/F101/F118 (Large Combat Engines) Component Improvement Program

- Will execute multiple tasks to address engine issues and readiness associated with the B1, B-2, F-15, F-16, and U-2 aircraft - Address safety of flight, engine component redesign, repair/rework procedures, engine maturation and life limit/mission analysis - Validate redesigned parts and new repair procedures - Maintain engine flight…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207268F/671012/a1

## 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/0207268F.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0207268F project 671012 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0207268F")`.

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