RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Dcapes

PE 0207452F·U.S. Air Force·Approp. 3600 — RDT&E·BA7 — Operational System Development
FY2027 Request
$5.3M
Air Force · RDT&E
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U.S. Air Force funding falls 37% to a $5.3M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Concept Plus leads the industry work.

FY2027 Request
$5.3M
▼ 37% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$8.4M
▲ 2.9% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$8.2M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $5.3M for Dcapes under RDT&E program element 0207452F, down 37% from FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

08.2FY25ACTUAL8.4FY26ENACTED5.3FY27REQUEST5.5FY285.6FY295.7FY305.8FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual8.2
FY2026Enacted8.4
FY2027Request5.3
FY2028Outyear5.5
FY2029Outyear5.6
FY2030Outyear5.7
FY2031Outyear5.8
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0207452F

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -37% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 674803

DCAPES Cont Dev

$5.3MFY2027 request ▼ 37%
FY2025 actual$8.2M
FY2026 enacted$8.4M
FY2027 request$5.3M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services

Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES) is the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classified Command and Control (C2) National Security System (NSS) used to implement the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) process and project forces (includes weapon systems, logistics, and personnel). It enables the DAF to posture mission ready and equipped forces (organized in effects-based operational capability packages) to deliver air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to Joint commanders worldwide. DCAPES supports joint, combined, and DAF military operations worldwide. FY 2027 funding will be used to support the continued development of capabilities within the DCAPES system. These efforts will enhance the Shortfall Management Module which enables units to report and route manpower deficiencies to appropriate command level for resolution. The funding will also be used to develop the Manpower Analysis Tool used to analyze and inform personnel planning and prevent future shortfalls. The FY 2027 funding continues to enhance the functionality of the system, crucial in supporting war planning, and will be executed against capabilities packaged into agile development projects for multiple releases based on warfighter priorities. This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
DCAPES Continuous Development▼ 37%
FY2025 actual$8.2M
FY2026 enacted$8.4M
FY2027 request$5.3M

FY2027 planned work - Will continue to enhance the Shortfall Module Update - Will develop the Manpower Analysis Tool - Will continue to develop/deploy additional user requirements, functionalities, and enhancements of the system

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding decreased to align with the program's migration schedule of moving the test, training, and production environments to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPR) cloud.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue to enhance the Manpower Equipment and Force Packaging (MEFPAK) Module by developing Transportation and Load Planning Data Creation, standardizing Manpower Force Element Line Numbers, and creating Air Force Specialty Code Substitution Rules - Create Force Presentation module that will present Force Apportionment and Assignment data - Continue to develop/deploy additional user requirements, functionalities, and enhancements of the system

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$5.3M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$5.3M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$5.3M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$5.3M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Concept Plus
$3.4M · 64%
DCAPES Cont Dev/Prime Contract · FFP
45th Test Sqdn
$0.3M · 6.4%
DCAPES Development Test and Evaluation
Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Industry primes90%4.7
Other / unspecified10%0.5
FY2027 request100%5.3
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Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES) is the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classified Command and Control (C2) National Security System (NSS) used to implement the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) process and project forces (includes weapon systems, logistics, and personnel). It enables the DAF to posture mission ready and equipped forces (organized in effects-based operational capability packages) to deliver air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to Joint commanders worldwide. DCAPES supports joint, combined, and DAF military operations worldwide.

In Q1 FY 2025 the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning & Execution System (DCAPES) program completed Increment 2B full deployment and transitioned to the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP). As a SWP program, DCAPES develops and sustains capabilities in accordance with the selected Agile software methodology to provide rapid development and delivery of capabilities based on the warfighter's top priorities. The Program Management Office (PMO) maintains a backlog of requirements, and the stakeholders will verify needs in an approved annual Capability Needs Statement (CNS) and project capabilities for an additional two years.

Project 674803 — DCAPES Cont Dev
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services
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FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0207452F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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