# Precision Measurement & Calibration — Program Element 0207521F

**Program element:** 0207521F  
**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/0207521F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $2.2M in FY2027, 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. AFMETCAL leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 2.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.4 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 2.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.2 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 673326 | Precision Measurement & Calibration | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | −1% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 673326 — Precision Measurement & Calibration

This program develops, tests, and evaluates national and Air Force measurement standards (hardware) and calibration equipment in support of all Air Force programs and activities, including Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMELs) worldwide. Metrology research and development provides technology to support systems in all phases of development and acquisition, as well as Air Force R&D laboratories, test ranges, ground test facilities, and operational weapons systems support. Rapidly changing technology requires continuing research and development of measurement standards and calibration equipment to ensure modern weapon systems meet Air Force readiness objectives. This program addresses all metrology disciplines and includes the technology areas of laser, infrared, microwave, millimeter wave, optical, physical, mechanical, electrical, electronic, and ionizing radiation measurements. Metrology is a technical discipline devoted to the science of measurements and to the study and improvement of measurement technology. Measurements are the foundation of military system development, quality assurance, hardware conformance testing and system readiness tests. The integrity of these tests is assured through calibration and traceability assurance schemes. The capability to measure and calibrate must parallel the emergence of new technology, new ranges, and new capabilities of military systems. Lack of new measurement capability impedes or blocks the successful exploitation of new technologies, especially in the movement from development laboratory to production to deployment. R&D efforts are essential within the DoD to pace these requirements, otherwise, these same new systems will suffer time delays, excessive cost, and increased risk due to unreliable test results in all phases of development, production, deployment and operation.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** AFMETCAL (2.2, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons System Measurement Standards | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Electrical Measurements | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Calibration Standards | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Radar Support/Communications | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Development of Self Calibrating Equipment | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 2.2 |

**Top named industry performers:** AFMETCAL ($2.2M, 100%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program develops, tests, and evaluates national and Air Force measurement standards (hardware) and calibration equipment in support of all Air Force programs and activities, including Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories (PMELs) worldwide. Metrology research and development provides technology to support systems in all phases of development and acquisition, as well as Air Force R&D laboratories, test ranges, ground test facilities, and operational weapons systems support. Rapidly changing technology requires continuing research and development of measurement standards and calibration equipment to ensure modern weapon systems meet Air Force readiness objectives.

Primarily accomplished through intergovernmental transfer between the Department of Defense and other Federal Departments.

## Related program elements

- [0604215N — Standards Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604215N) (Navy)
- [0604746A — Automatic Test Equipment Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604746A) (Army)
- [0603609N — Conventional Munitions](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603609N) (Navy)
- [0603914C — Ballistic Missile Defense Test](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603914C) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0207521F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0207521F")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*