# Uncrewed Long-endurance Tacitical Reconnaissance Aircraft (ULTRA) Operational Assessment

**R-2A activity** of project 675922 — Capability Enhancements  
**Program element:** 0304784F — Capability Enhancements  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304784F/675922/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304784F

> **NEW START.** $16.6M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $16.6M in FY2027, 100% of project 675922 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. 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.** -Complete OA preparation activities -Complete aircrew training material -Complete aircrew training -Conduct OA Phase 1 activities -Complete OA Phase 2 capability enhancement activities --Complete NRE and integration of relevant sensor payload --Complete NRE and integration of enhanced C2 architecture

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** This effort is not a new start; FY26 funding was realigned from O&M to RDTE

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Complete non-recurring engineering (NRE) and integration of Rotax 916 engine -Complete NRE and integration of line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond line-of-site (BLOS) command and control links -Complete integration and testing of sensor payloads. -Continue aircrew training for 4-ship operation. -Complete CONUS flight tests. -Finalize operational test preparation and OCONUS approvals/coordination leading up to an operational assessment of ULTRA in an operationally relevant environment.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 16.6 |

> 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 0304784F project 675922 (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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