What project 650013 buys
When KC-46A procurement completes, the Air Force will maintain continuous recapitalization of the KC-135 fleet by procuring additional KC-46A tanker aircraft under the KC-46A Production Extension (PEx) project. The Air Force plans to use the KC-46A Capability Production Document as the most affordable requirements basis for Tanker Production Extension. The The KC-46A PEx program funding supports development of acquisition documentation, detailed acquisition plans, Request for Proposal (RFP) contracting activities, assessment and mitigation of risks and issues, and other studies and analysis. Funding includes efforts to define and mitigate Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Materiel Shortages (DMSMS) and obsolescence issues in preparation for aircraft procurement. The KC-46A PEx effort ensures tanker availability for the warfighter and supports the Air Force's assessment and development of tanker requirements for the next Tanker Recapitalization program. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. 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.
- Product Development
- Support
Project 650013 funding, 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. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 23.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 267.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 200.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 58.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
2 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Continuation of research and development of technical solutions to address DMSMS and obsolescence.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increased due to ramp up of technical solutions development to mitigate DMSMS and obsolescence issues.
FY2026 plans — current year Research and develop detailed DMSMS obsolescence and tech refresh reports to inform KC-46A PEx courses of action.
FY2027 planned work Develop acquisition documentation, support RFP process, continue assessing and mitigating risks and issues.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increased due to ramp up of contracting activities in preparation for contract award.
FY2026 plans — current year Continued development of acquisition documentation, develop and release RFP, contracting activities, and risk identification and mitigation plans.
Named performers on project 650013
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.