# CV-22 Rdt&e POST Production — Program Element 0401318F

**Program element:** 0401318F  
**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/0401318F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding ramps 45% to a $45.7M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 53% 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.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 25.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 31.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 45.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 21.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 20.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 21.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 21.5 |

> 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 | 45.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 45.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 45.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 45.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676033 | CV-22 RDT&E POST PRODUCTION | 25.5 | 31.5 | 45.7 | +45% |

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

### Project 676033 — CV-22 RDT&E POST PRODUCTION

The CV-22 is the Air Force Special Operations Forces (SOF) variant of the joint multi-mission V-22 tilt rotor aircraft. The CV-22 provides long-range, high-speed infiltration, exfiltration, personnel recovery, and resupply to Special Forces teams in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. The Navy is the lead service for the Joint V-22 program. The Joint Program Manager is responsible for managing all variants of the V-22. Department of the Navy (DoN) funds the development of the MV-22 and CMV-22. The Air Force funds the service common portion of the CV-22 while United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funds the development and procurement of SOF peculiar systems. CV-22 RDT&E funding provides for the development, integration, and testing of service-common, mission critical aircraft modifications to improve operational effectiveness, platform survivability, and aircraft availability. Airframe Enhancements: RDT&E funds design, development, and testing of improvements to airframe structures, aircraft electro-mechanical and hydraulic hardware, and dynamic components to counteract the effects of structural fatigue and improve the durability and readiness of V-22 aircraft. Refinement of aircraft system's components to improve longevity and/or maintainability while protecting their performance are meant to allow continued CV-22 operation as the aircraft ages. Enhanced Self-Deployment: RDT&E funding provides for the design, development, and testing of aircraft modifications to improve aircraft self-deployment capabilities (e.g. operating range, global response time) to mitigate emerging threats to the aircraft and mission accomplishment, and to identify and assess emerging air vehicle, propulsion system, avionics architecture, electronic warfare, situational awareness, and other weapon system solutions to meet CV-22 capability, reliability and survivability operational requirements. CV-22 funding also supports innovation activities to include studies, analyses, requirements definition, and quick-reaction capability prototypes/demonstrations to accelerate planning for technology transition, technology insertion and future acquisition programs. This funding may include emerging requirements to support Program Support Costs (PSC), Advisory and Assistant Service (A&AS), system integration lab, trainers, equipment and other government costs.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airframe Enhancement | 24.9 | 25.7 | 28.2 |
| Enhanced Self-Deployment Capabilities | 0.6 | 5.8 | 17.5 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 45.7 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The CV-22 is the Air Force Special Operations Forces (SOF) variant of the joint multi-mission V-22 tilt rotor aircraft. The CV-22 provides long-range, high-speed infiltration, exfiltration, personnel recovery, and resupply to Special Forces teams in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. The Navy is the lead service for the Joint V-22 program. The Joint Program Manager is responsible for managing all variants of the V-22. Department of the Navy (DoN) funds the development of the MV-22 and CMV-22. The Air Force funds the service common portion of the CV-22 while United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funds the development and procurement of SOF peculiar systems.

With the 2025 delivery of final production aircraft CV-22 has transitioned from production into full operations/sustainment phase. Block 20 Mission Computer Obsolescence Initiative (MCOI) modifications completed 4 September 2025 and the future program efforts support reliability, capability, and survivability modifications to the platform The V-22 Joint Program Office - Naval Air Systems Command - NAVAIRSYSCOM, PMA-275 is developing new capabilities for the V-22 in block increments. Airframe Enhancements and Enhanced Self-Deployment Capabilities RDT&E efforts will utilize a combination of sole source and competitive contracts as needed to maximize resources and efficiency.

## Related program elements

- [0605041A — Defensive CYBER Tool Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605041A) (Army)
- [0603851M — Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Testing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603851M) (Navy)
- [0603860N — JNT Precision Approach & Ldg Sys](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603860N) (Navy)
- [0607136A — Blackhawk Product Improvement Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607136A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0401318F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0401318F")`.

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