# Conventional Munitions — Program Element 0602602F

**Program element:** 0602602F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 2 — Applied Research  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602602F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $130.1M in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 3.8% (to $125.1M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 136.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 124.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 130.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 137.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 146.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 149.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 151.9 |

> 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 | 130.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 125.1 | −5.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 130.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 130.1 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622068 | Advanced Guidance Technology | 73.3 | 62.8 | 74.4 | +18% |
| 622502 | Ordnance Technology | 62.8 | 61.6 | 55.7 | −10% |

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

### Project 622068 — Advanced Guidance Technology

This project investigates, develops, and evaluates conventional munitions guidance technologies to establish technical feasibility and military utility of innovative munition seekers, weapon aerodynamics, navigation and control, and guidance subsystem integration/simulation through integration by design and starting with desired mission effect to deliver war winning capabilities to defend the homeland, provide nuclear deterrence, and deliver force projection. Project payoffs include adverse-weather, Global Positioning System (GPS)-degraded and Global Positioning System-denied, networked, and autonomous precision munition guidance capability; increased number of kills per sortie; increased aerospace vehicle survivability; improved weapon reliability and affordability; and improved weapon survivability and effectiveness.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeker Technologies | 13.3 | 12.1 | 14.3 |
| Aerodynamics, Navigation, and Control Technologies | 31.6 | 28.6 | 33.9 |
| Guidance Technologies | 24.4 | 22.1 | 26.2 |

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

### Project 622502 — Ordnance Technology

This project investigates, develops, and evaluates conventional ordnance technologies to establish technical feasibility and military utility for advanced explosives, fuzes, warheads, sub-munitions, and weapon airframes, carriage, and dispensing through integration by design and starting with desired mission effect to deliver war winning capabilities to defend the homeland, provide nuclear deterrence, and deliver force projection. The project also assesses the lethality and effectiveness of current and planned conventional weapons technology programs and assesses target vulnerability. The payoffs include improved storage capability and transportation safety of fully assembled weapons, improved warhead and fuze effectiveness, improved sub-munitions dispensing, low-cost airframe/subsystem components and structures, and reduced aerospace vehicle and weapon drag.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic Materials Technology | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Fuze Technologies | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Warhead Technologies | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Ordnance Technologies | 34.6 | 33.9 | 30.7 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program investigates, develops, and establishes the technical feasibility and military utility of guidance and ordnance technologies for conventional munitions. This program is focused on integration by design and starting with desired mission effect to deliver war winning capabilities to defend the homeland, provide nuclear deterrence, and deliver force projection. The effort supports core technical competencies of munitions aerodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control; terminal seeker sciences; fuze technology; energetic materials; damage mechanisms; and munition systems effects.

## Related program elements

- [0603601F — Conventional Weapons Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603601F) (Air Force)
- [0603211F — Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603211F) (Air Force)
- [0205778A — Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205778A) (Army)
- [0601102A — Defense Research Sciences](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601102A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0602602F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0602602F")`.

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