# Manufacturing Technologies — Program Element 0603680F

**Program element:** 0603680F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603680F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 71% to a $99.9M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 2.5% (to $102.4M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 229% (to $328.2M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 118.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 342.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 99.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 97.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 109.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 112.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 101.8 |

> 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 | 99.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 102.4 | +2.5 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 99.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 328.2 | +228.3 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 635280 | Manufacturing Technologies | 118.1 | 342.5 | 99.9 | −71% |

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

### Project 635280 — Manufacturing Technologies

This program executes technical efforts to develop and maintain an affordable and reliable industrial base and manufacturing capability responsive to Department of the Air Force warfighter needs. The program develops and improves manufacturing technologies and processes to reduce transition risk, enable cost reduction, improve component and system quality, increase readiness and affordable mission availability, enhance industrial capability, and promote transformation through the industrial base. Value stream modifications and manufacturing throughput improvements are implemented to shorten weapon system cycle times during design, development, production, and sustainment. Cost savings are realized through early engagement with stakeholders to promote producible designs, ensuring the industrial base will be ready to manufacture at the needed quantities. Manufacturing technologies objectives are conducted through industrial partnerships that enable targeted investment of manufacturing technologies and reduce risk in the industrial supply chain for existing weapon system upgrades and new warfighter systems. This program is accomplished by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL is focused on high-impact, multi-domain science & technology (S&T) solutions that drive innovation now while laying the groundwork for the Air and Space Force to win the future fight. AFRL effectively synchronizes the Department of the Air Force (DAF) S&T enterprise and workforce to align towards the most consequential DAF priorities and accelerate the delivery of game-changing S&T. Funds in this PE may be used to investigate specified technology advancements in air, space, and/or cyber domains. This program includes funding for the requisite DAF Science & Engineering (S&E) and mission enabling civilian workforce with the necessary technical competencies to develop, manage, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this program element is in conjunction with the civilian pay expenses budgeted in the following program elements: 1206601SF, 1206616SF, 0601102F, 0602020F, 0602102F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602298F, 0602336F, 0602602F, 0602605F, and 0602788F. In FY 2027, $8.114 million is budgeted in this program for 41 direct Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) civilians.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affordable Mission Availability | 16.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 |
| Advanced Manufacturing Technologies | 13.8 | 17.1 | 16.5 |
| Manufacturing for the Future Force | 8.4 | 9.4 | 18.1 |
| Advanced Battery Manufacturing and Technologies | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.6 |

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

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603680F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603680F")`.

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