# Air Target Identification

**R-2A activity** of project 642597 — Noncooperative Identification Subsystems  
**Program element:** 0603742F — Combat Identification Technology  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603742F/642597/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603742F/642597

## Summary

This activity requests $11.5M in FY2027, 50% of project 642597, up 20% on FY2026. 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.** -Continue maturation of air target sensor feature extraction algorithms for implementation with the JMAC CID framework. -Complete maturation and effectiveness testing of the JMAC air target algorithms on F-15. -Continue expansion of sensor feature extraction implementation for advancing CID on future platform sensors and incorporation of those extracted features into developing databases. -Continue flight demonstration and data analysis of feature extraction algorithms. -Advance JMAC air target integration planning for 5th generation air dominance platforms based on planned platform sensor improvements. -Initiate planning for JMAC integration efforts on Air Force Command and Control (C2) Platforms. -Continue studies for integration of off-board CID data (into JMAC) from ISR platforms, weapons platforms, unmanned aerial platforms, and space assets in support of Air Force long range kill chains.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 increased compared to FY 2026 by $1.935 million to account for cost growth associated increasing software development costs and software integration onto actual platforms.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Continue maturation of air target sensor feature extraction algorithms for implementation with the JMAC CID framework. -Complete maturation and effectiveness testing of the JMAC air target algorithms on both F-16 and F-15. -Expand sensor feature extraction implementation for advancing CID on future platform sensors and incorporation of those extracted features into developing databases. -Continue flight demonstration and data analysis of feature extraction algorithms. -Advance JMAC air target integration planning for 5th generation air dominance platforms based on planned platform sensor improvements. -Initiate JMAC integration efforts on Air Force Command and Control (C2) Platforms. -Initiate studies for integration of off-board CID data (into JMAC) from ISR platforms, weapons platforms, unmanned aerial platforms, and space assets in support of Air Force long range kill chains.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.5 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 642597

- Ground Target Identification — FY2027 9.2
- Studies — FY2027 2.2

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0603742F project 642597 (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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