# Project 112 — MACH-TB

**Program element:** 0603941D8Z — Test and Evaluation Science and Technology  
**Project:** 112  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603941D8Z/112  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603941D8Z

## Summary

Project 112 — MACH-TB requests $1.12B in FY2027, 29% of the $3.83B requested for program element 0603941D8Z, up 109% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Hypersonic Strike — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 537.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,124.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,224.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,308.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,410.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,448.9 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0603941D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 112 buys

Hypersonic development remains a top priority for the Department. The Multi-Service Advanced Capability for Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) accelerates delivery of advanced hypersonic and strategic capabilities to the warfighter by leveraging commercial space launch and non-traditional test beds to provide the Department, other Federal agencies, industry, and academia the capability to affordably and rapidly conduct hypersonic experiments and test hypersonic system components.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACH-TB | 0.0 | 334.0 | 1,124.2 | +237% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603941D8Z/112/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### MACH-TB

In FY 2027, MACH-TB will continue to accelerate the cadence of flight tests supporting hypersonic experimentation and hypersonic system component testing. Highlights include: - Continue challenge-based acquisition, Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Accelerator (MACH-XL), to test and demonstrate affordable hypersonic systems…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603941D8Z/112/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603941D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0603941D8Z project 112 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603941D8Z")`.

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