Project 640856
$3.6MFY2027 request ▼ 87%AFWERX Operations and Support
FY2025 actual$14.1M
FY2026 enacted$27.6M
FY2027 request$3.6M
Product DevelopmentSupport
FY2027 Request
$3.6M
▼ 95% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$73.5M
▲ 18% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$62.1M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $3.6M for Afwerx under RDT&E program element 0604009F, down 95% from FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 62.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 73.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 3.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Current
Prototyping
BA 4
Later
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 0604009F
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -95% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 640858
$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%AFWERX Prime
FY2025 actual$48.0M
FY2026 enacted$45.9M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$3.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$6.1M +$2.5M · +70%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$3.6M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$61.1M +$57.5M · +1602%
▲ $57.5M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 3.6 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 3.6 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
AFWERX helps the Department of the Air Force (DAF) address warfighter needs by leveraging flexible contracting pathways to accelerate the transition of disruptive commercial dual-use technologies into decisive, war-winning capabilities. AFWERX funds risk reduction efforts for technology agnostic capabilities and provides avenues for the DAF to leverage private capital funds as a resource multiplier, strengthen the domestic defense industrial base, and accelerate commercial preference. Funding for this program supports administrative and oversight functions for AFWERX and enables effective execution of the SBIR/STTR program.
The AFWERX Prime effort will cease operations and execute a deliberate program closeout strategy, employing Department of the Air Force (DAF) approved procedures. Prior activities included: 1) investigate details regarding potential commercial markets; 2) identify technologies that are likely to result in successful prototypes and support future DAF capability needs and priorities; 3) create collaborative test plans potentially offering test assets and expertise; 4) leverage this campaign for near-term applicability and suitability as well as preparation for procurement of hardware, software, data, or services. The intent is to accelerate learning to enable early adoption, procurement, and fielding.
Project 640856, 640858 — AFWERX Operations and Support
- Product Development
- Support
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0604009F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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Markdown twin
/programs/0604009F.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$3.6M
▼ 87% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$27.6M
▲ 96% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$14.1M
Prior year
AFWERX Operations and Support — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604009F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 640856 — AFWERX Operations and Support — requests $3.6M in FY2027, 100% of the $3.6M requested for program element 0604009F. Year over year it falls 87% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 640856 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 27.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 3.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
AFWERX▼ 72%
FY2025 actual$14.1M
FY2026 enacted$12.6M
FY2027 request$3.6M
- Commence termination of operation and support activities, development and sustainment of the Acquisition Workforce, and organizational capabilities. - Complete transition and handoff of Spark activities and personnel for development and fielding of Airmen and Guardian centric program management tools to connect the innovation…
Project detail
What project 640856 buys
AFWERX helps the Department of the Air Force (DAF) address warfighter needs by leveraging flexible contracting pathways to accelerate the transition of disruptive commercial dual-use technologies into decisive, war-winning capabilities. AFWERX funds risk reduction efforts for technology agnostic capabilities and provides avenues for the DAF to leverage private capital funds as a resource multiplier, strengthen the domestic defense industrial base, and accelerate commercial preference. Funding for this program supports administrative and oversight functions for AFWERX and enables effective execution of the SBIR/STTR program. These functions include funding for core operations and support, front door innovation hubs, information technology infrastructure, outreach, and marketing. In order to manage, execute, and deliver innovative technology capabilities, this program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities, as well as expenses related to travel, supplies, IT hardware, software and support, etc.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$45.9M
▼ 4.5% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$48.0M
Prior year
AFWERX Prime — one RDT&E project inside PE 0604009F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 640858 — AFWERX Prime — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 0.0% of the $3.6M requested for program element 0604009F. Year over year it falls 100% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 640858 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 48.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 45.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
AFWERX Prime▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$6.3M
FY2026 enacted$5.9M
FY2027 request$0.0M
- Stop government test support and personnel support for existing program contract periods of performance across the AFWERX Prime portfolio. - Complete operational evaluations for Agile Support Prime, leveraging planned commercial certifications and potential initial service use cases. - Complete Autonomy Prime proving ground evaluations…
Project detail
What project 640858 buys
The AFWERX Prime project is closing out, having successfully leveraged an acquisition approach that utilized government-specific resources to reduce risk in emerging technology markets and enabled the transition of dual-use technologies into Department of War capabilities. The technologies targeted by AFWERX include hybrid-electric powered Vertical and Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft; Scalable Aircraft Autonomy; Autonomous Logistics Systems; Expeditionary Combat Support Systems; Advanced Manufacturing; sUAS & Counter-sUAS; enhanced, low cost, distributed, scalable and digital Manufacturing, and an AFWERX Autonomy Proving Ground.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services