# Franklin Affordable Mass Missile (FAMM) — Program Element 0604041F

**Program element:** 0604041F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604041F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $525.2M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 10.0% (to $472.7M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 525.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 724.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,009.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 798.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 851.9 |

> 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 | 525.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 472.7 | −52.5 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 525.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 525.2 | +0.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640411 | Franklin Affordable Mass Missile (FAMM) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 525.2 | new start |

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

### Project 640411 — Franklin Affordable Mass Missile (FAMM)

The Adaptive Weapons program element (0604041F) modernizes the weapons acquisition process through the Modular Weapon Series (M-Series) paradigm using open and common hardware and software interface standards to increase acquisition agility, lower costs of weapon development and modification, and be rapidly upgradeable to respond to adversary actions. This program element will be utilized for additional classes of Adaptive Weapons as new Budget Program Activity Codes are incorporated into the PE. The first Adaptive Weapons class is the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM)(BPAC 640411) which provides a low-cost, standoff cruise missile designed to provide long range affordable mass to overwhelm enemy defenses and deplete adversary defensive weapons inventories, operating as a complement to more complex and more expensive weapons. The first variant of FAMM missiles is a palletized baseline configuration and will be followed by a lugged variant both with weapon-weapon communications. Future increments will be defined based upon user demand and are likely to include a Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS), Extended Range (ER), Long-Range Kill Chain (LRKC) communications, different payloads, sub-systems or employment options, etc. This program element will be utilized to further execute component level development for modular implementation into future increments of FAMM. Increment 1 key warfighter requirements are 500nm+ range, Networked Collaborative Autonomous (NCA) capabilities, and palletized employment from cargo aircraft to provide capability to employ large swarms of missiles against slow moving maritime targets. Threshold launch platforms are the C-130 and C-17. Future employment methods may include launch from fighter/bomber racks, ground or surface launched. FAMM activities will include integration with the various employment platforms, to include risk-reduction, development, integration and testing if operationally available systems are not available. The Air Force Long Range Missile program develops a next-generation, air-launched precision strike weapon to provide standoff capability against high-value, time-sensitive targets.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMM Development | 0.0 | 0.0 | 192.1 |
| Test and Evaluation | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.9 |
| Platform Integration | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.2 |
| Air Force Long Range Missile | 0.0 | 0.0 | 250.0 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 525.2 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Adaptive Weapons program element (0604041F) modernizes the weapons acquisition process through the Modular Weapon Series (M-Series) paradigm using open and common hardware and software interface standards to increase acquisition agility, lower costs of weapon development and modification, and be rapidly upgradeable to respond to adversary actions. This program element will be utilized for additional classes of Adaptive Weapons as new Budget Program Activity Codes are incorporated into the PE.

FAMM is one of the initial Modular Weapon Series (M-Series) family of weapons designed with open and common hardware and software interface standards to increase acquisition agility, lower costs of weapon development and modification, and be rapidly upgradeable to respond to adversary actions. FAMM weapons are designed for affordable manufacturability, with innovative concepts to support scaleability to high production rates. Example manufacturing concepts are distributed/franchised production across suppliers/nodes (to include coalition partners), use of commonly available manufacturing equipment and processes to support access to more production facilities, and Industry 4.0 techniques such as additive manufacturing and automation.

## Related program elements

- [0605021SE — Homeland Personnel Security Initiative](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605021SE) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604874C — Improved Homeland Defense Interceptors](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604874C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604286N — (u)navy Advanced Manufacturing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604286N) (Navy)
- [0204413N — Amphibious Tactical Supt Units](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204413N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604041F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604041F")`.

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