What project 653133 buys
The Bombs & Fuzes project improves conventional weapons/munitions (kinetic and non-kinetic), fuzes, and height-of-burst sensors (HOBS), and develops and integrates complementary common weapon components, data links, position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities (i.e. GPS, non-GPS, optical, passive, active, etc.) using modern acquisition best practices, to include digital acquisition practices (e.g. government-owned open system architectures, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and agile software development). It also provides for the development and testing necessary for a suitable manufacturing base of conventional warheads, fuzes, HOBS, and munitions materiel handling equipment (MMHE). Bombs & Fuzes also provides research, development, testing, and guidance of conventional warheads, fuzing, HOBS modifications, and anti-personnel anti-materiel (APAM) weapons to improve lethality and survivability against area, mobile, hard and deeply buried, and fixed targets. Finally, this project provides an opportunity to quickly insert emerging technologies into existing and developing aircraft munitions and fuzes and supports strategic planning to achieve compliance of AF munitions with Department of War insensitive munitions (IM) standards. - Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE): MMHE is a continuing project to develop and improve the standardization and commonality of munitions handling and armament equipment to preclude duplication. Efforts are primarily the study, design, and development of MMHE and armament control systems; however, support may be provided to other functional areas as requested. Procurement will be performed and funded by the applicable weapons system project. - Insensitive Munitions (IM) and Emerging Technologies: IM projects support AF IM strategic planning to achieve IM compliance IAW U.S. Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part N, Chapter 141, Section 2389, ensuring safety regarding insensitive munitions. Develops and validates IM models against current munition performance, addresses IM explosive fill deficiencies and develops munition modifications to improve the response of conventional weapons to unplanned stimuli. This project also explores and develops Emerging Technology by analyzing and evaluating current systems to integrate new technologies for both future and existing munitions.
- Product Development
- Support
- Test and Evaluation
- Management Services
Project 653133 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.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 90.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 42.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 31.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.8 |
3 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2027 planned work Continued development of warhead and Long Wave Infrared seeker. Execution of test and integration plan; including the build of test assets/components.
FY2026 to FY2027 change New start in FY2027 for the development of warhead and Long Wave Infrared seeker. Execution of test and integration plan; including the build of test assets/components.
FY2026 plans — current year No funding received in FY 2026.
FY2027 planned work Continuation of MMHE support projects to include engineering, drafting, proof load, technical data, and safety authorizations. Fabricate prototypes for test and evaluation purposes. Continue first article equipment fabrications for drafting verification and delivery to Air Force units for additional test and evaluation. Provide support to all system program offices with new weapons and aircraft configurations, as needed. Continue support to the F-35 with designs and manufacturing of equipment to aid safe munitions loading and handling of various pylons and adapters. Continue to support the B-21 program office with evaluations and recommendations for equipment to aid safe munitions loading…
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase from FY26 to FY27 is a result of normal inflation.
FY2026 plans — current year Continuation of MMHE support projects to include engineering, drafting, proof load, technical data, and safety authorizations. Fabricate prototypes for test and evaluation purposes. Continue first article equipment fabrications for drafting verification and delivery to Air Force units for additional test and evaluation. Provide support to all system program offices with new weapons and aircraft configurations, as needed. Continue support to the F-35 with designs and manufacturing of equipment to aid safe munitions loading and handling of various pylons and adapters. Continue to support the B-21 program office with evaluations and recommendations for equipment to aid safe munitions loading…
FY2027 planned work Provide guidance to ensure munitions are as safe as practical to include; assessing, analyzing, and evaluating emerging and future development of technologies in our weapons. Enhance and evolve direct attack weapon capabilities by identifying new technology through collaboration with industry, academia, and other government stakeholders and uniting specialized expertise.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase from FY26 to FY27 is a result of normal inflation.
FY2026 plans — current year Provide guidance to ensure munitions are as safe as practical to include; assessing, analyzing, and evaluating emerging and future development of technologies in our weapons. Enhance and evolve direct attack weapon capabilities by identifying new technology through collaboration with industry, academia, and other government stakeholders and uniting specialized expertise.
Named performers on project 653133
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.