# Project 653133 — Bombs & Fuzes

**Program element:** 0604602F — Armament/Ordnance Development  
**Project:** 653133  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604602F/653133  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604602F

## Summary

Project 653133 — Bombs & Fuzes requests $90.9M in FY2027, 94% of the $96.8M requested for program element 0604602F, up 5687% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 1 new this cycle. Boeing is the largest named R-3 performer at $89.3M, 98% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| 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 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0604602F; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## 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.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing | 89.3 | 98% |
| Prototype Fabrication Shop | 0.9 | 1.0% |
| 96 TW | 0.1 | 0.1% |
| MMHE Program Office | 0.0 | 0.0% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Sink Development | — | 0.0 | 89.3 | new | — |
| Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +1% | — |
| Insensitive Munitions (IM) and Emerging Technology | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +8% | — |

> 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.

### Quick Sink Development — NEW START

**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.

### Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE)

**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 and handling of various pylons and adapters. Continue support to DARPA with designs and manufacturing of equipment to aid safe munitions loading and handling of hypersonic weapons. Continue support for Air Force Research Laboratory on future munition concept demonstrators.

**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 and handling of various pylons and adapters. Continue support to DARPA with designs and manufacturing of equipment to aid safe munitions loading and handling of hypersonic weapons. Continue support for Air Force Research Laboratory on future munition concept demonstrators.

### Insensitive Munitions (IM) and Emerging Technology

**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.

## 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/0604602F.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0604602F project 653133 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604602F")`.

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