What project 644861 buys
The Operational Energy projects develop, mature, prototype, and demonstrate technologies, software, and processes focused on optimizing energy usage to maximize combat capability. Activities include the necessary prototyping and technology validation to enable transition of technologies, software, and processes in the areas of (1) Mission Planning and Scheduling Optimization, (2) Mobility Fleet Optimization (including cargo efficiency improvements), (3) Operational Energy Optimization Technologies, and (4) Energy Supply Chain and Logistics. These energy-focused efforts facilitate implementation of validated solutions that increase weapon system and platform capabilities (range, endurance, number of sorties refueled, etc.) and mitigate supply chain risk for DoW's largest consumer of operational energy, the Department of the Air Force. This program element included all necessary expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F. The FY 2026 spend plan amount for Operational Energy includes $34.909 million of discretionary and $102 million of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $136.909 million.
- Product Development
- Support
- Management Services
Project 644861 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 34.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
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 No funding requested.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 decreased by $31.409 million compared to FY 2026 due to programmatic adjustments within the RDT&E portfolio to improve resource efficiency.
FY2026 plans — current year - Prior year accomplishments include the technology transition of Mobility Fleet scheduling software. - Begin evaluation of KC-135 drag reduction devices. - Initiate technology redesign to improve cargo efficiency. - Continue flight testing of C-130 drag reduction devices. - Continue development and demonstration of drag reductions technologies that improve weapon system capabilities (range, endurance, number of sorties refueled, etc.) - Continue development and demonstration of software focused on simultaneously increasing aircraft availability, optimizing mobility aircraft allocation, and optimizing cargo load planning for strategic airlift assets, air refueling optimization, aerial…