# Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation — Program Element 0605117F

**Program element:** 0605117F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605117F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $4.7M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. SAF/CDMA leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 123.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.6 |

> 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 | 4.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675897 | Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation | 123.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | — |

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

### Project 675897 — Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation

This is a MIP Program. Funding for the activity in this PE from FY2026 and beyond has been transferred to an alternate PE. The FMA&E activity will resume in that PE. The Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation (FMA&E) program element supports the military services' and defense agencies' Foreign Material Program activities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** SAF/CDMA (0.6, 12%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation | 123.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 12% | 0.6 |
| Other / unspecified | 88% | 4.1 |

**Top named industry performers:** SAF/CDMA ($0.6M, 12%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This is a MIP Program. Funding for the activity in this PE from FY2026 and beyond has been transferred to an alternate PE. The FMA&E activity will resume in that PE. The Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Exploitation (FMA&E) program element supports the military services' and defense agencies' Foreign Material Program activities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F.

Classified details can be found in OSD Comptroller's classified Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 6.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605117F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605117F")`.

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