# Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Development — Program Element 0605241A

**Program element:** 0605241A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605241A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding ramps 75% to a $2.14B request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 75% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 5.9% (to $2.27B); the Senate added 5.9% (to $2.27B); House appropriators funded it in full. Textron leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1,015.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1,220.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2,140.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,583.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 986.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 527.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 531.8 |

> 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 | 2,140.6 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2,267.8 | +127.2 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2,267.8 | +127.2 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2,140.6 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG5 | Future Long Range Assault Aircraft | 1,015.4 | 1,220.6 | 2,140.6 | +75% |

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

### Project DG5 — Future Long Range Assault Aircraft

The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Project's funding provides Combatant Commanders with deterrence, power projection, and tactical capabilities at operational and strategic distances. FLRAA will retain the Army's ability to project combat power with significantly increased range, speed, mobility, and payload over current Army and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) aircraft. FLRAA is the next generation vertical lift aircraft designed to conduct air assault, urban assault/security, maritime interdiction, medical evacuation, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, tactical resupply, direct action, noncombatant evacuation operations, and combat search and rescue operations. FLRAA will support the Army, including United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Joint Force, in a contested, threat environment. In FY 2024, FLRAA achieved a successful Milestone B decision allowing the program to enter into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. In FY 2025, the Secretary of the Army directed the acceleration of production and fielding the Multi-mission Vertical takeoff (MV) -75 FLRAA weapon system to ensure the long-range air assault and aeromedical evacuation capabilities will be available for any potential future conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region or eastern Europe. The FY 2027 budget request initiates delivery of MV-75 prototype aircraft, continues to build and integrate remaining developmental prototype and Limited User Test (LUT) aircraft, continues production planning, and initiates MV-75 prototype testing required to verify weapon system performance in preparation of a user assessment.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Textron (1,993.0, 93%), SMX (6.3, 0.3%), PEO Aviation (3.5, 0.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Weapon System Development | 1,015.4 | 1,195.3 | 2,117.5 |
| FLRAA MEDEVAC Development and Integration | — | 25.3 | 23.1 |

> 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 | 94% | 2,002.8 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 2.8% | 60.3 |
| Other / unspecified | 3.6% | 77.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** Textron ($1.99B, 93%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Project's funding provides Combatant Commanders with deterrence, power projection, and tactical capabilities at operational and strategic distances. FLRAA will retain the Army's ability to project combat power with significantly increased range, speed, mobility, and payload over current Army and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) aircraft.

The Army executed a hybrid acquisition approach to design, develop, and deliver the FLRAA weapon system. In order to support the Army's modernization strategy and concept for multi-domain operations, the FLRAA program will complete First Unit Equipped (FUE) in FY 2030. This hybrid approach builds on the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) efforts (started in 2013); the Army's Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) (completed in July 2019); and multiple risk mitigation efforts.

## Related program elements

- [0605830A — Aviation Ground Support Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605830A) (Army)
- [0607137A — Chinook Product Improvement Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607137A) (Army)
- [0604183F — Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604183F) (Air Force)
- [0401318F — CV-22 Rdt&e POST Production](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0401318F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605241A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605241A")`.

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