# Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Weapon System Development

**R-2A activity** of project DG5 — Future Long Range Assault Aircraft  
**Program element:** 0605241A — Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Development  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605241A/DG5/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605241A

## Summary

This activity requests $2.12B in FY2027, 99% of project DG5, up 77% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continue integration and assembly of MV-75 prototype aircraft, inclusive of two (2) planned Limited User Test (LUT) aircraft, begin initial prototype aircraft deliveries, continue development engineering activities, and initiate prototype testing.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY27 funding increase is attributable to contract cost growth, alignment with Army acceleration plan, and initiation of prototype aircraft testing as MV-75 prototype aircraft begin to be delivered.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Complete weapon system Critical Design Review (CDR), continue prototype aircraft builds (1-8), begin developmental testing, incorporate design updates informed by the testing, and initiate production planning. Continue Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) prototype integration and developmental testing (including communications, navigation, sensors, and aircraft survivability equipment).

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Continue design activities culminating in the FLRAA Weapon System Critical Design Review, continue aircraft prototype manufacturing for EMD aircraft prototypes one through six, continue Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) for prototype integration and developmental testing (including communications, navigation, sensors, and aircraft survivability equipment). Continue maturation of critical enabling capabilities (such as digital engineering infrastructure and digital engineering tools), and begin to manufacture FLRAA EMD aircraft prototypes seven and eight, which will support Limited User Test (LUT).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 1,015.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1,195.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2,117.5 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project DG5

- [FLRAA MEDEVAC Development and Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605241A/DG5/a1) — FY2027 23.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605241A project DG5 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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