# Project 6606TG — 704th Test Group

**Program element:** 0605807F — Test and Evaluation Support  
**Project:** 6606TG  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605807F/6606TG  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605807F

## Summary

Project 6606TG — 704th Test Group requests $142.7M in FY2027, 7.9% of the $1.80B requested for program element 0605807F, up 145% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 46.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 58.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 142.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 167.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 200.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 248.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 67.7 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605807F; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 6606TG buys

Project infrastructure support is provided for the unique capabilities of the 704th Test Group (TG) facilities: Central Inertial and Global Positioning System (GPS) Test Facility (CIGTF/746th Test Squadron), the Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT/846th Test Squadron) and the National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF/704 TG Det 2), the 586th Flight Test Squadron including Detachment 1 (Det 1), 704 TG Operating Location (704 TG OL-AA) at Kirtland AFB, and 704 TG Operation Location (704 TG OL-AC) at Wright-Patterson AFB. CIGTF provides independent test and evaluation of inertial, Global Positioning System, and integrated systems used for aircraft navigation and missile guidance systems, including vulnerability to electronic interference. HHSTT capabilities include full-scale testing in flight representative environments, realistic live-fire simulations, test item and target fragment recovery, precision trajectory analysis and high speed photography. NRTF provides radar cross section (RCS) monostatic and bistatic amplitude and phase measurements, antenna pattern measurements, glint and near field measurements for low observable targets. The 586th Flight Test Squadron executes flight test and test support for advanced avionics and weapons development of joint, international and commercial test programs. Det 1 provides the liaison function for coordinating and scheduling all US Air Force test and training operations at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). OL-AA provides test support for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Directed Energy Division. The 704 TG OL-AC includes the Landing Gear Test Facility (LGTF) with capabilities such as variable and fixed inertia dynamometers, compression/tension load applicators, 4 drop towers, a burst pit and a dynamic load simulator. The 704 TG OL-AC also includes the Air Vehicle Survivability Office that provides support for Air Force aircraft acquisition programs. The 704th TG support services contracts are awarded on the basis of full and open competition.

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Pay | 14.9 | 28.3 | 112.3 | +296% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605807F/6606TG/a1) |
| Civ Pay | 31.7 | 29.9 | 30.4 | +2% | — |

> 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.

### Non Pay

Continue funding operational support for AFTC test activities. Efforts include aircraft operations, Flying Hour Program (FHP), contracted services, test equipment and supplies, general operations and maintenance, and utilities (list not all inclusive).

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605807F/6606TG/a1

### Civ Pay

**FY2027 planned work.** Fund civilian pay for the 704th Test Group's (TG) consistent mission of testing of DoW, other Government Agencies, foreign military sales, and commercial weapon systems.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased $0.529 million due to reductions to pay and benefits and an increase to performance awards.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Fund civilian pay for the 704th Test Group's (TG) consistent mission of testing of DoW, other Government Agencies, foreign military sales, and commercial weapon systems.

## 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/0605807F.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605807F project 6606TG (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605807F")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*