What project 6606TS buys
This program activity provides resources to operate the Air Force Test Center (AFTC) test activities which are included in the Department of War (DoW) Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). Test facilities/capabilities operated through this program include wind tunnels, rocket and jet engine test cells, hypersonic and subsonic testing, modeling and simulation, technology, limited space environmental simulation chambers, armament test ranges, hardware-in-the-loop test facilities, climatic test facilities, avionics test facilities, aircraft testbeds, dry lakebed landing sites, instrumented test ranges, and test aircraft maintenance, as well as USAF Test Pilot School. The AFTC's three Test Wings (TW) are supported by this project:(1) Arnold Engineering and Development Complex (AEDC), located at Arnold Air Force Base (AFB) TN; (2) 412TW, located at Edwards AFB, CA; and (3) 96TW, located at Eglin AFB, FL.
Project 6606TS 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 | 889.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1,055.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,448.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,559.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,467.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,441.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1,462.7 |
2 accomplishments / planned programs
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. 1 of them describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
Continue to provide operational support for AFTC test activities. Efforts include Aircraft Ops, Flying Hour Program (FHP), Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM), depot field teams, contracted services, test equipment and supplies, general operations and maintenance, utilities, Joint Simulation Environment, and Test Pilot School (list not…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Continue funding civilian pay to support testing at AEDC, the 412TW and USAF TPS at Edwards AFB, and the 96TW at Eglin AFB.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increased $23.707 million due to a combination of several increases and reductions to civilian pay, benefits, and performance award funding
FY2026 plans — current year Continue funding civilian pay to support testing at AEDC, the 412TW and USAF TPS at Edwards AFB, and the 96TW at Eglin AFB.