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RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Aviation Ground Support Equipment

PE 0605830A·U.S. Army·Approp. 2040 — RDT&E·BA5 — System Development & Demonstration
FY2027 Request
$1.0M
Army · RDT&E
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U.S. Army requests $1.0M in FY2027, 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 added 1073% (to $11.2M).

FY2027 Request
$1.0M
▲ 2.3% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$0.9M
▼ 1.4% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$0.9M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Army is requesting $1.0M for Aviation Ground Support Equipment under RDT&E program element 0605830A, up 2.3% over FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, 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.

00.9FY25ACTUAL0.9FY26ENACTED1.0FY27REQUEST1.0FY281.0FY291.0FY301.0FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual0.9
FY2026Enacted0.9
FY2027Request1.0
FY2028Outyear1.0
FY2029Outyear1.0
FY2030Outyear1.0
FY2031Outyear1.0
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 5 — System Development & Demonstration.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0605830A

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 2% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project EE5

Aviation Ground Support Equipment

$1.0MFY2027 request ▲ 2%
FY2025 actual$0.9M
FY2026 enacted$0.9M
FY2027 request$1.0M
Product DevelopmentTest and Evaluation

Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) Product Office tests and evaluates critical ground support equipment to enhance the functionality and maintenance of both the Army's enduring fleet of rotary wing aircraft and the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The FY2027 funding will continue the evaluation efforts to determine Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU 1.1) required modifications to support FLRAAs' MV-75 and Army modernization. Funding will also support the continued comprehensive assessment/analysis of AGSEs products to identify future capability gaps required to fully support the enduring fleet and FLRAA. Continued investments in AGSE's ability to develop, test and evaluate aircraft support equipment ensure Army Aviation can rapidly deploy, operate and sustain operations across the globe in a multi-domain environment, supporting Army modernization, the National Defense Strategy and National Military Strategy.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Aviation Ground Power Unit Next Generation (AGPU 1.1)▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.9M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request—

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decreased due to the effort being completed.

FY2026 plans — current year Complete the integration of AGPU1.1 Product Improvements in support of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, (FLRAA). Developed schematics and design changes to support the MV-75.

FY2025 accomplishments Integrated AGPU1.1 Product Improvements in support of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, (FLRAA). Developed schematics and design changes to support the MV-75.

AGSE Product Portfolio Assessment to support FLRAA▲ 61%
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted$0.4M
FY2027 request$0.7M

FY2027 planned work Continue the assessment of the AGSE portfolio to determine how current products will need to be modified to support MV-75 FLRAA.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase to support new platform as the current AGSE requirement was to support current fleet (UH, CH, AH) platforms.

FY2026 plans — current year Assessment of the AGSE portfolio to determine if current products will support Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).

Tool Set, Aviation Intermediate Maintenance MWONEW
FY2025 actual—
FY2026 enacted—
FY2027 request$0.3M

FY2027 planned work Test and evaluate the current Composite/Sheet Metal Shop Set to be modified to meet the requirements for the MV-75 FLRAA.

FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 funding increase to modify the tooling set to support the new requirements of FLRAA as it is different from enduring platforms (UH, CH, AH).

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$1.0M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$1.0M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$1.0M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$11.2M +$10.2M · +1073%
▲ $10.2M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Other / unspecified100%1.0
FY2027 request100%1.0
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) Product Office tests and evaluates critical ground support equipment to enhance the functionality and maintenance of both the Army's enduring fleet of rotary wing aircraft and the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). This is accomplished by providing aircraft diagnostic, repair and servicing capabilities essential to support aircraft maintenance and operational readiness. Priority efforts include modification of the Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU 1.1) to support FLRAA, the development of new products and a comprehensive study/analysis to identify AGSE future capability gaps required to fully support the enduring fleet and FLRAA.

The AGSE Product Office develops and delivers aviation ground support equipment. While the detailed acquisition strategy varies from product to product, the general strategy is to complete development and testing efforts through a combination of contracts and engineering service tasks and then to proceed into production leveraging competitive procurements. The AGSE Product Office procures and modernizes critical aviation ground support equipment necessary to maintain the Army's enduring and future fleet of aircraft. The contracting strategy also varies from product to product.

Project EE5 — Aviation Ground Support Equipment
  • Product Development
  • Test and Evaluation
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FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605830A (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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