# Aircraft/Engine Maintenance and AVDLR/IMRL Support

**R-2A activity** of project 0569 — RDT&E Acft Supt  
**Program element:** 0605863N — RDT&E Ship & Aircraft Support  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605863N/0569/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605863N/0569

## Summary

This activity requests $50.1M in FY2027, 97% of project 0569, down 3.5% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Provide support of RDT&E Aircraft planned depot maintenance events while funding annual operating and sustainment costs associated with Aviation Depot Level Repairables (AVDLR) and Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) items associated with test pilot proficiency flights, engine repairs and overhauls, and emergent repairs to RDT&E aircraft. The 2027 base plan supports operations and implementation of Naval Air Enterprise Naval Sustainment Systems in support of fleet aircraft readiness efforts. Depot events include one KC-130T, one P-8A, seven F-18 variant aircraft, five MH-60 helicopters, one TH-57 Helicopter and one NC-37B aircraft.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Budget reduced $1.829M from FY 2026 to FY 2027 to address higher priority OSW requirements.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Provide support of RDT&E Aircraft planned depot maintenance events while funding annual operating and sustainment costs associated with Aviation Depot Level Repairables (AVDLR) and Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) items associated with test pilot proficiency flights, engine repairs and overhauls, and emergent repairs to RDT&E aircraft. The 2026 base plan supports operations and implementation of Naval Air Enterprise Naval Sustainment Systems in support of fleet aircraft readiness efforts. Depot events include seven F-18 variant aircraft, five MH-60 helicopters, one C-20 and one UC-12M aircraft.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 50.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 51.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 50.1 |

> 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 0569

- In-Service Repairs — FY2027 1.5

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605863N project 0569 (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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