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RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Management HQ - R&D

PE 0605898F·U.S. Air Force·Approp. 3600 — RDT&E·BA6 — RDT&E Management Support
FY2027 Request
$6.2M
Air Force · RDT&E
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U.S. Air Force requests $6.2M 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 funded it in full.

FY2027 Request
$6.2M
▲ 4.2% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$6.0M
▼ 8.9% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$6.5M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $6.2M for Management HQ - R&D under RDT&E program element 0605898F, up 4.2% 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.

06.5FY25ACTUAL6.0FY26ENACTED6.2FY27REQUEST6.1FY286.3FY296.4FY306.5FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual6.5
FY2026Enacted6.0
FY2027Request6.2
FY2028Outyear6.1
FY2029Outyear6.3
FY2030Outyear6.4
FY2031Outyear6.5
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.

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 0605898F

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 4% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 665898

Management HQ-R&D

$6.2MFY2027 request ▲ 4%
FY2025 actual$6.5M
FY2026 enacted$6.0M
FY2027 request$6.2M

The Management Headquarters program element 0605898F includes management headquarters personnel for Air Force Life Cycle management Center. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this program element will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This program element supports both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay▲ 4%
FY2025 actual$6.5M
FY2026 enacted$6.0M
FY2027 request$6.2M

FY2026 to FY2027 change The $0.249 million increase from FY26 to FY27 is a combination of increased funding for updated average work year costs and an increase for workforce optimization. The funding supports 34 full-time equivalents.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Congressional action

Congressional marks

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

RequestPresident's Budget
$6.2M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$6.2M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$6.2M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$6.2M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

The Management Headquarters program element 0605898F includes management headquarters personnel for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Project 665898 — Management HQ-R&D
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FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605898F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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