# Facility restoration and modernization at AEDC

**R-2A activity** of project 6606MC — Facility Restoration and Modernization - T&E  
**Program element:** 0605976F — Facility Restoration and Modernization - T&E  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605976F/6606MC/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605976F

## Summary

This activity requests $345.5M in FY2027, 94% of project 6606MC, up 96% 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.** AEDC FY 2027 Budget Year plans include major restoration and modernization stopgap measures at the Central Inertial and GPS Test Facility (CIGTF) the Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT), and the National Radar Cross-Section Test Facility (NRTF) as bridges to future MILCONs; major shared mechanical, electrical, and cooling water system infrastructure recapitalization efforts at the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility (ASTF), the Von Karmon Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) Plant, and the Propulsion Wind Tunnel (PWT) Plant; targeted test facility modernization efforts at the 16ft diameter Supersonic Wind Tunnel (16S), the Aeropropulsion Test Unit (APTU), and the Turbine Engine Altitude test cells. Begin infrastructure projects to support Long Range Kill Web capability development.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increased $168.814 million to develop Long Range Kill Chain test capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** For FY 2026 Current Year, AEDC is performing restoration and modernization projects across geographically separated locations with increased emphasis on hypersonic test capabilities, including major repair and replacement projects supporting the Von Karmon Facility, J6 large rocket motor test facility, Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU), C-Plant, test utility systems, and various test facilities across Arnold AFB and the 704TG.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 70.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 176.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 345.5 |

> 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 6606MC

- [Facility restoration and modernization at 412 TW](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605976F/6606MC/a2) — FY2027 11.4
- [Facility restoration and modernization at the 96TW](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605976F/6606MC/a0) — FY2027 10.5

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605976F project 6606MC (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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