# LaunchPad

**R-2A activity** of project 643316 — Digital Transformation Office  
**Program element:** 0606005F — Digital Transformation Office  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606005F/643316/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606005F

## Summary

This activity requests $20.4M in FY2027, 11% of project 643316, up 41% 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.** Efforts will establish seamless connection across commercial tools in LaunchPad to reduce manual efforts, improve efficiency, and add capability across the acquisition lifecycle. LaunchPad 2.0 will continue access to additional data sources across the Department of Air Force (DAF) data ecosystem. This includes developing new data connections beyond High Performance Computing (HPC) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), establishing seamless access to critical information at the right resources to inform automated workflows. A key focus will be enabling enhanced industry collaboration, removing the requirement for a common access card (CAC), through a rapid deployment capability for temporary instances, providing secure access to real-time models and data for partnered engagements with the DAF. These instances can be efficiently spun down, ensuring data security and minimizing resource consumption. A fully implemented continuous improvement/continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline allow for new software and capabilities, coupled with a flexible framework for self-customized functional specific deployments.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 increased compared to FY 2026 by $5.951 million due to planned capability development and increase usage (users, compute and store of data).

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** LaunchPad 2.0 will provide access to commercial software tools at multiple classification levels. The system will provide role-based views and toolsets to enhance user experience, provides seamless integration with existing DAF systems (e.g.LaunchPad 2.0 to AF-Program Lifecycle Management, LaunchPad 2.0 to High Performance Computing Modernization Program), and provides a modular, scalable architecture capable of supporting up to 80,000 users by 2029. Cyber testing, integration testing - penetration testing, Authorization to Operate (ATO) package development, user experience design and testing, and user acceptance testing.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 14.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.4 |

> 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 643316

- [Enterprise Electronics Digital Environment (E2DE)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606005F/643316/a2) — FY2027 100.0
- [Enterprise Digital Environment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606005F/643316/a1) — FY2027 63.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0606005F project 643316 (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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