Project 666158
$10.9MFY2027 request ▼ 35%INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS
FY2025 actual$17.0M
FY2026 enacted$16.8M
FY2027 request$10.9M
FY2027 Request
$21.7M
▼ 53% vs FY2026
House mark
$19.5M
▼ $2.2M vs request
FY2026 Enacted
$45.8M
In law
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $21.7M for Requirements Analysis and Maturation under RDT&E program element 0606017F, down 53% from FY2026. In the FY2027 defense authorization, House moved to cut it to $19.5M.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP) House mark
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 30.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 45.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 32.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 32.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 33.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 34.1 |
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
2 projects roll up into PE 0606017F
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 -53% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 666157
$10.8MFY2027 request ▼ 63%Development Planning
FY2025 actual$13.7M
FY2026 enacted$29.0M
FY2027 request$10.8M
Congressional action
The request is contested
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$21.7M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$19.5M −$2.2M · −10.0%
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$21.7M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$65.7M +$44.0M · +203%
▲ $46.2M chamber gap — unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
Capability development provides the analytic, technical, and programmatic rigor necessary to address capability gaps and opportunities to refine and mature future programs of record, prioritizing and accelerating transition of capabilities in collaboration with operational stakeholders. The Capability Development Enterprise is focused on maturing and transitioning high-impact warfighting capabilities aligned to Air Force Future Force Design through robust capability development.
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0606017F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/0606017F.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$10.9M
▼ 35% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$16.8M
▼ 1.1% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$17.0M
Prior year
INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS — one RDT&E project inside PE 0606017F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 666158 — INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS — requests $10.9M in FY2027, 50% of the $21.7M requested for program element 0606017F. Year over year it falls 35% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 666158 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 17.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 16.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 21.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 21.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 21.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 22.4 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$17.0M
FY2026 enacted$16.8M
FY2027 request$10.9M
-Continue to develop, enhance, and proliferate enterprise MS&A capabilities on behalf of the USAF and DAF (and Joint MS&A community through tool interoperability and reusability). - Continue to implement USAF Acquisition network for classified analysis while providing a production development environment with stable RDT&E investment to…
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What project 666158 buys
The Integrated Simulation and Analysis project funds activities that develop and support integrated analysis and digital engineering tools for the Capability Development Enterprise. In addition, the project develops tools and methodologies to support required analysis and studies; this produces system performance representations/models, environments, architectures, digital artifacts, data, and tools that underpin variable fidelity, stand-alone, interactive, and distributed simulations. The project incorporates Mission Engineering and Digital Engineering enterprise tools and methods (i.e. Model-Based Systems Engineering [MBSE], Modeling Simulation and Analysis [MS&A] ecosystem) as the technical and digital underpinning for the simulation models/ behaviors; it develops and maintains digital records for future analytical needs and serves as a template to identify, road map, and enable the Modeling and Simulation- centric portions of the acquisition life cycle and of operational missions. The project may fund IT and licenses to execute modern Mission Engineering and Digital Engineering. The project initiates and leverages studies performed by industry, academia, FFRDCs and UARCs that may be required to develop and create technology representative models and data. Program management support costs including, but not limited to, hardware, software, travel, contractor support services, civilian pay, supplies, facilities, and infrastructure. This program may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Requirements Analysis and Maturation capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, and 0605898F.
FY2027 Request
$10.8M
▼ 63% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$29.0M
▲ 111% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$13.7M
Prior year
Development Planning — one RDT&E project inside PE 0606017F. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 666157 — Development Planning — requests $10.8M in FY2027, 50% of the $21.7M requested for program element 0606017F. Year over year it falls 63% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 666157 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 29.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 11.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 11.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 11.7 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$13.7M
FY2026 enacted$11.0M
FY2027 request$10.8M
- Maintain current and future force design and threat in scenarios that are used for analysis - Conduct analysis aligned to demand signal, capability-based gap identification, and the scope of DOTMLPF-P in candidate design development to support acquisition decision development - Continue efforts prioritized based on force design…
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What project 666157 buys
Development Planning (DP) funds activities to analyze the Force Design in support of the Capability Development Enterprise. DP conducts coordinated Mission Engineering and Analysis to identify and refine key capability trades, technology needs, and cost and schedule implications. Emphasis is placed on developing options that address force design gaps by analyzing multi-domain capabilities and evaluating Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities-Planning (DOTMLPF-P) concepts. This analysis informs trade space of candidate concepts, ensuring required attributes are met. The outcome of this effort will be trade space attributes and mission engineering artifacts which will underpin Capability Development decisions. Program management support costs including, but not limited to, hardware, software, travel, contractor support services, civilian pay, supplies, facilities, and infrastructure. This program may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Requirements Analysis and Maturation capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F.