# Rapid Sustainment Modernization - Advanced Manufacturing

**R-2A activity** of project 648051 — Rapid Sustainment Modernization Technologies  
**Program element:** 0708051F — Rapid Sustainment Modernization Technologies  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708051F/648051/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708051F

## Summary

This activity requests $27.5M in FY2027, 100% of project 648051, up 17% 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.** -Continue to address limitations in supply chain and traditional manufacturing by providing production of tools, jigs, fixtures, and aircraft components to reduce part procurement lead time. Additive Manufacturing provides for the qualification of machines and characterization of materials to determine appropriate applications for the Air Force sustainment enterprise. Repair Additive Manufacturing (RAM) Technologies enhance maintenance capabilities, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency. Continue to develop deployable capabilities in direct support of the Secretary of War's direction to increase readiness. Automation and Robotics (A&R) vertical focus areas of Hazardous Environments, Material Handling, and Repair, Assembly and Test Systems. Robotic Laser Paint Removal systems alleviate the need for humans in hazardous conditions and confined spaces. Expeditionary Combat Technologies (ECT) deployable structures, power and water generation tools, logistics tools to reduce logistics footprint enhance Airmen mission effectiveness in expeditionary and austere environments in support of the Agile Combat Employment.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increased compared to FY 2026 by $4.038 million due to realignment of Digital Materiel Management efforts to Digital Architectures and Capabilities.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** -Continue to address limitations in supply chain and traditional manufacturing by providing production of tools, jigs, fixtures, and aircraft components to reduce part procurement lead time. Additive Manufacturing provides for the qualification of machines and characterization of materials to determine appropriate applications for the Air Force sustainment enterprise. Repair Additive Manufacturing (RAM) Technologies enhance maintenance capabilities, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency. Continue to develop deployable capabilities in direct support of the Secretary of War's direction to increase readiness. Automation and Robotics (A&R) vertical focus areas of Hazardous Environments, Material Handling, and Repair, Assembly and Test Systems. Robotic Laser Paint Removal systems alleviate the need for humans in hazardous conditions and confined spaces. Expeditionary Combat Technologies (ECT) deployable structures, power and water generation tools, logistics tools to reduce logistics footprint enhance Airmen mission effectiveness in expeditionary and austere environments in support of the Agile Combat Employment.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 18.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 23.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 27.5 |

> 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 648051

- Rapid Sustainment Modernization - Digital Architectures and Capabilities — FY2027 0.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0708051F project 648051 (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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