RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Joint Technology Exploitation

PE 0901202F·U.S. Air Force·Approp. 3600 — RDT&E·BA7 — Operational System Development
FY2027 Request
$2.0M
Air Force · RDT&E
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U.S. Air Force requests $2.0M 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. AFLCMC/HBZ leads the industry work.

FY2027 Request
$2.0M
▼ 0.8% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$2.1M
▼ 8.2% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.2M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $2.0M for Joint Technology Exploitation under RDT&E program element 0901202F, down 0.8% from 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.

02.2FY25ACTUAL2.1FY26ENACTED2.0FY27REQUEST2.1FY282.2FY292.2FY302.3FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual2.2
FY2026Enacted2.1
FY2027Request2.0
FY2028Outyear2.1
FY2029Outyear2.2
FY2030Outyear2.2
FY2031Outyear2.3
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.

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 0901202F

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 -1% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 675196

Joint Technology Exploitation

$2.0MFY2027 request ▼ 1%
FY2025 actual$2.2M
FY2026 enacted$2.1M
FY2027 request$2.0M
Product Development

Funding supports development of innovative capabilities to address Personnel Recovery in Large Scale Combat Operations, Multi-Domain Operations and anti-access/area denial environments for Combatant Commanders and the Services. Joint personnel Recovery Agency [JPRA] developmental efforts address Personnel Recovery capability gaps and shortfalls identified in the Personnel Recovery Initial Capabilities Document approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council memorandum 120-12 on 8 Aug 2012, and subsequent supporting documents approved in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System. Activities include funding for research and development, support equipment, contract services and all associated costs specifically identified to support the JPRA headquarters Ft. Belvoir, VA and other agency operating locations. Development and transition to sustainment of an enterprise level information data system [Personnel Recovery Information Data System [PRIDS] to enable DoD data management, analysis and collaboration. Funds also provide USAF Platform One/Cloud One housing for PRIDS. DODI 3002.1 directed JPRA capability. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY25 $0.0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element and in FY26 $0.0M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Personnel Recovery Information Data System [PRIDS]▼ 1%
FY2025 actual$2.2M
FY2026 enacted$2.1M
FY2027 request$2.0M

FY2027 planned work Plans for FY 2027

FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding increases from FY 2026 to FY 2027

FY2026 plans — current year Continue expanding on the FY26 work towards an enterprise level information data system Personnel Recovery Information Data System [PRIDS] to enable DoD data management, analysis and collaboration.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

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

RequestPresident's Budget
$2.0M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$2.0M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$2.0M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$2.0M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

AFLCMC/HBZ
$1.0M · 47%
Common Distress Reporting System · TBD
Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Industry primes47%1.0
Other / unspecified53%1.1
FY2027 request100%2.0
See AFLCMC/HBZ's full federal contract ledger members
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

Funding supports development of innovative capabilities to address Personnel Recovery in Large Scale Combat Operations, Multi-Domain Operations and anti-access/area denial environments for Combatant Commanders and the Services. Joint personnel Recovery Agency [JPRA] developmental efforts address Personnel Recovery capability gaps and shortfalls identified in the Personnel Recovery Initial Capabilities Document approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council memorandum 120-12 on 8 Aug 2012, and subsequent supporting documents approved in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System.

Projects will leverage existing program contracts. In the rare instance where a contract does not already exist, contracts will be awarded through full and open competition.

Project 675196 — Joint Technology Exploitation
  • Product Development
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0901202F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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