# ACQ and Command Support Integration — Program Element 0901215F

**Program element:** 0901215F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901215F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $4.0M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, 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.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 4.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.0 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66ACSI | ACQ and Command Support Integration | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | new start |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 66ACSI — ACQ and Command Support Integration

The AI Studio shapes research, requirements, and realization to scale AI and autonomy within the DAF. Studio members identify critical bottlenecks in DAF operations and convert them into well-defined technical problems. Those problems are then solved through pioneering research in AI, autonomy, and efficient computing or through new applications of existing, state-of-the-art commercial technologies. The Studio partners with industry and academia to rapidly prototype, test, and field solutions that deliver measurable strategic advantages. The Studio is the Air Force Pathfinder's vanguard project in deploying in connecting its network of bespoke talent to solve the Air Force's technical problems. It's manning and talent development program, which helps to create PhD and Master's-level engineering expertise, is managed by and through the Pathfinder program. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics-based Machine Learning Methodologies for Generative Design | — | 0.0 | 4.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0901215F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0901215F")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*