# M & S Development — Program Element 0901226F

**Program element:** 0901226F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901226F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding ramps 458% to a $81.3M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 65% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House cut 20% (to $65.0M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 12% (to $91.3M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 14.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 81.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 31.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 29.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 28.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 28.6 |

> 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 | 81.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 65.0 | −16.3 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 81.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 91.3 | +10.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676009 | M & S DEVELOPMENT | 9.6 | 14.6 | 81.3 | +458% |

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

### Project 676009 — M & S DEVELOPMENT

The Office of Studies and Analysis (SAF/SA) leads strategic assessments of USAF and USSF contributions to Joint-all domain warfighting capabilities regarding current/ future force structure, operational lethality, risk/issues and combat agility in military scenarios. The Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations utilize these analytical assessments to inform Strategy, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution decisions regarding modernization, development, and procurement quantities of DAF weapon platforms to ultimately provide effective and affordable warfighting capabilities aligned with the National Defense Strategy. From nuclear modernization, autonomous collaborative combat aircraft, integrated missile/ homeland/ base defense, long range Joint kill-chains, SAF/ SA provides a wide breadth of analytical insights enabling US decision overmatch through effective and affordable enterprise modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A) capabilities. SAF/SA utilizes RDT&E funding to modernize and develop MS&A capabilities not just for SAF/SA use, but also as enterprise products used by the DoW, Joint Force, Intelligence Community, industry, academia, and AUKUS Partners. 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.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint M&S Information Technology Platforms / Joint Modeling, Simulation and Analytics Gateway | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| Mission Modeling and Simulation / Analytical Framework for Simulation Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) | 7.4 | 8.8 | 17.0 |
| Campaign Modeling and Simulation / Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model (STORM) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Airfield Damage-Assessment and Resiliency Model (AD-ARM) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Next-Generation Campaign Modeling Tool Suite Development | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 |
| Advanced Wargaming Modeling and Simulation - WarMatrix | — | 0.0 | 40.0 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 81.3 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Office of Studies and Analysis (SAF/SA) leads strategic assessments of USAF and USSF contributions to Joint-all domain warfighting capabilities regarding current/ future force structure, operational lethality, risk/issues and combat agility in military scenarios. The Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations utilize these analytical assessments to inform Strategy, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution decisions regarding modernization, development, and procurement quantities of DAF weapon platforms to ultimately provide effective and affordable warfighting capabilities aligned with the National Defense Strategy.

- Enabling IT/Joint Modeling, Simulation and Analytics Gateway: current and future efforts utilize an existing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. - Mission MS&A: AFSIM: a new multiple-award contract was established in Dec 2025. - Campaign MS&A: STORM: continue leveraging existing contract. - Mission MS&A: AD-ARM: continue leveraging existing contract. - Campaign MS&A: Next-Generation Campaign Modeling Tool Suite Development - acquisitions will include both organic government work with the Air Force Sustainment Center and a new contract acquisition expected to be awarded in 2027/2028. - Wargaming MS&A: WarMatrix - continue to leverage existing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract.

## Related program elements

- [0207697F — JFCOM Wargaming](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207697F) (Air Force)
- [0604562N — Submarine Tactical Warfare System](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604562N) (Navy)
- [0603561N — Advanced Submarine System Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603561N) (Navy)
- [0603727D8Z — Joint Warfighting Program (JWP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603727D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0901226F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0901226F")`.

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