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MH-139A
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $25.5M
- FY25
- $15.0M
- FY26
- $5.98M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $86.9M | $188.3M | $190.5M | $165.8M | $34.5M | $15.9M | $15.8M | $25.5M | ||
| Enacted | $0 | $14.1M | $108.6M | $258.0M | $171.0M | $41.4M | $16.1M | $15.9M | $25.7M | $15.0M | ||
| Request | $14.1M | $108.6M | $288.0M | $171.0M | $44.5M | $16.1M | $17.9M | $25.7M | – | $5.98M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2019 book requested $288.0M for FY2019; the PB2021 book reports $190.5M actually spent — $97.5M below the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — MH-139A
The MH-139A Grey Wolf will replace the Air Force fleet of UH-1N aircraft, and offers a significant capability increase in areas of speed, range, endurance, payload, and survivability. Funding provides replacement aircraft with vertical airlift and supports requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). AFGSC is the Air Force lead command and operational capability requirements sponsor. The MH-139A Grey Wolf program is an element of the Air Force's nuclear enterprise reform initiatives. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. 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 elements 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY 2024, $2.750 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $0.000 million is forecast 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.
Mission — MH-139A PE/PI
The MH-139A program will replace the Air Force fleet of UH-1N aircraft with modern helicopters that will close significant mission capability gaps associated with the current fleet of UH-1N aircraft. The replacement aircraft will provide vertical airlift and support the requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). AFGSC is the Air Force lead command and operational capability requirements sponsor. The MH-139A program is an element of the Air Force's nuclear enterprise reform initiatives. The MH-139A Performance Enhancements and Product Improvements (PE/PI) Program is for the development of solutions to solve capability gaps found during the development and test of the MH-139A to include communication and gun systems deficiencies, improve mission planning capability, resolve usability concerns, and other critical capabilities, and includes associated Government test and support activities. The program office will continue flight testing in support of modernization efforts to address emerging threats, evolving mission needs, AFGSC requirements, and support of the nuclear mission. MH-139A funding also supports obsolescence solutions and innovation activities to include studies, analyses, requirements definition, and quick-reaction capability prototypes/demonstrations to accelerate planning for technology transition, technology insertion and future acquisition programs. 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 elements 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY 2024, $0.000 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $0.000 million is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Mission — MH-139A
The MH-139A program will replace the Air Force fleet of UH-1N aircraft with modern helicopters that will close significant mission capability gaps associated with the current fleet of UH-1N aircraft. The replacement aircraft will provide vertical airlift and support the requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). AFGSC is the Air Force lead command and operational capability requirements sponsor. This program is an element of the Air Force's nuclear enterprise reform initiatives. Program includes, but is not limited to, funding for four test aircraft and two System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) aircraft, support equipment, Interim Contractor Support (ICS), training system devices, Type I training and course ware, extension of NDI integration as a result of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and security forces communication capability, cyber test articles, associated Government support activities, completion of Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Development Test (DT) and live-fire test and evaluation (LFT&E), and remedy of developmental test deficiencies. 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 elements 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY 2024, $2.750 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $0.00 million is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (7)
MH-139A Government Test and Evaluation
System and subsystem test and evaluation and remedy of deficiencies of the MH-139A aircraft.
MH-139A Development
Development of MH-139A helicopter and integration of non-developmental item (NDI) hardware, software, and other capabilities into aircraft system, training systems, support elements and technical/manufacturing baselines to achieve MH-139A operational capability requirements.
Communications System Upgrades
The Program Office plans for communication system updates that are anticipated due to obsolescence or DMSMS. The radio/comm systems on the MH-139A are critical to ensure necessary communications for military operations. The projects will maintain interoperability with defense networks while supporting the Department of Defense's strategic goal of modernizing communications, reinforcing mission effectiveness, and maintaining technological superiority in contested environments.
Government Engine Test
Characterize the PT6C-67C engine through applicable sand and dust ingestion testing, addressing gaps between federal aviation administration and military standards to gain critical data and analysis to enable the resolution of a category I deficiency and removal of AFGSC's operational flight restriction on the MH-139A.
Joint Mission Planning System
The current MH-139A mission planning software does not provide the needed capabilities to maximize warfighter efficiency. Global Strike Command has requested the current mission planning system be replaced with the USG-owned Joint Mission Planning System. Movement to the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) will provide the military utility needed for the MH-139 mission sets. This effort will be a ACAT III program.
MH-139A Government Test Planning, Test and Evaluation
Planning for system and subsystem test and evaluation and remedy of deficiencies found during testing of the Performance Enhancement and Product Improvement solutions.
MH-139A Performance Enhancements
Development and integration of MH-139A helicopter solutions to solve capability gaps found during development and test to include communication and gun system deficiencies, Mission Planning, improve capability, resolve usability concerns and other critical capabilities.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $25.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $15.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $15.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $5.98M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $5.98M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672023: MH-139A PE/PI | $0 | $8.32M | $15.0M | $5.98M | $5.98M |
| Program Element | $613.7M | $25.5M | $15.0M | $5.98M | $5.98M |
| 672021: MH-139A | $613.7M | $17.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →