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Joint Strike Fighter CV
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $2.60B |
| FY25 | $2.51B |
| FY26 | $2.35B |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $2.27B | $2.53B | $2.60B | ||
| Enacted | – | $2.53B | $2.60B | $2.51B | |
| Request | – | – | $2.60B | $2.09B | $2.35B |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $2.60B for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $2.60B as actual total obligation authority — $1.00K below the request. 2,600.0 − 2,600.0 = -0.0 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
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
Description — Joint Strike Fighter CV
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will enhance and field a family of aircraft that meets the needs of DoD and allies with three air vehicle aircraft variants including: the F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) delivering commonality among the three variants to minimize life cycle costs. This is a joint program with no executive service. Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) authority alternates between the Department of the Navy (DON) and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and currently resides with the Navy. The F-35s are the next generation of strike fighters and provide increased aero-performance, stealth signature and countermeasures. Its advanced avionics, data links and adverse weather precision targeting incorporates the latest technology available. The F-35 has increased range with internal fuel and can employ superior weaponry over existing aircraft. The highly supportable, affordable, state of the art aircraft commands and maintains global air superiority. The production cost and quantities are interdependent due to sole source air vehicle and propulsion contracts. DAF regular procurement commenced in FY07, DON regular procurement commenced in FY08. For the Marine Corps, this is a Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Force Design program. The F-35C provides critical flexibility and operational maneuverability operating from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases. The Marine Corps currently has two F-35C operational squadrons and will stand up another two squadrons across the FYDP. Notes: (1) FY10 and prior quantity and funding for F-35B and F-35C were reported under same Budget Line Item (BLI) 0147. Result is 29 F-35B aircraft (6 - FY08; 7 - FY09; and 16 - FY10) and 340 F-35C aircraft are included in the BLI 0147 budget. FY11 is the first year F-35B are reported under BLI 0152. Calendar Year Advance Procurement for FY10 F-35B aircraft was included in the FY10 F-35C budget. The Advance Procurement Credit for FY10 F-35B aircraft was included in the FY11 F-35B budget. (2) The F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) occurred in February 2019 and Full Rate Production (FRP) decision occurred in March 2024 after completion of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E). (3) Starting in PB22 FY22 and forward, Exhibit P-5, P-5a, P-21, and P-10 are separated into Joint Strike Fighter-CV USN and Joint Strike Fighter-CV USMC.
Justification
Justification — Joint Strike Fighter CV
BASIS FOR FY 2026 BUDGET REQUEST: The FY 2026 budget provides funding for 12 F-35C Aircraft and associated non-recurring and ancillary mission equipment to support delivery. The budget request also supports the advanced procurement and support requirements required for squadron standup and associated training and logistical requirements. Non-recurring flyaway costs for FY 2026 include costs for Special tooling and test equipment required to support full production capacity for hardware associated with delivering Block 4 capabilities. Non-recurring also includes funding to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) which include costs to manage DMS issues, procurement of bridge or life-of-type buys, and if cost-benefit analysis supports non-recurring engineering to implement DMS redesigns within the performance envelope to the production line. Other non-recurring costs include chase support for government acceptance flights, Engineering Change Proposal Integration Contracts, systems engineering for production line efforts and production readiness reviews to address program risks and cost reduction initiatives. Support costs in FY 2026 include costs that are fixed in nature and costs that fluctuate based on site and squadron stand-ups. For F-35C, these costs include peculiar ground support equipment to support squadron and site stand-ups. FY 2026 support cost request includes equipment for First Aircraft Arrival (NAS Lemoore VFA 115 and MCAS Cherry Point VMFA-115) Squadron completion (VFA-115) and Ship SE outfitting (CVN-77 and CVN-79). Intermediate Level maintenance capability is also included in peculiar ground support equipment and this capability is specific to the Department of the Navy. The Department will continue implementing the strategy to transition the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN), a modern F-35 logistics and information system. Hardware being procured is compatible with both ALIS and ODIN software. Depot activation efforts continue in FY 2026 increasing repair capacity necessary for long-term sustainment of F-35 aircraft. FY 2026 request includes equipment to support establishment of depot repair capability, cyber compliance and capacity for components/sub-components across all US Depots, support equipment for air vehicle modification dock at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, and Block 4 depot repair capability. FY 2026 includes funding for propulsion depot standup to include module repair activities to meet fleet repair requirements. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $5.396 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $2.60B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $2.51B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $2.35B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $2.35B |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $33.1B | $2.60B | $2.51B | $2.35B | $2.35B |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
Rows marked medium rest on evidence weaker than a program-level match, and of more than one kind. An account-based row, where the award drew from the same appropriation account as this program, is an association, not evidence that this program paid for the contract. Where the evidence is instead an FPDS acquisition-program tag or a subaward description, the program is established but which of its budget lines paid is not. An announcement link a recorded review did not leave standing is medium too. Only high rows rest on the contract naming this program with a recorded review upholding it and no recorded rejection or refutation applying.
Showing 25 of 83 award records (this program's published budget→award crosswalk links — see methodology)
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| A.T. KEARNEY PUBLIC SECTOR AND DEFENSE SERVICES, LLC | N0001919F4135 | medium |
| ASRC FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | N6833520F0030 | medium |
| ASRC FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | N6833520F0655 | medium |
| ASRC FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC | N6833521F0059 | medium |
| BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. | N0001919C0040 | medium |
| KPMG LLP | N0001920F0314 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001909C0010 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001911C0083 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001912C0004 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001913C0008 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001914C0002 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001915C0003 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001915C0016 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001915C0031 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001915C0114 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001916C0004 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001916C0033 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001917C0001 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001917C0045 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001917F0266 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001917F0327 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001918C1041 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001918C1048 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001918F0472 | medium |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | N0001918F0584 | medium |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Joint Strike Fighter CV. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
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Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1,938 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →
What it is
- Program 0147, the Joint Strike Fighter CV, funds the Navy's procurement of the F-35C Carrier Variant — the version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter designed to operate from aircraft carriers.
- The F-35 is a family of three variants: the F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) version, the F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) version, and the F-35C Carrier Variant (CV), which share common design to minimize life cycle costs.
- This is a joint program with no single executive service — Service Acquisition Executive authority alternates between the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force, and currently resides with the Navy.
- The F-35C provides operational flexibility to operate from conventional aircraft carriers or land bases; for the Marine Corps it is a Commandant's Force Design program, and the Marine Corps currently has two operational F-35C squadrons with two more planned across the future years defense plan.
- The F-35C reached Initial Operational Capability in February 2019 and received its Full Rate Production decision in March 2024 after completing Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.
- The funding falls under the Aircraft Procurement, Navy account.
Why it matters
- The fiscal year 2026 budget request seeks about $2.35 billion (USD thousands: 2,353,225) to buy 12 F-35C aircraft plus associated mission equipment, advance procurement, and support requirements for squadron standup.
- The 2026 request funds 12 F-35C aircraft and the non-recurring and ancillary mission equipment needed to support their delivery.
- In fiscal year 2024, the program recorded actual spending of about $2.6 billion (USD thousands: 2,599,993).
- For fiscal year 2025, Congress enacted about $2.51 billion (USD thousands: 2,511,893).
- The fiscal year 2026 request of about $2.35 billion is lower than both the 2024 actuals and the 2025 enacted level, indicating a modest decline in annual funding.
- Program spending on the F-35C line totals about $33.07 billion (USD millions: 33,073.029) across all prior years, showing the program's substantial cumulative investment.
- Non-recurring costs in 2026 include tooling and test equipment to support full production of hardware for Block 4 capabilities, and funding to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources such as bridge or life-of-type buys.
- The 2026 budget continues the transition from the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN), a modernized logistics and information system.
- The fiscal year 2026 request was reduced by $5.396 million for Advisory and Assistance Services in alignment with Executive Order 14222, the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.
Key players
- The program is managed by the Department of the Navy (organization code N), with funding drawn from the Aircraft Procurement, Navy account.
- The 2026 support funding covers First Aircraft Arrival at NAS Lemoore (VFA-115) and MCAS Cherry Point (VMFA-115), squadron completion for VFA-115, and ship support-equipment outfitting for carriers CVN-77 and CVN-79.
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O306,O307,O308
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O308,O309,O310
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O308,O309,O311
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.