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Fiscal Receipts

Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)

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What it is
Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) — a research & development program run by Navy.
What changed
-$3.35M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$28.8M
FY25 Total
$29.6M
FY26 Request
$26.3M
FY25→26 Change
-$3.35M

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? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $28.8MFY25: $29.6MFY26: $26.3MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$28.8M
FY25
$29.6M
FY26
$26.3M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2015 actuals — PB2017 editionFY2016 actuals — PB2018 editionFY2017 actuals — PB2019 editionFY2018 actuals — PB2020 editionFY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2016 enacted — PB2017 editionFY2017 enacted — PB2018 editionFY2018 enacted — PB2019 editionFY2019 enacted — PB2020 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2017 request — PB2017 editionFY2018 request — PB2018 editionFY2019 request — PB2019 editionFY2020 request — PB2020 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY15FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$9.82M$30.2M$34.0M$29.5M$27.7M$33.3M$39.3M$31.8M$30.4M$28.8M
Enacted$32.2M$40.4M$25.4M$28.2M$34.2M$40.3M$32.6M$30.9M$29.2M$29.6M
Request$40.4M$25.4M$32.5M$39.0M$44.3M$32.6M$30.9M$29.2M$29.6M$26.3M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2017 book requested $40.4M for FY2017; the PB2019 book reports $34.0M actually spent — $6.34M 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 AMRAAM

The Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a joint Air Force/Navy, Acquisition Category 1C program with Air Force as lead service. AMRAAM is the premier all-weather, all-environment, radar guided missile with improved capabilities against very low and high-altitude targets in an electronic attack environment. The current AMRAAM variant, the AIM-120D, delivers improved performance via Global Positioning System (GPS) aided navigation; two way datalink capability for enhanced aircrew survivability and improved network compatibility; and incorporates new guidance software that improves kinematic performance and weapon effectiveness. This Air Force/Navy program is structured in response to the Joint Service Operational Requirement Document and Mission Element Need Statement to develop an air superiority air-to-air missile with significant improvements in operational utility and combat effectiveness. The development program enhances AMRAAM capability and operational flexibility against current and projected threats, incorporates high payoff technology development, performs risk reduction activities, and investigates new variants and/or alternate missions that may use AMRAAM attributes. To maximize effectiveness of existing inventory and address findings from the field, the Navy and Air Force also develop, test, and field improvements via software upgrades into fielded missiles, and/or hardware upgrades inserted into the production line. This program supports the integration of the AMRAAM into Navy aircraft with analysis of Navy unique applications, aircraft missile integration tasks, product improvement efforts including missile software upgrade development and procurement of hardware to support Navy test and evaluation tasks. Funding in FY 2026 through FY 2030 supports System Improvement Program (SIP) and Navy unique Test & Evaluation for software fielding. This program is funded under OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT because it includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year. Cost to Complete: $222.716M

Mission AMRAAM

This Air Force/Navy program is structured in response to the Joint Service Operational Requirement Document and Mission Element Need Statement to develop an air superiority air-to- air missile with significant improvements in operational utility and combat effectiveness. This program supports the integration of AMRAAM into Navy aircraft with analysis of Navy unique applications, aircraft missile integration tasks, product improvement efforts including missile software upgrade development and procurement of hardware to support Navy test and evaluation tasks. Funding in FY 2024 through FY 2030 supports System Improvement Program (SIP) and Navy unique Test & Evaluation (T&E) for software fielding.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)

Test and Evaluation

Continue to execute test and evaluation activities to include Developmental Test (DT), Integrated Test (IT), and Operational Test (OT). Continue associated government support required to ensure AIM-120 missile integration with Department of the Navy aircraft platforms (F/A-18 C/D/E/F/G, AV-8B and F-35), and hardware-in-the loop facility operations.

System Improvement Program (SIP) Efforts

Continuation of SIP Risk Reduction efforts for the AMRAAM weapons system. Efforts include systems engineering, program management, missile software and/or hardware upgrades to increase capability, survivability, lethality, as well as aircraft Operational Flight Profile updates on a recurring basis. AIM-120D-3 SIP-4 will exploit new Form, Fit, Function Refresh (F3R) hardware to maximize missile performance. AIM-120D SIP-3 Tape 2 will address newly matured capabilities, emerging threats, and OT deficiencies. AIM-120D-3 SIP-5 will increase heart of the envelope performance and address an expanded threat space. SIP-3 Tape 3 will continue to mature follow on development increments to basic capabilities added to in SIP-3 Tape 2 and other known deficiencies. Candidate Selection Process (CSP) analyzes warfighter priority deficiencies and enhancements to feed risk reduction efforts and future SIP efforts.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY24 Actuals$28.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Enacted$29.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY25 Total$29.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Disc. Request$26.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, NavyNFY26 Total$26.3M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$385.0M$28.8M$29.6M$26.3M$26.3M
0981: AMRAAM$385.0M$28.8M$29.6M$26.3M$26.3M

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? →