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Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems
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 | $55.0M |
| FY25 | $32.2M |
| FY26 | $31.0M |
All series figures: R-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 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $38.3M | $38.2M | $54.1M | $34.7M | $44.1M | $58.7M | $57.2M | $60.6M | $53.2M | $55.0M | ||
| Enacted | $46.7M | $35.1M | $37.9M | $47.4M | $60.1M | $60.1M | $63.4M | $49.8M | $30.4M | $32.2M | ||
| Request | $35.1M | $37.9M | $34.4M | $36.6M | $0 | $31.9M | $29.1M | $30.4M | $29.7M | $31.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2021 book requested $0 for FY2021; the PB2023 book reported $57.2M as actual total obligation authority — $57.2M above the request. 57.2 − 0.0 = 57.2 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
Mission — Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is focused on high-impact, multi-domain science & technology (S&T) solutions that drive innovation now while laying the groundwork for the Air and Space Force to win the future fight. AFRL effectively synchronizes the Department of the Air Force (DAF) S&T enterprise and workforce to align towards the most consequential DAF priorities and accelerate the delivery of game-changing S&T. This program develops and demonstrates advanced materials and process technologies to satisfy Department of the Air Force requirements in areas such as survivability, readiness, affordability, and new processes and materials. These projects ensure the Department of the Air Force weapon systems are ready and able when needed. Funds in this PE may be used to investigate specified technology advancements in air, space and/or cyber domains. In order to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities, this program element may include: necessary civilian pay expenses; expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities; as well as expenses related to travel, supplies, IT hardware, software and support, administrative contractor services, etc. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.
Mission — Electromagnetic Protection Materials
This project develops and demonstrates advanced materials and technologies to enable Department of the Air Force personnel, weapons, platforms, and mission-systems to operate with impunity in extreme electromagnetic spectrum environments. These extreme electromagnetic spectrum environments include those caused by deliberate electromagnetic radiation from Directed Energy Weapons (both laser and radio frequency) and nuclear detonation. In FY 2024 and beyond, work related to protection of space-based platforms is accomplished in PE 1206616SF: Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo; Project 633834: Project Integrated Space Technology Demonstrations; Effort: Advanced Materials for Spacecraft Resilience.
Mission — Non-Destructive Inspection Development
This project develops and demonstrates advanced nondestructive inspection and evaluation technologies to monitor performance integrity and to detect failure causing conditions in weapon systems components and materials. Nondestructive inspection and evaluation capabilities greatly influence and/or limit many design, manufacturing, and maintenance practices. This project provides technology to satisfy Department of the Air Force requirements to extend the lifetime of current systems through increased reliability and cost-effectiveness at field and depot maintenance levels to include reduced manhours through automation. Equally important is assuring manufacturing quality, integrity, and safety requirements are built in.
Mission — Materials Transition
This project develops and demonstrates advanced materials and processing technologies for fielded and planned Department of the Air Force weapon, airframe, aerospace structure, protection, and propulsion applications. Advanced materials and processes that have matured beyond applied research are characterized, critical data are collected, and critical evaluations in the proposed operating environment are performed. This design and scale-up data improves the overall affordability of promising materials and processing technologies, providing needed initial incentives for their industrial development.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (6)
Electromagnetic Protection for Aerospace Systems
In FY 2026, this effort was renamed from "Aerospace Systems Protection" to "Electromagnetic Protection for Aerospace Systems" to better reflect the scope of the technology. This project develops and demonstrates electromagnetic protection technologies that enable survivability of Department of the Air Force platforms, systems, and components to ensure mission effectiveness in extreme electromagnetic spectrum environments.
Electromagnetic Protection for Personnel
In FY 2026, this effort was renamed from "Aircrew Protection" to "Electromagnetic Protection for Personnel" to better describe the scope of the work. This effort develops and demonstrates materials technologies that enhance protection for Department of the Air Force personnel to ensure safety and to enable crews to perform required missions in a threat environment.
Special Material Inspection Technologies
In FY 2026, within this Project, the work and funding of the Special Material Inspection Technologies effort will be consolidated into the Advanced System Monitoring Technologies effort to synergistically accelerate technological advancements in the inspection and monitoring of specialty materials. Develop and demonstrate advanced inspection technologies supporting special material systems to enhance affordability and ensure full performance and survivability.
Advanced System Monitoring Technologies
In FY 2026, the work and funding associated with the Special Material Inspection Technologies effort in this Project, will be merged into this effort to accelerate technological advancement in inspection and monitoring of specialty materials. Development and transition advanced nondestructive inspection/evaluation (NDI/E) capabilities for data acquisition, analysis, and integration for enhanced damage detection and characterization in composite and specialty materials coatings on aircraft. This supports just-in-time maintenance, increased mission availability, and enables more affordable inspections, including automated robotic technologies.
Air Vehicle Materials Technologies
Develop and demonstrate materials and processes technologies for air vehicle and subsystems to enhance lift, propulsion, power generation management, survivability, and affordability of air vehicles.
Counter Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Technologies
Develop and demonstrate multiple physical and technical methods for the degradation of adversarial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection and analysis supporting resilient basing and Agile Combat Employment Concepts of Operations (CONEMPS). These efforts will delay enemy decisions and actions, furthering Department of the Air Force mission goals. This work directly supports both passive airbase defense and overall theater operations.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $55.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $32.2M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $32.2M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $31.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $31.0M |
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.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $0 | $55.0M | $32.2M | $31.0M | $31.0M |
| 632100: Electromagnetic Protection Materials | $0 | $12.3M | $13.6M | $13.6M | $13.6M |
| 633153: Non-Destructive Inspection Development | $0 | $4.94M | $4.57M | $4.68M | $4.68M |
| 633946: Materials Transition | $0 | $37.7M | $14.0M | $12.8M | $12.8M |
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? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium 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.
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 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
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: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J517
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2017 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J465
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2017_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2018 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J499
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2018_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2019 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J517
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2019_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2020 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J527
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2020_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2021 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J545
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2021_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J508
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J499
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J490
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J498
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.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.
FY2026 Air Force Research and Development Test and Evaluation, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 363