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Science & Technology for Nuclear Re-entry 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 | $65.1M |
| FY25 | $91.9M |
| FY26 | $128.4M |
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 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $22.9M | $65.1M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $27.0M | $70.3M | $91.9M | |
| Request | – | – | $39.4M | $70.3M | $91.9M | $128.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $39.4M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $22.9M as actual total obligation authority — $16.5M below the request. 22.9 − 39.4 = -16.5 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
Predecessors (funding flowed in)
- realigned from · per FY2026 J-book · BA3
show sentence
“Program Element 0603211F, Project 634094, was realigned into this Program Element 0603273F, Project 634094, to enhance transparency and traceability of the Nuclear Science & Technology portfolio.”
0603273F — Science & Technology for Nuclear Re-entry SystemsFamily Funding Line
Funding chain: 0603216F0603211F0603273F — Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology
- FY2017
0603216F$94.6M0603211F$130.9M - FY2018
0603216F$104.5M0603211F$116.0M - FY2019
0603216F$115.5M0603211F$121.0M - FY2020
0603216F$114.0M0603211F$102.9M - FY2021
0603216F$00603211F$0 - FY2022
0603216F$75.3M0603211F$70.5M - FY2023
0603216F$64.3M0603211F$54.7M0603273F$39.4M - FY2024
0603216F$56.8M0603211F$51.9M0603273F$70.3M - FY2025
0603211F$102.5M0603273F$91.9M - FY2026
0603211F$102.1M0603273F$128.4M
Description
Mission — Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is focused on high-impact, multi-domain science and technology (S&T) solutions that drive innovation now while laying the groundwork for the Air and Space Forces to win the future fight. The 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 oversees the engineering and demonstration of advanced Department of Air Force nuclear delivery system components and technologies that support integrated nuclear deterrence operations missions. Next Generation Platform Development/Demonstration efforts are accomplished through the design, development, integration, experimentation, and evaluation of specific technologies which will enable future delivery of multiple Government Reference Designs and Government Reference Vehicles. These technologies include aeroshell modeling and re-entry system materials manufacturing; fuzing technologies for improved system trajectory performance; advanced guidance, navigation, and control systems; strategic radiation-hardened communications in representative operational nuclear environments; and the integration, experimentation, and evaluation with respect to specialized nuclear expertise and infrastructure. This program supports Department of Defense priorities to revitalize enduring nuclear deterrence operations by modernizing and demonstrating the specialized expertise, infrastructure, and technologies necessary to address, and respond to, current and emerging multi-peer-contested nuclear environments. This effort will develop the advanced technologies necessary to effectively address peer threats and maintain operational effectiveness in a cost-effective manner by reducing technical and programmatic risks associated with the execution of collective nuclear modernization activities. Program Element 0603211F, Project 634094, was realigned into this Program Element 0603273F, Project 634094, to enhance transparency and traceability of the Nuclear Science & Technology portfolio. This program element may include necessary expenses to support operation and maintenance activities to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. 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.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (4)
Aeroshell Technologies
Develop advanced aeroshell flight dynamics hardware, software, and material manufacturing technologies critical to nuclear re-entry system flight testing in relevant and representative environments.
Advanced Fuzing Technologies
Develop Next Generation fuzing solutions that maintain operational effectiveness against emerging targeting challenges, improve reliability on non-ballistic nuclear re-entry vehicles, and develop alternative safety and surety features required for nuclear systems.
Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Technologies
Develop Next Generation strategic level, radiation-hardened Guidance, Navigation, and Control technologies and solutions. These technologies include sensors, navigational systems, aides, and control elements to support Guidance, Navigation, and Control requirements for relevant nuclear re-entry system environments.
Integration, Experimentation, and Evaluation Solutions
Development of specialized nuclear re-entry system expertise and infrastructure through integration and experimentation efforts. This effort supports current and future nuclear re-entry systems development and component Technology Readiness Level maturation through Government Reference Design characterizations in laboratory environments representative of relevant and representative environments.
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 | $65.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $91.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $91.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $128.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $128.4M |
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 | $65.1M | $91.9M | $128.4M | $128.4M |
| 634094: Next Gen Platform Dev/Demo | $0 | $65.1M | $91.9M | $128.4M | $128.4M |
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 Science & Technology for Nuclear Re-entry 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 · J523
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J505
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 · J496
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 · J504
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2017 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · P469
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 · W503
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 · W521
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 · R531
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 · S549
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 · L512
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_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 290