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Manufacturing Technology Program
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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? →
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $165.7M |
| FY25 | $116.1M |
| FY26 | $38.9M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
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 | $51.6M | $51.5M | $62.3M | $63.2M | $62.2M | $133.1M | $143.3M | $169.5M | $262.0M | $165.7M | ||
| Enacted | $52.6M | $46.3M | $46.5M | $65.8M | $130.9M | $138.7M | $176.2M | $271.0M | $44.4M | $116.1M | ||
| Request | $46.3M | $46.5M | $42.0M | $43.1M | $0 | $45.3M | $47.8M | $44.4M | $34.7M | $38.9M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $47.8M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $262.0M as actual total obligation authority — $214.2M above the request. 262.0 − 47.8 = 214.2 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 — Manufacturing Technologies
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 executes technical efforts to develop and maintain an affordable and reliable industrial base and manufacturing capability responsive to Department of the Air Force warfighter needs. The program develops and improves manufacturing technologies and processes to reduce transition risk, enable cost reduction, improve component and system quality, increase readiness and affordable mission availability, enhance industrial capability, and promote transformation through the industrial base. Value stream modifications and manufacturing throughput improvements are implemented to shorten weapon system cycle times during design, development, production, and sustainment. Cost savings are realized through early engagement with stakeholders to promote producible designs, ensuring the industrial base will be ready to manufacture at the needed quantities. Manufacturing technologies objectives are conducted through industrial partnerships that enable targeted investment of manufacturing technologies and reduce risk in the industrial supply chain for existing weapon system upgrades and new warfighter systems. Efforts in the program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. Funds in this PE may be used to investigate specified technology advancements in air, space and/or cyber domains. This program includes funding for the requisite DAF Science & Engineering (S&E) and mission enabling civilian workforce with the necessary technical competencies to develop, manage, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this program element is in conjunction with the civilian pay expenses budgeted in the following program elements: 1206601SF, 0601102F, 0602020F, 0602102F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602298F, 0602336F, 0602602F, 0602605F, and 0602788F. In FY 2026, $8.996 million is budgeted in this program for 45 direct Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) civilians. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) utilizes 10 USC 4091, "Authorities for certain positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories” to manage the workforce strength, structure, positions, and compensation. This program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities 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 (3)
Affordable Mission Availability
Develop and transition pervasive manufacturing technologies for affordable mission availability of Department of the Air Force components and systems.
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Develop and transition affordable advanced manufacturing for Department of the Air Force fielded and future weapon systems.
Manufacturing for the Future Force
Develop and transition manufacturing technologies for advanced solutions that shape the future force across multiple domains.
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 | $165.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $116.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $116.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $38.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $38.9M |
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 | $165.7M | $116.1M | $38.9M | $38.9M |
| 635280: Manufacturing Technologies | $0 | $165.7M | $116.1M | $38.9M | $38.9M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 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.
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 Manufacturing Technology Program — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →