Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/0604295M/ — built September 26, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Marine Aviation Demonstration/Validation
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 | $0J-book detail · PB2026 |
| FY25 | $55.8MR-1 TOA · PB2026 |
| FY26 | $38.9MR-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 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Enacted | $55.8M | |
| Request | $62.3M | $38.9M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
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 — (U)MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION
Marine Aviation Demonstration/Validation supports the development of Marine Aviation's future capability concepts as part of Marine Corps Force Design and Marine Corps Aviation's Project Eagle, progressing these concepts through development, demonstration and ultimately transition into fieldable capabilities This Program Element (PE) funds development of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities, including manned and unmanned air vehicles, and associated and requisite capabilities. Through development and prototyping, this PE matures and/or rapidly inserts industry and government technologies into lethality gaps, enabling a cohesive, warfighter-centric approach towards a future lethality-based portfolio for Marine Aviation. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: This program is funded under ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES because it includes all efforts necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, and representative models or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.
Mission — Vertical Takeoff and Landing Development
USMC VTOL Development portfolio addresses vertical lift capability requirements that are feasible and affordable. This element supports Marine Corps Force Design and Marine Corps Aviation's Project Eagle initiative. This portfolio facilitates developmental and operational prototyping and demonstration of capabilities supporting Logistics/Aviation Sustainment, Future Attack/Strike, Assault Support, and Autonomy. Project activities are closely aligned with the OSD-sponsored vertical lift initiatives and will look to leverage any aspects of Joint Service programs (e.g., Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, unmanned, air launched effects) that may benefit the Marine Corps through accelerated development and/or reduced life cycle costs. The VTOL Development portfolio serves as a force multiplier, supporting development, maturation, experimentation and evaluation of enhanced performance qualities (e.g., agility, endurance, reliability, lift capacity, survivability), technically relevant modular kinetic/non-kinetic payloads, and superior warfighter-machine interface (e.g., autonomy), enhancing warfighter lethality. This project increases the MAGTF's lethality through its long-range fires, Logistics/Aviation Sustainment, Future Attack/Strike, and Assault Support efforts. Specific projects include the Contested Logistics focused Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC). Project activities directly support Force Design and Project Eagle, enable the Stand-in Force (SiF), and facilitate Expeditionary Advanced Basing Operations (EABO), and Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) through the development of manned and unmanned capabilities that enhance warfighter survivability and lethality.
Mission — Future Capabilities Transition
The Future Capability Transition (FCT) portfolio implements a capabilities-based acquisition approach focused on lethality, enhancing Marine Corps Aviation's interoperability and effectivity in joint kill webs. FCT accelerates the transition of Science and Technology (S&T) efforts into lethal Warfighter capabilities, which includes OSD R&E Defense Innovation Acceleration (DIA) and OSD R&E Rapid Defense Experiment Reserve (RDER) projects. FCT supports the execution of Force Design by ensuring both legacy and future platforms influence S&T early enough to inform design and acquisition decisions that avoid duplicative design and engineering, reduce life-cycle costs and expedite delivery of enhanced lethality capabilities to Marine Aviation. This PE includes enduring VMX-1 RDT&E support along with support of Fleet evaluations and demonstration.
Justification
No accomplishments or planned-program narratives in this line's J-book detail — some exhibits carry figures without per-project prose.
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, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $55.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY25 Total | $55.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $38.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | 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 | $0 | $55.8M | $38.9M | $38.9M |
| 3751: Vertical Takeoff and Landing Development | $0 | $0 | $50.8M | $33.9M | $33.9M |
| 3752: Future Capabilities Transition | $0 | $0 | $5.00M | $4.98M | $4.98M |
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
11 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
DPA TItle III funding FY27 NDAA FY27 Defense Appropriations Act Issues realted to Army Aviation & combat vehicles; Air…
H.R.2563 - Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act Appropriations Air Traffic Systems Modernization Air Traffic…
H.R.2563 - Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act Appropriations Air Traffic Systems Modernization Air Traffic…
Issues related to low carbon fuels and sustainable aviation fuels; Issues related to marine fuels, including H.R. 1896…
H.R.2563 - Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act Appropriations Air Traffic Systems Modernization Air Traffic…
H.R.2563 - Aviation Education Remaining Operational Act Appropriations Air Traffic Systems Modernization Air Traffic…
S. 3038 - American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; H.R. 6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act - issues related…
S. 3038 - American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; H.R.6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act - issues related…
S. 3038 - American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; H.R.6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act - issues related…
S (not yet introduced)/HR 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 including issues related to aircraft…
S 4921/HR 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 including issues related to Air Force, Navy and Marine…
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 Marine Aviation Demonstration/Validation. 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 · M329
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · L314
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.
RDTEN BA1-3 Book · www.secnav.navy.mil