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F-35
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? →
- FY24
- $5.57B
- FY26
- $4.09B
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $4.56B | $4.48B | $5.57B | ||
| Enacted | – | $4.48B | $5.28B | $4.97B | |
| Request | – | – | $5.28B | $4.96B | $4.09B |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $5.28B for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $5.57B actually spent — $286.5M above 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
Description — F-35
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will enhance and field a family of aircraft that meets the needs of DoD and allies with three air vehicle variants including: the F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) delivering commonality among the three variants to minimize life cycle costs. This is a joint program with no executive service. Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) authority alternates between the Department of the Navy (DoN) and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and currently resides with the Navy. The F-35 is the next generation of strike fighters and provides increased aero-performance, stealth signature, and countermeasures. Its advanced avionics, data links, and adverse weather precision targeting incorporates the latest technology available. The F-35 has increased range with internal fuel and can employ superior weaponry over existing aircraft. The highly supportable, affordable, state of the art aircraft commands and maintains global air superiority. The production cost and quantities are interdependent due to sole source air vehicle and propulsion contracts. United States Air Force (USAF) regular procurement commenced in FY 2007, DoN regular procurement commenced in FY 2008. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0207142F. Notes: USAF Initial Operational Capability (IOC) occurred on 2 August 2016 and the Full Rate Production (FRP) occurred on 12 March 2024.
Justification
Justification — F-35
The FY 2026 budget provides funding for 24 F-35A Aircraft, Engines and associated Non-Recurring and ancillary mission equipment to support production and delivery. The budget request supports aircraft procurement and support requirements for squadron standup and associated training and logistical efforts. Non-Recurring flyaway costs for FY 2026 include costs for tooling required to support full production capacity for hardware associated with delivering Block 4 capabilities. Non-Recurring costs also include funding to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) which includes costs to manage DMS issues, procurement of bridge or life-of-type buys, and if cost-benefit analysis supports Non-Recurring engineering to implement DMS redesigns within the performance envelope to the production line. Other non-recurring costs include but are not limited to chase support for government acceptance flights, Engineering Change Proposal Integration Contracts, systems engineering for production line efforts and production readiness reviews to address program risks and cost reduction initiatives. Support costs in FY 2026 include costs that are fixed in nature and costs that fluctuate based on squadron/site stand up requirements. Support cost supports the procurement of airframe, engine, and avionics peculiar ground support equipment (PGSE) to support squadron and site stand-ups. These include the procurement of airframe, engine, and avionics peculiar ground support equipment (PGSE), as well as training equipment to support squadron and site stand-ups. The program will continue implementing the strategy to transition from the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN), a modern F-35 logistics information system. Hardware being procured is compatible with both ALIS and ODIN software. Depot activation efforts continue in FY 2026, increasing repair capacity necessary for long-term sustainment of F-35 aircraft. FY 2026 request includes equipment and material to support establishment of depot repair capability, capacity and cyber compliance for components/sub-components across all U.S. Depots, support equipment for air vehicle modification dock expansion and Block 4 depot repair capability. FY 2026 includes funding for propulsion depot standup to include module repair activities to meet expanding fleet repair requirements. The FY 2026 request was reduced by -$.851 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $5.57B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $4.97B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $4.09B |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $4.09B |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $60.4B | $5.25B | $4.49B | $3.56B | $3.56B |
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.
Program dossier
Every sentence below carries its citation — warehouse figures open the citation panel, news claims link the cached source.
Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1741 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →
What it is
- F-35 (budget line ATA000) is a U.S. Air Force procurement line funded in the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force account.
- The line procures the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a family of aircraft with three variants — the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing, the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing, and the F-35C carrier variant — sharing maximum commonality to minimize life-cycle cost.
- The FY2026 budget funds 24 F-35A aircraft plus engines and associated non-recurring and ancillary mission equipment, supporting squadron standup and the related training and logistics efforts.
- Procurement also funds the fleet's transition from the legacy Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the modern F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN), and continued depot activation to build long-term sustainment capacity.
- The F-35 is a joint program with no single executive service; Service Acquisition Executive authority alternates between the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force and currently resides with the Navy.
Why it matters
- The line's total funding is $4,086,744 thousand (about $4.09 billion) requested for FY2026, down from $4,972,514 thousand enacted in FY2025.
- In FY2024 the line recorded actual spending of $5,565,655 thousand (about $5.57 billion), so the FY2026 request continues a downward trend from recent execution levels.
- The entire FY2026 request is discretionary funding — the P-1 exhibit shows a discretionary request of $4,086,744 thousand and no separate reconciliation (mandatory) request for this line.
- This is one of the Air Force's largest single aircraft-procurement lines, funding continued production of the service's primary next-generation strike fighter and the squadron standups that field it.
- Non-recurring FY2026 costs include tooling to reach full production capacity for hardware tied to delivering Block 4 capabilities, reflecting the program's move to its full-rate production phase reached on 12 March 2024.
Key players
- The line is run by the U.S. Air Force, with funding drawn from the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force appropriation.
- As a joint program, the F-35 is procured for the Department of Defense and allies with acquisition authority alternating between the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force; air-vehicle and propulsion contracts are sole-source, making production cost and quantities interdependent.