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B-52
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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 | $26.9M |
| FY25 | $77.5M |
| FY26 | $223.9M |
All series figures: P-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 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $74.0M | $76.2M | $26.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $112.7M | $65.8M | $77.5M | |
| Request | – | – | $65.8M | $194.8M | $223.9M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $65.8M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $26.9M as actual total obligation authority — $38.9M below the request. 26.9 − 65.8 = -38.9 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
Description — B-52
This is an FY 2026 New Start The B-52H Combat Network Communication Technology (CONECT) acquisition project supports nuclear and conventional operations by upgrading the B-52H fleet with data and voice communications capabilities along with improved threat and situational awareness to support participation in network centric operations. This CONECT modification includes procurement of 74 aircraft kits + 2 EMD kits that will be installed in conjunction with Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). Ground station mission planning hardware, support equipment, initial spares, and Interim Contractor Support (ICS) will be procured. Additional initial support/readiness efforts will develop and upgrade B-52H training devices with CONECT functionality. The CONECT training device upgrades provide full CONECT functionality to support aircrew training. The Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs) include three B-52H Weapon System Trainers (WST) and two Offensive Station Mission Trainers (OSMT), and the upgrades will also be installed in the Systems Integration Lab (SIL). The Other Government Cost line includes, but is not limited to, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) and Material Shortages (DMSMS) costs to maintain the production configuration through the identification, review and monitoring of items with high obsolescence risk potential, classification of identified items according to criticality, identification of alternatives and implementation of resolutions. Resolutions may include non-recurring engineering (NRE) and/or replacement costs for DMSMS components, bridge buys of DMSMS components until NRE can be completed or Life of Type buys, whichever is most appropriate. Included in the Support Equipment line is the planning for establishment of an organic Depot capability, stand-up of the depot, procurement of depot equipment and procurement of the CONECT ground station. Funds may be used to address emerging and short-notice DMSMS issues. DMSMS efforts to include removal of end-of-life software/hardware within simulators systems and move to a modular, common open system architecture that is sustainable and cyber-resilient. Implement requirements and standards defined under the Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) initiative. Funds may be used to resolve emerging safety of flight issues, accommodate technology insertion and fulfill Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) or other mandates necessary to ensure continued aircrew safety and mission effectiveness. CONECT installation completed in FY21 for the entire B-52 fleet of 76 aircraft. Post Production Support funds ICS until the depot is established for CONECT. DMSMS costs support maintaining the production configuration through the identification, review, and monitoring of items with high obsolescence risk potential, classification of identified items according to criticality, identification of alternatives, and the implementation of resolutions. This program has associated Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding in PE 0101113F. FY26 New start for the Radar Modernization Program (RMP) for the start of minor post production support requirements.
Description — B-52
The B-52H is a long-range strategic bomber capable of delivering the widest variety of nuclear and conventional standoff and direct attack munitions in the Air Force. The Air Force maintains 76 B-52Hs in its inventory. The Air Force plans to fly the B-52H to 2050. The B-52H averages 14,240 flight hours as of June 2024. This line item funds modifications to the B-52H aircraft. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities. Funding for the exhibit contained in PE 0101113F. Funding under this PE may be used to alleviate Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues.
Justification
Justification — B-52
FY 2026 Post Production Support funds for the B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) to cover costs begin any initial post production support.
Justification — B-52
This program, P-3A Mod 6890, B-52 Radar Modernization, is a new start. The following programs are requesting procurement funding in FY26, more information for each program can be found in the respective P-3As: 6885/AETC Trainers: 6889/Bomber Tactical Data Link 6890 / B-52 Radar Modernization 6892/B-52 Low Cost Improvements 6884/B-52 Crypto Modernization 6896/B-52 VLF/LF Modernization 6897/B-52 CERP / Mission Employment Trainers 1/Other Mods The FY 2026 request was reduced by $.583 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)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $26.9M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $77.5M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $223.8M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $111.0K |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $223.8M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $111.0K |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $7.23M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $37.9M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY 2026 request | $28.0M |
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 — line 1 | $835.6M | $26.9M | $77.5M | $223.8M | $223.8M |
| Program Element — line 2 | — | $0 | $0 | $111.0K | $111.0K |
Follow the dollar
Appropriation → program element → top high-confidence awards → recipient families → congressional districts.
Follow-the-dollar covers 312 of 1,938 programs — only high-confidence budget→award links are shown. why coverage is partial? →
The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
| District | Program obligations |
|---|---|
| OK-04 | $94.7M |
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
Rows marked medium rest on evidence weaker than a program-level match, and of more than one kind. An account-based row, where the award drew from the same appropriation account as this program, is an association, not evidence that this program paid for the contract. Where the evidence is instead an FPDS acquisition-program tag or a subaward description, the program is established but which of its budget lines paid is not. An announcement link a recorded review did not leave standing is medium too. Only high rows rest on the contract naming this program with a recorded review upholding it and no recorded rejection or refutation applying.
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| THE BOEING COMPANY | FA862815C2251 | high |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | FA810718F0004 | medium |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
Lobbying mentions
13 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8774), National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4016 / S. 2572), National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…
Implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…
Support IAM Defense Programs in FY 2024 Appropriations H.R. 4365/ S. 2587 Support F135 Program (No Bill Number) Oppose…
Support IAM Defense Programs in FY 2024 Appropriations H.R. 8774 Support IAM Defense Programs in FY 2025 NDAA H.R.…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 / S. 2226; Department of Defense Appropriations…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 / S. 2226; Department of Defense Appropriations…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774 / S. 4921, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 / S. 2226; Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774 / S. 4921, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 / S. 2226; Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774 / S. 4921, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774 / S. 4921, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal…
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 B-52. 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: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O870
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · Q887
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1R) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1R · N231
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1R_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O841
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.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 Aircraft Procurement, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 225