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Other Aircraft
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 | $62.9M |
| FY25 | $60.3M |
| FY26 | $263.9M |
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 | $54.8M | $43.1M | $62.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $41.8M | $54.1M | $60.3M | |
| Request | – | – | $54.1M | $60.3M | $263.9M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $54.1M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $62.9M as actual total obligation authority — $8.75M above the request. 62.9 − 54.1 = 8.8 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 — Other Aircraft
This line item funds multiple modifications that apply to weapon systems funded at less than 2 million per year as well as weapon systems with much greater budgets. The overall goal of the modifications budgeted is to enhance capability and improve reliability and maintainability. Mobility Air Forces (MAF) Training supports the modification and enhancement of high fidelity MAF aircrew training and support systems to meet combat readiness needs, to include efforts to ensure full employment of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) capabilities. TDL Communications Capabilities: The Multi-functional Information Distribution system (MIDS) Modernization is a continuous technology development/acquisition strategy for robust interoperable communications for MIDS Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) hosted waveforms. The current phase of this capability is a Link 16 enhancement to the MIDS JTRS known as Block Upgrade 3 (BU3). The modernized capability implements the required software and firmware updates necessary to meet the Joint Combatant Commander's prioritized requirements for Integrated Fire Control and Joint Tactical Grid information exchange requirements at the Tactical Edge. Upgrades to current fielded terminals began in FY23. Procurement of new communication capabilities & integration as well as other mods, components, and related provisioning supplies to include interim contract support. Procurement of communication equipment will be in support of Protected Tactical Waveform and Agile communication programs at a minimum. Funding will also support procurement of other communication capabilities, such as Link 16, and networking equipment with a focus on achieving an operationally-optimized Advanced Battle Management System and Joint All Domain Command and Control. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0207448F. Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) provide long-range target acquisition and expanded weapon delivery envelopes for greater aircraft survivability which are imperative in supporting Long Range Kill Chain, NTISR, as well as target identification, reduction in collateral damage, and fratricide prevention for F-15C/E/EX, F-16 (all blocks), A-10C, B-52H, B-1B. ATP expanded range capabilities (in all domains), such as high resolution imagery, larger aperture, eye safe laser, high system reliability and smaller deployment footprint provide greater combat effectiveness across several mission areas. Demonstrated capability to support cUAS and Homeland Missile Defense missions. Each targeting pod provides long-range target acquisition and expanded weapon delivery envelopes during day, night, and all-weather conditions. Targeting pods are equipped with infrared (Longwave/Midwave/Shortwave Infrared, Color TV) sensor, laser designator, digital video, and real-time video data link for connectivity with ground forces. Increased funding to ATPs is in support of the Bandwidth Efficient-Common Datalink (BE-CDL)/Type-1 Encryption OSD mandate (Crypto Mod). implementation and fielding. Failure to fund BE-CDL will impact ability of the warfighter to securely communicate in the battlespace. Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN): No FY2026 funding requested. LGM-35A Sentinel Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne (SLP-A) will provide an air-based, secondary launch system design configurable to command either a Minuteman III (MMIII) or Sentinel weapon system in order to maintain U.S. strategic nuclear deterrence. The LGM-35A Sentinel Capability Development Document required Sentinel provide a dual-capable SLP-A design which provides flexibility as a direct replacement for the MM III Airborne Launch Control System to mitigate USSTRATCOM operational risk associated with age out of classified hardware components. Program schedule events are under review due to acquisition strategy revisions. The event schedule and quantity updates will be provided once the revisions are completed. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0207238F, 0207434F, 0207448F, 0207228F, 0207224F, 0207249F, 0303601F, 0401897F, 0101233F. 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 mission, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civilian authorities. Funding may also be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues, obsolescence resolution and similar emerging requirements.
Justification
Justification — Other Aircraft
FY26 funding will support: Mobility Air Forces (MAF): The modification and enhancement of high fidelity MAF aircrew training and support systems to meet combat readiness needs, to include efforts to ensure full employment of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) capabilities. TDL Communications Capabilities: FY2026 efforts include: MIDS Modernization is a continuous technology development/acquisition strategy for robust interoperable communications for MIDS JTRS hosted waveforms. The current phase of this capability is a Link 16 enhancement to the MIDS JTRS known as Block Upgrade 3 (BU3). The modernized capability implements the required software and firmware updates necessary to meet the Joint Combatant Commander's prioritized requirements for Integrated Fire Control and Joint Tactical Grid information exchange requirements at the Tactical Edge. Upgrades to current fielded terminals began in FY23. Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN): No FY2026 funding requested. FY26 efforts for this modification of Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) supports the procurement of various kits and kit upgrades as part of ATP-TI for both the LITENING and Sniper targeting pods to provide long-range target acquisition and expanded weapon delivery envelopes for greater aircraft survivability to include implementation and fielding of BE-CDL/Type 1 Encryption OSD Mandate (CM). ATP-TI Inc 1 is a continuation of ATP-Modernization Program (8674) and ATP-Sensor Enhancement (8675). The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0 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 | $62.9M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $60.3M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $263.9M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $263.9M |
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 | $760.0M | $62.9M | $60.3M | $263.9M | $263.9M |
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 Other Aircraft. 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 · O908
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O881
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O926
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_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