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T-38
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 | $115.3M |
| FY25 | $113.0M |
| FY26 | $85.4M |
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 | $45.0M | $89.4M | $115.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $97.5M | $125.3M | $113.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $125.3M | $115.5M | $85.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $125.3M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $115.3M as actual total obligation authority — $10.0M below the request. 115.3 − 125.3 = -10.0 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 — T-38
The T-38 is a twin-engine, two-seat (tandem), supersonic jet trainer. The T-38C is used by Air Education and Training Command (AETC) as an advanced trainer in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, and by Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) as a test bed for fighter-type aircraft capability. T-38A/B aircraft are used by Air Combat Command (ACC) as a companion trainer for U-2 operational units and in Adversary Air (ADAIR) exercises supporting F-22 readiness, and by Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) as a companion trainer for B-2 operational units. There are currently 497 active T-38s in the Air Force inventory (53 T-38A, six (6) AT-38B and 438 T-38C). T-38s first entered service in 1960 and average age is over 50 years old. Funding may be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues and modification projects required by MAJCOMs Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0804741F. This requirement (or modification) supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.700 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.
Justification
Justification — T-38
FY 2026 funding supports Talon Repair, Inspection, and Maintenance (TRIM) and the T-38 Avionics programs. T-38 TRIM is procuring 49 kits and 38 installs in FY 2026. In FY 2026 T-38 Avionics is focused on Video Data Transfer Unit (VDTU), procuring 127 kits. This line also includes funding for Pacer Classic III and Low Cost Modifications (LCM).
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 | $115.3M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $113.0M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $85.4M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $85.4M |
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 | $550.4M | $115.3M | $113.0M | $85.4M | $85.4M |
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 T-38. 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 · O889
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 · O858
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 · O904
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