The budget for the USAF’s missile procurement in the FY2026 stands at **$4.22 billion**, a figure slightly decrease compared to FY2025 ($4.26 billion), but reaching the **$6.15 billion in total** if planned integrations (“_reconciliation_”) are included.
Comparisons with FY2024 – when spending exceeded $6.38 billion – indicate that the **USAF is rationalizing its missile portfolio**, focusing on some key platforms and suspending others.
Emerging trends show a **double direction** on the one hand, the consolidation and optimization of already mature capabilities (JASSM, AMRAAM, SDB II) and on the other hand, the advance towards more sophisticated and stealthy systems (Joint Strike Missile, Stand-In Attack Weapon), intended to operate in A2/AD (Anti-Access/Area Denial) scenarios.
#### **JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)**
* **FY2024:** 450 units / $1.04 billion
* **FY2026:** 245 units / $490 million
* **Advance Procurement:** $182M for FY2028
Among all the conventional high-priority systems, the **JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)** confirms in FY2026 as **the most funded tactical missile program of the entire USAF budget**, surpassing
