BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 63-145
4 DECEMBER 2020
Acquisition
MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQRE
Supersedes: AFI63-145, 30 September 2016
Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Ms. Kristen J. Baldwin)
Pages: 17
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 63-1/20-1, Integrated Life Cycle
Management. It complements the manufacturing and quality directive guidance in Air Force
Instruction (AFI) 63-101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management, by providing direction for
program offices and implementing commands to execute manufacturing and quality management
activities during the development, acquisition, production, modification, and sustainment of Air
Force weapon systems. This instruction applies to all civilian employees, uniformed members of
the Regular Air Force, and other individuals as required by binding agreements or obligation to
the Department of the Air Force. It does not apply to the Air National Guard or the Air Force
Reserve. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained in accordance with AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance
Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule
located in the Air Force Records Information Management System. Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field
through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at
any level, but to ensure standardization, any organization supplementing this instruction must
send the implementing publication to the Engineering & Force Management Division, office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Engineering (SAF/AQRE) for
review and coordination before publishing. The authorities to waive wing/unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0,” “T-1,” “T-2,” “T-3”) number
following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for
a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately,
