# Project 2227 — Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-N) Inc 2

**Program element:** 0304785N — ISR & INFO Operations  
**Project:** 2227  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2227  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N

## Summary

Project 2227 — Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-N) Inc 2 requests $20.9M in FY2027, 7.6% of the $274.5M requested for program element 0304785N, up 1139% on FY2026. 2 R-2A activities decompose the request, 1 new this cycle. NAWCWD is the largest named R-3 performer at $7.7M, 37% of the project's FY2027 R-3 total.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 29.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 1.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 20.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 23.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 24.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 25.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 25.5 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0304785N; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 2227 buys

DCGS-N Inc 2 is the Navy Service component version of the DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) and is deployed on force level platforms and ashore nodes to include Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs), delivering Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) capabilities to the warfighter. DCGS-N Inc 2 is also a critical component of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) FoS, which is comprised of DCGS-N, Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP), Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), and Remote Sensing Capability Development (RSCD). The Programs within the ISR FoS deliver a robust suite of complimentary ISR capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps. DCGS-N operates during peacetime, crisis, and war in afloat and shore-based operational configurations, sharing information and intelligence between the Navy, DoW, and IC. It serves as a tactical gateway to share Navy-unique sensor data (e.g., MQ-25, RAQ-35, MQ-4, and P-8, etc.) across the IC. DCGS-N will enable users to identify, locate, and confirm threats and targets using the all-source data store, support Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment, battle management, target nomination, and execute collection planning and requests. The program integrates this data with available Command and Control systems, weapons, combat, and Meteorological and Oceanographic forecast and sensor data. DCGS-N provides Situational Awareness via the Common Operational Picture and Common Intelligence Picture to the operational decision-maker. As a Software Acquisition Program (SWP), DCGS-N Inc 2 decomposes the validated Information Systems Capability Development Document (IS-CDD) requirements into six modular capability areas (CA), further defined in the DCGS-N Capabilities Need Statement (CNS), and implements agile development processes to incrementally deliver capability through the entire life cycle of the program. In alignment with the DCGS-N User Agreement (UA), requirements are prioritized through the DCGS-N Requirements Governance Board (DRGB). The Capability Needs Statement (CNS) is reviewed annually and scopes DCGS-N Inc 2 development priorities and inform near-term programmatic planning aligned to the program roadmap.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Support; Test and Evaluation; Management Services.

## Named R-3 performers

| Performer | $M | Share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total |
|---|---|---|
| NAWCWD | 7.7 | 37% |
| Leidos | 2.4 | 12% |
| NIWC PAC | 2.3 | 11% |
| NIWC LANT | 1.4 | 6.5% |

> Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations. Shares need not reach 100% — unnamed and government work is in the denominator.

## Activities (R-2A) — 2

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N) Increment 2 | 29.5 | 1.7 | 13.2 | +682% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2227/a0) |
| Joint Targeting Intelligence Modernization/Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTIM/JTT) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | new | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N) Increment 2

- Continue the development and integration of Counter-Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C-C5ISRT) capabilities for the Fleet. - Continue the enhancement and expansion of the Knowledge Base (KB) to support new Joint and maritime data sets such as MARS for the…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N/2227/a0

### Joint Targeting Intelligence Modernization/Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTIM/JTT) — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** - Begin development of legacy targeting capabilities including Basic Target Development (BTD), Battle Damage Assessment (BDA), Intermediate Target Development (ITD), Advanced Target Development (ATD), and Target List Management (TLM) within the Workflow Application for Recording Production and Targeting History (WARPATH). - Begin integration of Dynamic Targeting (DT) capabilities into WARPATH through the design and implementation of Application Programming Interface (API) endpoints supporting selected DT toolsets and visualization systems. - Begin integration with Target System Analysis (TSA) tools to enable end-to-end linkage of target development activities across the Joint Targeting Lifecycle. - Begin integration of WARPATH with the Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB) and the Modernized Analytic Resource Service (MARS) through alignment with native APIs and data structures. - Begin execution of agile sprint cycles to conduct developmental testing, prototyping, and delivery of integrated software capabilities. - Begin development of a modernized WARPATH system architecture to support enhanced scalability, interoperability, and future capability growth. - Begin development and iterative update of interface control documents and software version descriptions supporting the modernized architecture.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase of $7.716M from FY 2026 to FY 2027 will enhance software integration and improvements for the JTIM/JTT program.

**FY2026 plans — current year.** - FY 2026 accomplishments are outlined in PE 0207431F Project 675307

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0304785N.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0304785N project 2227 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0304785N")`.

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