# Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) — Program Element 0305179F

**Program element:** 0305179F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305179F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $18.3M in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. CACI/GTRI leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 15.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 19.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 18.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 16.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 16.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 16.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 17.3 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 18.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 18.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 18.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 18.3 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674779 | Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) | 15.0 | 19.1 | 18.3 | −4% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 674779 — Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS)

The Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Broadcast fulfills the warfighter's requirements for worldwide threat warning and situational awareness information with timely dissemination of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) derived combat information. It also provides target tracking data to support threat avoidance, targeting, force protection, and situational awareness. This information is continually refined in near-real time by strategic, operational and tactical sensors. IBS Broadcast Baseline is comprised of the following: - IBS Over-the-Air (OTA) includes a Common Interactive Broadcast (CIB) on UHF (Ultra High Frequency) satellite channel using a Common Message Format (CMF), a Military Standard (MIL-STD) common waveform, a Tactical Data Processor (TDP) to filter and display messages and data, and CMF analysis tools and an IBS-alternate path via mission partner provided satellite communications (SATCOM). - IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) includes two Global IBS Network Servers (GINS) and four Theater Interface Nodes (TINs) to support the geographic Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) -- Two GINS receive data from each theater and integrate this data into a worldwide picture available to all network/broadcast users. -- Four regional TINs allow local and out-of-theater users (not directly receiving IBS OTA broadcast) to still obtain access to the data disseminated over the IBS OTA broadcast. Additionally, the TIN will receive and inject data into the CIB for consumers without access to the theater CIB. This PE funds the modernization of and/or enhancements to IBS OTA and IBS-NS to include performing development and testing to ensure integration with tactical terminals. FY27 funding supports: 1. IBS OTA Modernization: Integration and fielding IBS over Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA)(IBS-M), Integration/testing/fielding common waveform architecture, Integration and fielding of IBS-Low Earth Orbit (IBS-L), and funding is sent to support Joint Tactical Terminal - Next Generation (JTT-NG) to incorporate new requirements.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** CACI/GTRI (4.7, 26%), OGA/MEG/16th AF (2.0, 11%), JITC (0.9, 5.0%), OGA (0.8, 4.2%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Over-the-Air (OTA) Modernization | 3.4 | 12.1 | 8.8 |
| IBS Over-the-Air (OTA) Baseline Enhancement | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) Modernization | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| IBS Enterprise Support | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Test & Evaluation | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 52% | 9.5 |
| Other / unspecified | 48% | 8.8 |

**Top named industry performers:** CACI/GTRI ($4.7M, 26%), OGA/MEG/16th AF ($2.0M, 11%), JITC ($0.9M, 5.0%), OGA ($0.8M, 4.2%), 45th Test Sqn ($0.6M, 3.3%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Broadcast fulfills the warfighter's requirements for worldwide threat warning and situational awareness information with timely dissemination of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) derived combat information. It also provides target tracking data to support threat avoidance, targeting, force protection, and situational awareness. This information is continually refined in near-real time by strategic, operational and tactical sensors.

IBS acquisition leverages a single existing sole source, single award, IDIQ contract, and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) to Other Government Agencies (OGA) to modernize or enhance the IBS Broadcast.

## Related program elements

- [0603804A — Logistics and Engineer Equipment - Adv Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603804A) (Army)
- [0205601N — Anti-radiation Missile Improvement](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205601N) (Navy)
- [0305158F — Tactical Terminal](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305158F) (Air Force)
- [0603142D8Z — Mission Engineering and Integration (ME&I)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603142D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305179F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305179F")`.

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