# Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems — Program Element 0305208BB

**Program element:** 0305208BB  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305208BB

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 5.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S400A | Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems | 5.9 | 5.7 | — | −100% |

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

### Project S400A — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems

This project is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Special Operations Forces (DCGS-SOF) is part of a family of systems providing rapid fielding of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED), and analytical capabilities at the Combatant Command (COCOM), Component/Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) level and below through a combination of reach back, forward support, and collaboration. The mission tailored infrastructure interconnects the warfighters, analysts, and sensors to find and fix high value targets and provides a network-enabled, interoperable construct allowing continual, unimpeded sharing of intelligence data, information and services with SOF and between the Services, national intelligence agencies, COCOMs and multi-national partners. It connects SOF warfighters and analysts with the essential intelligence information and provides situational awareness information to SOF leadership at all echelons. The DCGS-SOF includes two components: Enterprise/All Source Information Fusion (ENT/ASIF) and SOF Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (SGIP). The ENT/ASIF provides infrastructure, processing, and intelligence analytical tools for worldwide SOF intelligence information sharing via a globally connected cloud-based architecture as well as a forward disconnected capability. The SGIP provides capabilities in garrison and deployed environments for the PED of crewed and uncrewed sensors.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCGS-SOF, Program Number 837 | 5.9 | 5.7 | — |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This Program Element is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Special Operations Forces (DCGS-SOF) is part of a family of systems providing rapid fielding of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED), and analytical capabilities at the Combatant Command (COCOM), Component/Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) level and below through a combination of reach back, forward support, and collaboration.

The DCGS-SOF ENT/ASIF is executing under the software acquisition pathway to facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of operational software to meet dynamic SOF requirements. Various contract vehicles are used, primarily Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price, and Cost/Cost Plus Fixed Fee. Leverages other SOF programs, DoW and Intelligence Community partners, National Labs, and Other Government Agencies to integrate Commercially available and Government off-the-shelf items, and other mature technologies into the Program of Record which will reside partially within the SOF Information Enterprise combined with Web-Client tools in a global cloud.

## Related program elements

- [0606220D8Z — Office of the Secretary of War Enterprise Transformation and Modernization](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606220D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0305208M — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305208M) (Navy)
- [0605042A — Tactical Network Radio Systems (Low-Tier)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605042A) (Army)
- [1160431BB — Warrior Systems](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1160431BB) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305208BB (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305208BB")`.

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