RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems

PE 0305208M·U.S. Navy·Approp. 1319 — RDT&E·BA7 — Operational System Development
FY2027 Request
$0.0M
Navy · RDT&E
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U.S. Navy funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak).

FY2027 Request
$0.0M
▼ 100% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$61.2M
▲ 34% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$45.6M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $0.0M for Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems under RDT&E program element 0305208M, down 100% from FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

2550045.6FY25ACTUAL61.2FY26ENACTED0.0FY27REQUEST2.5FY282.6FY292.8FY302.9FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual45.6
FY2026Enacted61.2
FY2027Request0.0
FY2028Outyear2.5
FY2029Outyear2.6
FY2030Outyear2.8
FY2031Outyear2.9
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0305208M

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -100% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 2268

Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC)

$0.0MFY2027 request ▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$45.6M
FY2026 enacted$61.2M
FY2027 request$0.0M
Product DevelopmentSupportTest and EvaluationManagement Services

This is a Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Program Element. Distributed Common Ground System-Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) is a critical Commandant of the Marine Corps Force Design program focused on Reconnaissance/Counter-Reconnaissance that senses and makes sense of the forward operating area; providing robust multi-intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) activities to include sensor fusion and correlation. As the forward sensing element of the maritime force, DCGS-MC provides the foundation for algorithmic warfare at the tactical edge pushing validated target quality information to enable global long range precision fires. DCGS-MC complies with the DCGS Enterprise interoperability and information sharing requirements necessary for PED capabilities via consolidated functional servers, workstations, cloud computing, and advanced technological processing capabilities from a contested, tactical environment to the integrated Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE). DCGS-MC capabilities deliver tactically focused, operational, and strategic intelligence across all echelons of the Marine Corps at the tactical edge throughout all phases of operations to provide relevant, precise battlespace awareness, and threat characterization for the Joint Task Force, Naval Force, Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and subordinate Marine units in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and Distributed Maritime Operations. Modernization efforts are focused on advanced all-domain information environment tools, and technologies that enable superior awareness of the battlespace. The capabilities reduce the logistical and cognitive burden on the individual Marine by reducing size, weight, and power and provide advanced computing capabilities at the forward edge in a contested environment against a peer adversary. Current programmatic efforts support a multi-domain sensing architecture, organic sensing, mobile battlespace awareness, and increased integration with space and cyber systems.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
TSCAC: Product Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.8M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change TSCAC (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue research and development of advanced tactical hardware data processing solutions supporting future capability upgrades. - Continue development of a LINUX operating system core baseline and integration of containerization capability. - Continue product development of software in order to enhance the analysis of near-peer signals of interest and the adaptation of evolving technical capabilities to combat the pacing threat.

TSCAC: Test and Evaluation▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.2M
FY2026 enacted$0.4M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change TSCAC (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Initiate testing of advanced tactical hardware data processing solutions to validate hardware for technology refresh of the TCAC Transportable Workstation (TWS) and Remote Analysis Workstation (RAWS). - Continue integration and interoperability testing for transition to Common Services Framework and intelligence community modernization efforts.

TSCAC: Support▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.4M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change TSCAC (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue support for research and development of advanced tactical hardware data processing solutions. - Continue research support on tactical communications architectures supporting intelligence data transmission. - Continue research support for various options building a LINUX operating system core baseline and moving to containerization development efforts while maintaining compatibility with other necessary Intelligence Community tools to support the mission and goals of the program. - Continue research support focused on qualitative/quantitative data analytics to include moving, storing and management of data, such as large data files and large amounts of data coming into the system…

DCGS-MC GEOINT: Product Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$3.0M
FY2026 enacted$10.7M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change GEOINT (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete integration of advanced Geospatial analysis and visualization toolsets. - Complete product improvements necessary to support Geospatial workflow automation, and algorithm-based technologies. - Continue support for program Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to include software updates, protection against cyber vulnerabilities, and changes to the GEOINT baseline. - Continue support for integration of DCGS-MC GEOINT software enhancements as identified through configuration control board and engineering review boards in response to Fleet Marine Force requirements. - Continue support for cloud services migration; workflow automation; Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)…

DCGS-MC GEOINT: Test and Evaluation▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.8M
FY2026 enacted$2.8M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change GEOINT (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete testing and evaluation of expanded Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) reach-back capability to accommodate FMV/GEOINT exploitation in support of tactical intelligence analysts operating in a Disconnected, Intermittent, Limited bandwidth (D-DIL) environment. - Complete testing and evaluation for cloud services migration; to include workflow automation, leveraging AI/ML data analysis capabilities and technology advancements. - Continue integration and system testing for GEOINT Software baseline to provide built-in machine learning to solve complex analytic problems. - Continue integration and system testing for the product improvements necessary to support Geospatial…

DCGS-MC GEOINT: Support▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.6M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change GEOINT (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete support for product improvements necessary to support Geospatial workflow automation, and algorithm-based technologies. - Complete support for integration of advanced Geospatial analysis and visualization toolsets. - Continue support for peripheral updates and refresh. - Continue support for program Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) as necessary. - Continue support for integration of DCGS-MC GEOINT software enhancements as identified through configuration control board and engineering review boards in response to Fleet Marine Force requirements. - Continue support for cloud services migration; to include workflow automation, leveraging Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning…

DCGS-MC All Source: Product Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$4.1M
FY2026 enacted$6.3M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change All Source (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete integration of data management tools within the advanced analytics tools set in support of all-source analysts. - Complete the integration of Collections Requirements Management software tools to enable all echelons with Collection Cycle/management. - Completed integration of Minotaur on to all-source hardware platforms that support and streamlines intelligence, fires and operations communications and shortens the kill chain. - Completed the development of future laptop solutions for all-source Marines in support of the stand in force. - Initiate and continue development for cloud services migration; workflow automation; Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) data…

DCGS-MC All Source: Test and Evaluation▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.2M
FY2026 enacted$1.6M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change All Source (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete the testing and evaluation on future small form factor servers in support of stand in force, to enable the information to exchange all the way from the tactical level to the joint force. - Continue the systems development testing and evaluation of a future laptop solution for all-source Marines in support of the stand in force. - Continue systems development testing and evaluation of Minotaur on to all-source hardware platforms. - Initiate and continue testing and evaluation for cloud services migration; to include workflow automation, leveraging AI/ML data analysis capabilities and technology advancements. - Initiate systems test and evaluation of modernization efforts…

DCGS-MC All Source Support▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$1.2M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change All Source (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Complete support for small form factor server in support of stand in force and FD 2030, to enable the information to exchange all the way from the tactical level to the joint force. - Complete the support for Minotaur on to all-source hardware platforms that support and streamlines intelligence, fires, and operations communications and shortens the kill chain. - Continue the support of the future laptop solutions for all-source Marines in support of the stand in force. - Continue the support for software product improvements for the all-source systems as the FMF requires new/improved software capabilities. - Initiate and continue support for cloud services migration; to include workflow…

FITE: Product Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$22.2M
FY2026 enacted$23.2M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change FITE (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue integration of All Domain Integration and Visualization (MFOS). - Continue integration of a Collection Requirements Management and Collections Operations Suite. - Continue MTC-X effort - Details are held at a higher classification. - Continue the integration of USMC organic group 1-3 UAS. - Continue the integration of USMC communications pathways and architecture. - Continue planning and development for a hybrid cloud architecture that supports units at the Battalion level and below - Continue the development of a software container development, management, and patching environment - Continue the research and development of MTC-X Mobile variant. Details are held at a higher…

FITE: Test and Evaluation▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$7.7M
FY2026 enacted$8.5M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change FITE (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue MTC-X effort - Details are held at a higher classification. - Continue test and evaluation of All Domain Integration and Visualization. - Continue system testing, and evaluation of a Collection Requirements Management and Collections Operations Suite. - Continue integration of program Engineering Change Proposals as necessary. - Continue test and evaluation for software enhancements as identified through configuration control board and engineering review boards in response to Fleet Marine Force requirements. - Continue test and evaluation for MINOTAUR and MAVEN interoperability with DCGS-MC ecosystem and emerging platforms. - Continue test and evaluation for MTC-X mobile…

FITE: Support▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$2.7M
FY2026 enacted$2.8M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change FITE (PE 0305208M) has been realigned to PE 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONICS WARFARE SYS / Project 2268 Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC), maintaining the same Accomplishment Structure.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue MTC-X effort - details are held at a higher classification. - Continue support of All Domain Integration and Visualization. - Continue support for integration, system testing, and evaluation of a Collection Requirements Management and Collections Operations Suite. - Continue support for integration, test and evaluation for software enhancements as identified through configuration control board and engineering review boards in response to Fleet Marine Force requirements. - Continue support for integration, test and evaluation for advanced capabilities to increase interoperability with emerging platforms. - Continue the development of training curriculum to support MTC-X and…

Publicly Available Information (PAI) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT):Product Development▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.5M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2026 to FY2027 change The decrease from FY2026 to FY2027 reflects completion of product development and enhancements for the Archer Hub.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continued support to the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) by obtaining licenses/subscriptions for PAI tools.

Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

This is a Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Program Element. Distributed Common Ground System-Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) is a critical Commandant of the Marine Corps Force Design program focused on Reconnaissance/Counter-Reconnaissance that senses and makes sense of the forward operating area; providing robust multi-intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) activities to include sensor fusion and correlation. As the forward sensing element of the maritime force, DCGS-MC provides the foundation for algorithmic warfare at the tactical edge pushing validated target quality information to enable global long range precision fires.

The acquisition strategy follows a hybrid approach consisting of a viable mix of alternatives that allows flexibility, agility, and rapid fielding of new capabilities. This evolutionary approach provides users with time-phased increments of capabilities that promote earlier delivery, improves affordability, and reduces risk. The evolutionary approach enables DCGS-MC to effectively assess and leverage emerging technologies to accelerate introduction into the Marine Corps Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise. DCGS-MC capabilities will be fielded in increments through operational capability drops.

Project 2268 — Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC)
  • Product Development
  • Support
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services
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FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0305208M (President's Budget PB2027).
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