Space And Missile Defense Integration
This project funds the Space and High Altitude (SHA) Force Development activities of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence (SMDCoE) and Technical Center (TC). The SMDCoE is the warfighting function lead and Department of the Army force modernization proponent to provide concept development and capabilities determination and integration relative to Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Material, Leadership & Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) enabling the Army to leverage the SHA domains in support of warfighting operations. As the Army proponent for SHA, the SMDCoE is responsible for developing capabilities for Army space and high-altitude mission areas, designing and documenting future space organizations, designing performing and executing wargames and experiments, and providing modeling and simulations for Army space and cyber technologies from concept to fielding. Effective integration of SHA capabilities enable the application of strategic land power and execution of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). Additionally, SHA capabilities anchor the Army's ability to penetrate and disintegrate enemy anti-access and area denial (A2AD) systems and exploit the resultant freedom of maneuver to achieve strategic objectives and force a return to competition on favorable terms. The SMDCoE workforce supports the research and doctrine development from one of the SMDCoE principal locations in Huntsville, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; and Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Under the direction of an experienced member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), the SMDCoE receives guidance from the USASMDC Commanding General and works in close coordination with the Army's Transformation and Training Command, the United States Strategic Command, the United States Space Command and the Missile Defense Agency.
Continue to support Army modernization efforts as the Army's operational and developmental linchpin ensuring Space and High-Altitude capabilities are built, deployable, usable and sustainable by Army Warfighting forces. Provide essential support to the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) by developing concepts to integrate emerging…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work JFFT Testbed will continue to develop critical materiel solutions and enhancements to ensure ever improving situational awareness, and improved command and control capabilities for the warfighter. This development supports combat operations and special tracking needs of CCMDs and other USG users in every theater of operations in order to maximize lethality and minimize fratricide. J-FFT also serves as JS/J6 technical lead for efforts to create a NATO Common Operational Picture (COP) necessary to conduct multi-national combat operations.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 reduction to the J-FFT Testbed funding reflect the overall impact of reduced project 990 funding and the SMDCoE's realignment of resources under the Command's restructuring to optimize its ability to deliver critical warfighting capabilities as part of the Army Transformation Initiative.
FY2026 plans — current year JFFT Testbed will continue to develop critical materiel solutions and enhancements to ensure ever improving situational awareness, and improved command and control capabilities for the warfighter. This development supports combat operations and special tracking needs of CCMDs and other USG users in every theater of operations in order to maximize lethality and minimize fratricide. J-FFT also serves as JS/J6 technical lead for efforts to create a NATO Common Operational Picture (COP) necessary to conduct multi-national combat operations.
FY2025 accomplishments J-FFT testbed and development teams respond to the growth in FFT device use by enabling multiple device types, data types, and displays supported by the various FFT and HF TTL data architectures. The JFFT Testbed will develop and deliver new capabilities for added functionality in data visualization and management. JFFT will continue to exploit, expand and provide approved infrastructures at all classification levels that improve performance and reduce costs.
FY2027 planned work Contribute to Army's focus on synchronizing Kinetic and non-kinetic fires and space-based capabilities through efforts to mitigate PNT capability gaps, to provide situational awareness of the NAVWAR environment, and to prevent adversary use of PNT information through coordinated employment of NAVWAR capabilities. Army Space and Missile Defense Command will continue to fulfill capability development responsibilities to the All-Domain Sensing (ADS) Cross Functional Team (CFT) and Army Service Component Command duties in support of USSPACECOM to provide PNT/NAVWAR capabilities to maintain PNT overmatch.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The reduction in funding for the A-PNT/NAVWAR effort in FY 2027 reflects two key factors: an overall decrease in Project 990 funding and the SMDCoE's resource realignment. This realignment is part of the Command's restructuring to better support the Army Transformation Initiative and enhance the delivery of critical warfighting capabilities to the warfighter.
FY2026 plans — current year Contribute to Army's focus on synchronizing Kinetic and non-kinetic fires and space-based capablities through efforts to mitigate PNT capability gaps, to provide situational awareness of the NAVWAR environment, and to prevent adversary use of PNT information through coordinated employment of NAVWAR capabilities. Army Space and Missile Defense Command will continue to fulfill capability development responsibilities to the All-Domain Sensing (ADS) Cross Functional Team (CFT) and Army Service Component Command duties in support of USSPACECOM to provide PNT/NAVWAR capabilities to maintain PNT overmatch.
FY2025 accomplishments The SMDCoE Army Capability Manager for Space and High-Altitude (ACM SHA) continues working to mitigate capability gaps due to the growing threat to Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), to provide situational awareness of the Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) environment, and to prevent adversary use of PNT.
FY2027 planned work Planned resources will provide limited computational and network resources, modeling and simulation, and operational analysis required to support the design, development, and implementation of Golden Dome for America. These resources ultimately enable the integration of the Space and High-Altitude domains of warfare into Army operations to enable integrated support to the Army Warfighting Concept.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase in funding for Space and High-Altitude Capability Development reflects the continued focus on this core mission of the SMDCoE. It aligns with the Command's restructuring efforts to enhance delivery of critical warfighting capabilities under the Army Transformation Initiative.
FY2026 plans — current year Planned resources will provide limited computational and network resources, modeling and simulation, and operational analysis required to support the design, development, and implementation of Golden Dome for America. These resources ultimately enable the integration of the Space and High-Altitude domains of warfare into Army operations to enable integrated support to the Army Warfighting Concept.
FY2025 accomplishments Resources provide the computational and network resources, modeling and simulation (to include the Extended Air Defense Simulation [EADSIM] and the Space Wargaming Analysis Tool [SWAT]), and operational analysis required to support major decisions concerning the acquisition of systems and the development of concepts of operations (CONOPS) that provide the best Joint, and Army Space and High-Altitude capabilities to current and future Warfighters.
FY2027 planned work The manpower provides engineering subject matter expertise within the technical areas of Air and Missile Defense, Hypersonics and Strategic Weapons, Directed Energy Technologies, Space and High-Altitude Technologies Test and Evaluation in support of the Space and Missile Defense Technical Center.
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase in FY27 funding reflects updated economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year The manpower provides engineering subject matter expertise within the technical areas of Air and Missile Defense, Hypersonics and Strategic Weapons, Directed Energy Technologies, Space and High-Altitude Technologies Test and Evaluation in support of the Space and Missile Defense Technical Center.
FY2025 accomplishments The manpower provides engineering subject matter expertise within the technical areas of Air and Missile Defense, Hypersonics and Strategic Weapons, Directed Energy Technologies, Space and High-Altitude Technologies Test and Evaluation in support of the Space and Missile Defense Technical Center.
Continued acceleration of the IOC for the distributed aperture technologies for Army missions and applications. Acceleration includes the varying Army platforms such as fixed, transportable, mobile etc. The acceleration will enable the modalities to meet Army IOC requirements. Details are held at higher classification.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work The first planned use case to support major joint exercises is scheduled for FY 2027.
FY2026 plans — current year CoE plans to continue development of prototype in FY 2026.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Details provided under separate cover.
FY2026 plans — current year Details provided under separate cover.