Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Capability
The United States Army Tactical Space Strategy provides tactical land component forces with space-based capabilities required to close the top three Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) gaps and counter adversarial surveillance and reconnaissance systems that affect friendly maneuver forces. National, DoW, commercial space-based, and High Altitude (HA) sensor data will be integrated into army and Joint ground architectures to provide resilient communications, assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), all domain sensing capabilities (including space, high altitude, aerial and terrestrial sensors, data transport, data fusion, data analytics), automated Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) required in the targeting process (target recognition, machine learning and advanced algorithm development), and provide command and control (C2) of non-kinetic fires for counter ISR capabilities to enable maneuver force operations. These capabilities will enable rapid and responsive all-domain targeting applications required to engage and defeat A2/AD forces and enable force projection and freedom of maneuver in contested Multi-Domain Operations and continue to inform the Army and Joint Services Family of Integrated Targeting Cells (FIT-C). Provides prototyping, experimentation, and risk reduction activities for ground architecture, supporting wide-area, responsive, and deep-area sensing required for Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) targeting and C2 of non-kinetic fires for counter ISR operations, significantly reducing Sensor to Shooter (S2S) timelines and enabling freedom of maneuver for operational forces. It will enable Warfighters at echelon to conduct C2 of counter surveillance and reconnaissance operations and to dynamically task, receive and disseminate data to directly support live-fire S2S demonstrations and assessments. FY2027 base funding in the amount of $0.319 million provides prototyping, experimentation, and risk reduction activities for the Army as it continues to develop and field prototypes to close the all-domain sensing capability gap and provide prototyping and experimentation for counter-adversarial surveillance and reconnaissance systems and their Command and Control (C2). Complimentary Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) technologies are assessed via various prototyping and ground station (FIT-C) architecture efforts.
FY2027 planned work FY2027 base funding in the amount of $0.319 million supports C2 architecture prototyping and experimentation of counter-ISR capabilities, including integration of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for spectrum dominance and disruption of adversary sensors. Efforts will also focus on technology integration and technology development and assessments, including experimentation and prototyping in denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited (DDIL) operating environments. EW prototyping will specifically address capabilities to defeat enemy electronic attack and protection measures, ensuring resilient sensing and C2 in contested electromagnetic environments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Resource requirements decrease ($16.774 million) in FY27 due to a priority to fund the Positioning Navigation & Timing (PNT) for inclusion in the C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards Mounted Form Factor (CMFF). Remaining $0.319 million resources C2 architecture prototyping and experimentation of counter-ISR capabilities.
FY2026 plans — current year Provides prototyping, experimentation, and risk reduction activities for the Army as it continues to develop and field prototypes to close the all domain capability gap and provide C2 of counter adversarial surveillance and reconnaissance systems. Complimentary AI/ML technologies are assessed via various prototyping and ground station (FIT-C) architecture efforts. These Advanced Component Development and Prototypes efforts enable ground stations to dynamically task, receive, and disseminate data to directly support live-fire, Warfighting function system of system demonstrations and assessments, enabling wide-area, responsive, and deep-area sensing and force maneuver. Additionally, this…
FY2025 accomplishments Battle Management and Control (BMC2) and ground infrastructure continues the demonstration and validation of ground architecture, evaluating the ability to provide wide-area, responsive, and deep-area sensing required for Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) targeting and force maneuver, significantly reducing Sensor-to-Shooter (S2S) timelines. Ground architecture is evaluated through multiple assessment events including the Assured Position, Navigation, Timing and Space (APNT/S) Cross Functional Team (CFT) Campaign of Learning and Army Futures Command's Capstone Exercise. These provide a realistic operational environment to evaluate the integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance…