What project 644818 buys
The I&TS project matures low TRL sensors and processing capabilities to rapidly fill current GEOINT sensing capability gaps. To ensure alignment with Congressional intent, urgent CCMD requirements, and departmental priorities, the Air Force (AF) established a Headquarters level working group to guide, prioritize, and synchronize these enterprise sensor technology investments. The GEOINT Capabilities Working Group (GCWG) reviews developmental technologies in the fourth quarter of each FY to approve and prioritize efforts for the following year. The Program Office is specifically structured to rapidly initiate efforts in the execution year to expedite technical maturation and delivery to operational platforms at the speed of technology. In FY 2025, I&TS transitioned 3 efforts (GMTI mode, AIR, RUBBER DUCKIE) to an OAFP. In FY 2026, I&TS will complete development of 2 FY 2024 efforts (BB8, Collaborative Teaming), continue development of 1 FY 2025 effort (ATRIUM) and begin 4 new efforts (TALON CEREBRAL, AIR for SAR, ABBA, and RESOLUTE MINIONS). Details of the FY 2026 efforts are available upon request at the appropriate classification levels. In FY 2027, I&TS will use remaining funds to complete all ongoing efforts. I&TS project funds are distributed to efforts based on the development priorities established by the GCWG. The Program Office initiates efforts based on priority as Budget Authority is released in the execution year. If funding is made available, GCWG selected efforts based on the identified focus areas, transition partners, and available budget will be scheduled. These efforts will be selected in July of FY 2026. The FY 2026 focus areas are: increase cooperative sense-making capabilities for fielded sensors to extend range, improve fidelity, reduce bandwidth, and reduce latency to end users; develop scalable, modular, meshed, and low Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) sensors that meet current Department and IC interoperability standards; develop Air Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) and Maritime MTI (MMTI) capabilities with incorporated Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and low-bandwidth data sharing through existing communication infrastructure, prioritizing group 1-3 UAS.
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Project 644818 funding, 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. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Funding decreased due to higher Air Force Priorities.
FY2026 plans — current year - Develop, modernize, and demonstrate lower TRL efforts into transition ready efforts. The following FY 2024 and FY 2025 efforts are continuing into FY 2026: - FY 2024 effort completions: Collaborative Teaming, BirdBox Resolute (BB8) . - FY 2025 effort continuations and completion: ATRIUM. - FY 2026 initiation and completion: TALON CEREBRAL, AIR for SAR, ABBA, RESOLUTE MINIONS.