Reagan Test Site
This Project funds management and contracting personnel support (salaries and travel) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems for the RTS. Funds also provide contracting support for end item procurement, life cycle acquisition planning, and solicitation, negotiation, award, execution and management for weapon systems contracts. This PE provides contractors to accomplish key operations and maintenance functions for RTS instrumentation suites and also provides mission essential bandwidth via a fiber optic cable system. Funds provide the expertise required for operating and maintaining a number of one-of-a-kind radars, optical, telemetry, command/control/communications, safety, and data reduction systems. These systems include the four unique radars of the Kiernan Reentry Measurement Site; Super Recording Automatic Digital Optical Tracker long range video-metric tracking systems; high density data recorders for high data-rate telemetry collected by ten antennas; an underwater acoustic impact location system; and data analysis/reduction hardware/software and Continental United States (CONUS) based mission control center. The Advanced Research Project Agency Long-Range Tracking and Instrumentation Radar and the Target Resolution Discrimination Experiment radars located at RTS are the only radars in this area of operation that have deep-space tracking capability. The Millimeter Wave Radar is one of the highest resolution imaging radars in the world, providing critical intelligence data. Funding also enables weapon system assessment of operational effectiveness and suitability for the Army, Air Force, Navy and MDA, which all have programs planned that have significant test and data gathering requirements at RTS. This test data cannot be obtained except through the use of technical facilities available on and in the vicinity of RTS. Program supports Army's PATRIOT air defense system; Air Force's Minuteman III ICBM and the Space and Missile Center's associated programs; MDA's Ballistic Missile Defense System, ICBM Targets, and Layered Ballistic Missile Defense operational tests (including: PATRIOT, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, and Aegis Weapon System), and NASA's space experiments.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide government personnel support (salaries) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase due to revised economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide government personnel support (salaries) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide government personnel support (salaries) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoD missile systems.
FY2027 planned work Funding is for routine travel to and from Kwajalein and training for civilians and military to assist in the testing of the Army and DoW Missile system Programs. Funding is also for Permanant Change of Station (PCS) and emergency medical evacuations from the Marshall Islands.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease is for economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide government personnel support (training and travel) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide government personnel support (training and travel) to enable the management of the test and evaluation of major Army and DoD missile systems.
FY2027 planned work Continue to pay for RADAR calibration, Range Commander Council fee, facility, lease, network communications and security support for the Huntsville Operation Center in order to support test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems and Space Operations.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase due to revised economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide support to test and evaluation of major Army and DoW missile systems.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide support to test and evaluation of major Army and DoD missile systems.
FY2027 planned work Continue to work with our NETCOM and DISA partners to provide funding for the KCS fiber optic cable between Kwajalein Island and Guam. Continue to fund annual cable maintenance agreement.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY 2027 increase due to revised economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide funding for lease of the KCS fiber optic cable between Kwajalein Island and Guam. Continue to fund annual cable maintenance agreement.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide funding for lease of the KCS fiber optic cable between Kwajalein Island and Guam. Continue to fund annual cable maintenance agreement.
Contractor personnel will continue to provide technical support (test planning, instrumentation operations and maintenance, systems engineering, flight safety, and launch ordnance) to assure the capability of the Range to support test and space missions.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work Continue to provide non-labor materials to maintain critical range capabilities and prevent obsolescence in support of test operations.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY27 increase is due to economic assumptions
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide critical non-labor materials to maintain critical range capabilities and prevent obsolescence in support of test operations.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide critical non-labor materials to maintain critical range capabilities and prevent obsolescence in support of test operations.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide technical advice to RTS leadership in support of Range operations, strategic planning, and technical execution of critical technology.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide technical advice to RTS leadership in support of Range operations, strategic planning, and technical execution of critical technology.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide technical advice to RTS leadership in support of Range operations, strategic planning, and technical execution of critical technology.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide on-island support for sustained weather sensing capabilities, including weather reporting via radar data. This capability provides critical data to test planning and execution.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY27 increase is due to economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide support for sustained weather sensing capabilities, including weather reporting via radar data. This capability provides critical data to test planning and execution.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide support for sustained weather sensing capabilities, including weather reporting via radar data. This capability provides critical data to test planning and execution.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide mission specific material and passenger transportation via air (Air Mobility Command) and sea (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) between Kwajalein Atoll and CONUS.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY27 increase is due to economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide mission specific material and passenger transportation via air (Air Mobility Command) and sea (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) between Kwajalein Atoll and CONUS.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide mission specific material and passenger transportation via air (Air Mobility Command) and sea (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command) between Kwajalein Atoll and CONUS.
FY2027 planned work Continue to provide the capability to assess and maintain the Range Readiness and compliance with environmental requirements. Continue to provide RTS enhancements to support future DoW test requirements.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY27 increase is due to economic assumptions.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue to provide the capability to assess and maintain the Range Readiness and compliance with environmental requirements. Continue to provide RTS enhancements to support future DoW test requirements.
FY2025 accomplishments Continue to provide the capability to assess and maintain the Range Readiness and compliance with environmental requirements. Continue to provide RTS enhancements to support future DoD test requirements.
FY2027 planned work Provide safe, efficient, and economical aviation and watercraft transportation services in support of RTS daily operations and range missions.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase due to transfer of mission support aircraft and watercraft resources from Army Installation Command and CPE Maneuver Air to U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS).