# Air, Space and Cyberspace Constructive Environment - Information Operations Suite (ACE-IOS)

**R-2A activity** of project 674567 — Modeling and Simulation Foundations - MSF  
**Program element:** 0801380F — AF LVC Operational Training (LVC-OT)  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0801380F/674567/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0801380F/674567

## Summary

This activity requests $11.3M in FY2027, 100% of project 674567, down 34% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** - Will deliver continued annual ACE-IOS version & deploy operational software modifications to include fully containerized ACE-IOS suite - Will start new ACE-IOS agile development providing modernized model and simulation updates for Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Sensitive Compartmented Information (C5ISR SCI) level training for Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) with the fielding of new cross domain tools; enhanced non kinetic, enhanced Electronic Warfare (EW) training tools; and new Air Force (AF) ISR tools for the schoolhouse - Will update tool sets based on operational needs to deliver more realistic training in support of Joint/Combined Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC/CFACC) operations worldwide - Will enhance fidelity of Mission Reporting Simulation, and upgrade Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Measurement and Signature intelligence (MASINT), and Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Joint Training for the Air Operations Center Weapon System

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding decreases to support higher Department of War priorities. Remaining funds required to deliver more realistic and comprehensive training required to simulate the threats, complexity, and scale of a modern war to the replacing outdated models and databases. This supports global exercises, to include those supporting United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and homeland defense missions.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Delivered ACE-IOS version & deploy operational software modifications - Started new ACE-IOS agile development providing modernized model and simulation updates for C5ISR training - Developed and tested cross domain solution to connect to JWICS, Coalition, and SIPR domains for integrated AF CCMD training - Updated tool sets based on operational needs to deliver realistic training in support of Joint/Combined Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC/CFACC) operations

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 17.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.3 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0801380F project 674567 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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