# Commercial GEO EO/IR

**R-2A activity** of project 643730 — EO/IR Weather System Dev  
**Program element:** 1203710SF — EO/IR Weather System Dev  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203710SF/643730/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203710SF

> **NEW START.** $37.9M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $37.9M in FY2027, 26% of project 643730 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Procure long lead equipment for EWS-G Remote Ground Station (RGS) in Western Australia to include high data rate mission data antennas. Begin engineering and integration design work for EWS-G RGS upgrade. Award multiple concept design contracts for Commercial GEO EO/IR capabilities through System Readiness Review-level maturity and award multiple follow-on design contracts through Critical Design Review level maturity. Award rapid prototype contracts for at least one Commercial GEO EO/IR vendor. Initiate commercial GEO EO/IR rapid prototype contract long lead parts procurement.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 increase due to EWS-G remote ground station upgrade, commercial GEO EO/IR contract award, complete System Requirements Review and initiate long-lead commercial spacecraft and payload procurements.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 37.9 |

> 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.

## Other activities in project 643730

- [Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203710SF/643730/a0) — FY2027 69.0
- [EM Data as a Service](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203710SF/643730/a1) — FY2027 37.5

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1203710SF project 643730 (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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