# Project 642611 — Technology Insertion Planning and Analysis

**Program element:** 1206438SF — Space Control Technology  
**Project:** 642611  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force  
**Appropriation:** 3620F — RDT&E, Space Force  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF

## Summary

Project 642611 — Technology Insertion Planning and Analysis requests $46.3M in FY2027, 75% of the $62.0M requested for program element 1206438SF, up 35% on FY2026. 3 R-2A activities decompose the request, 1 new this cycle.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 34.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 34.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 46.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 47.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 48.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 49.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 50.5 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 1206438SF; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 642611 buys

This program supports a range of activities including systems engineering, technology planning, development, demonstrations and prototyping, and testing, as well as modeling, simulations and exercises to support development and maturation of tactics and procedures for responsive and resilient Space Superiority capabilities. This includes technology development and prototyping for Offensive and Defensive Space Operations and the necessary systems engineering for the warfighter to effectively employ such systems. Specifically supported are Defensive Space Operations (DSO) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) activities, which include developing threat warning payloads for monitoring, detecting, identifying, tracking, assessing, verifying, categorizing, and characterizing objects and events in space. Additionally, Integration and Technology Futures project supports the development of payload prototypes and space defense force packages for protecting U.S. space systems, resources, and operations from enemy attempts to negate, interfere, or destroy them. Specific Offensive Space Operations (OSO) include disruption, denial, or degradation (and associated Electronic Support) of adversary space systems that may be used for purposes hostile to U.S. national security interests. Rapid Reaction Capabilities in response to immediate warfighter needs in the Space Superiority mission area are developed within the Rapid Reaction Branch (RRB). Depending on the magnitude of Combatant Command Urgent Operational Needs (UON), this program may not include necessary funding for all contingency deployments. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver SCT weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. For Technology Insertion Planning and Analysis in FY 2026 $0.195 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2027 $0.180 million is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development; Management Services.

## Activities (R-2A) — 3

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Reaction Branch | 21.3 | 20.8 | 21.7 | +4% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a0) |
| Integration and Technology Futures | 13.6 | 13.4 | 14.1 | +5% | [a1](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a1) |
| Space Force TENCAP | — | 0.0 | 10.6 | new | [a2](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a2) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Rapid Reaction Branch

-Develop, test, train, field, transition and sustain advanced rapid reaction capabilities in response to emergent requirements from multiple Combatant Commands. Specifically, sustain and transition USSF UONs 24- SOC-01 and 25-CYBER-01, supporting 5 Combatant Commands through the duration of their contingency operations. -Conduct initial…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a0

### Integration and Technology Futures

-Conduct technical development and integration activities against relevant threat systems and technologies in preparation for operational requirements. This includes modeling, simulation, and analysis for DSO, OSO, SDA, and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) capabilities. The program supports updating these…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a1

### Space Force TENCAP — NEW START

-Exploit existing and future National, global, and Non-Traditional systems in air, space and cyber domains for operational and tactical applications by rapidly prototyping and providing capability demonstrations. The program consists of multiple small projects supporting the Space Force warfighter. Projects are designed to transition to…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a2

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 1206438SF project 642611 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1206438SF")`.

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