# Space Force TENCAP

**R-2A activity** of project 642611 — Technology Insertion Planning and Analysis  
**Program element:** 1206438SF — Space Control Technology  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611

> **NEW START.** $10.6M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $10.6M in FY2027, 23% of project 642611 — 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.** -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 warfighters or national intelligence agencies for operational use and to appropriate acquisition Programs of Record for sustainment and further development. SF TENCAP projects influence the design and operation of current and future National, global, and Non-Traditional systems in air, space, and cyber while providing Space Domain Awareness and Offensive and Defensive Space Control capabilities to warfighters and intelligence organizations. -SF TENCAP requirements and existing resources may be rapidly re-prioritized in response to emerging warfighter needs.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 funding increased due to addition of Space Force TENCAP in this Program Element. Efforts were previously funded in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force Program Element 0207247F (AF TENCAP).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.6 |

> 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 642611

- [Rapid Reaction Branch](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a0) — FY2027 21.7
- [Integration and Technology Futures](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206438SF/642611/a1) — FY2027 14.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1206438SF project 642611 (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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