Project 657106
$651.1MFY2027 request ▲ 87%Next-Gen OPIR-Ground
FY2025 actual$500.4M
FY2026 enacted$348.3M
FY2027 request$651.1M
Product DevelopmentManagement Services
FY2027 Request
$761.4M
▲ 119% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$348.3M
▼ 30% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$500.4M
Prior year
Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.
For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Space Force is requesting $761.4M for Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground under RDT&E program element 1206440SF, up 119% over FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 500.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 348.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 761.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 669.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 652.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 536.4 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 398.2 |
Where it sits
Acquisition lifecycle
This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 5 — System Development & Demonstration.
Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element
2 projects roll up into PE 1206440SF
Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 119% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.
Project 657111
$110.3MFY2027 request NEWResilient Ground Architecture (RGA)
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$110.3M
Product DevelopmentManagement Services
Congressional action
Congressional marks
Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.
RequestPresident's Budget
$761.4M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$761.4M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$761.4M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$761.4M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it
Where the FY2027 request goes
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
Northrop Grumman
$47.9M · 6.3%
| Where FY2027 funding flows | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 6.3% | 47.9 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 2.4% | 18.6 |
| Other / unspecified | 91% | 694.9 |
| FY2027 request | 100% | 761.4 |
Program detail
Mission & acquisition strategy
The program office is developing the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Ground (Project 657106) for Guardians across Missile Warning and Missile Tracking (MW/MT) mission area. As a result, the Service will advance space-based technology associated with Golden Dome, and deter, neutralize, defeat and/or destroy counterspace threats and defend the homeland.
The Next-Gen Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Ground program is executing an acquisition strategy using a Software Acquisition Pathway in the Execution Phase approved via Acquisition Decision Memorandum on 30 Jul 25. To support this acquisition strategy, the program will follow an agile approach to develop capabilities and a robust DevSecOps (Development/Security/Operations) solution to deliver the capabilities. The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program is executing a software acquisition approach founded primarily on software and infrastructure reuse, partnerships with other programs, limited scope, use of existing contracts where necessary, and maximizing competition and flexibility in contracting.
Project 657106, 657111 — Next-Gen OPIR-Ground
- Product Development
- Management Services
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Sources
FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 1206440SF (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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/programs/1206440SF.md · MCP mcp.hitchintel.com → budget_get_program_element, budget_get_cong_marksFY2027 Request
$651.1M
▲ 87% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$348.3M
▼ 30% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$500.4M
Prior year
Next-Gen OPIR-Ground — one RDT&E project inside PE 1206440SF. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 657106 — Next-Gen OPIR-Ground — requests $651.1M in FY2027, 86% of the $761.4M requested for program element 1206440SF. Year over year it grows 87% against FY2026.
Funding trajectory
Project 657106 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 500.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 348.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 651.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 490.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 375.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 225.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 90.0 |
Inside the project
5 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$57.7M
FY2026 enacted$43.3M
FY2027 request$97.7M
Finalize work on the FORGE Command and Control (FC2) prototype to integrate Mission Management, Ground Resource Control Management, and user interface software. Develop and integrate Next Generation GEO (NGG) and legacy SBIRS Mission Unique Software (MUS) and Mission Unique Applications (MUA) in FY 2027.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$203.7M
FY2026 enacted$173.7M
FY2027 request$336.5M
Complete integration of FORGE Applications onto the FORGE Framework for SBIRS ITW/AA Strategic Missile Warning data processing. Complete final system level integration and testing of mission data processing thrust area (EOS, MDPAP, and SSP) for SBIRS and NGG transition to operations on FORGE. Further develop the DevSecOps pipeline to be…
Read the FY2027 plan →Next-Gen Transition▲ 31%
FY2025 actual$176.5M
FY2026 enacted$80.0M
FY2027 request$104.9M
Integrate the mission unique software needed for C2, and sensor specific processing for NGG. Continue integration of multiple mission data processing applications onto the FORGE framework to support NGG-1 operations, NGG-2 launch.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2025 actual$54.7M
FY2026 enacted$51.3M
FY2027 request$47.9M
Complete Integration of communication and cryptological equipment at Camp Blaz, Guam. Deliver and Integrate mission unique hardware for Next Generation Consolidated Relay Ground Station (CRGS) and complete integration testing. Complete of Facilities and Infrastructure build, completion of Antenna build and installation at RGS-A, and…
Read the FY2027 plan →Relay Ground Stations (RGSs)RESTART
FY2025 actual$7.8M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$64.1M
Complete RGS-S and RGS-UK antenna procurement and communication equipment testing. Ship antennas, communication and cryptological equipment to Schriever SFB and RAF Croughton. Finish RGS-S and RGS-UK design for support facilities and infrastructure construction of communication shelters and ring walls.
Read the FY2027 plan →Who's building it
Named performers on project 657106
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.
Northrop Grumman
$47.9M · 7.4%
Project detail
What project 657106 buys
The program office is developing the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Ground (Project 657106) for Guardians across Missile Warning and Missile Tracking (MW/MT) mission area. As a result, the Service will advance space-based technology associated with Golden Dome, and deter, neutralize, defeat and/or destroy counterspace threats and defend the homeland. Next-Gen OPIR Ground, also known as Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE), consists of a modern Command and Control (C2) capability, modernization of Mission Data Processing (MDP) to implement an open framework and develop mission applications, required development and upgrades to Relay Ground Stations (RGS), to provide a modern survivable and endurable architecture to meet USSF current and future space domain needs. FORGE will provide the flexibility and scalability to integrate new satellites, sensors and capabilities more rapidly and efficiently in order to meet evolving threats and warfighter needs. The Next-Gen OPIR Ground efforts enable cyber enhancements for both space and ground systems. FORGE C2 will introduce infrastructure and common platform services, mission unique software such as Telemetry, Tracking, and Commanding (TT&C), and mission management to support initial Next-Gen OPIR Space satellite launches without driving risk into the FORGE development schedule. The program has established a risk reduction ground capability, Next-Gen OPIR Interim Operations (NIO), based on a limited Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Block 20 solution. The FORGE program was designated as a Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) on 30 July 2025. The total cost of the FORGE SWP effort is 2,930.62 million. The RGS development and fielding is not contained in the SWP effort, as it consists of stand-alone Acquisition Category (ACAT). The FORGE SWP is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Next-Gen OPIR Ground system capability.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Management Services
FY2027 Request
$110.3M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year
Resilient Ground Architecture (RGA) — one RDT&E project inside PE 1206440SF. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.
Project 657111 — Resilient Ground Architecture (RGA) — requests $110.3M in FY2027, 14% of the $761.4M requested for program element 1206440SF. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.
Funding trajectory
Project 657111 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 110.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 178.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 276.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 310.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 308.2 |
Inside the project
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them. Opening lines only here — the full year-by-year narrative is on the project page.
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$110.3M
Begin high value Mesh Data Transport and processing upgrades to connect MW assets and enable data distribution. Begin stand up cloud infrastructure to establish central and edge-node compute processing. Start containerizing of missile warning applications to enable globally accessible Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) mission baseline…
Read the FY2027 plan →Project detail
What project 657111 buys
Resilient Ground Architecture establishes a proliferated missile warning processing & data distribution ground architecture that holistically creates a robust day-today operation with predictable and graceful degradation to a Survivable & Endurable mission—providing increased resilience through all phases of conflict and threat spectrum. Fielding RGA capabilities meets/aligns with JROC-M 059-23, PPD-35/40, and CJCSI 3296.
R-3 lines of work
- Product Development
- Management Services