# Mission Data Processing (MDP)

**R-2A activity** of project 657106 — Next-Gen OPIR-Ground  
**Program element:** 1206440SF — Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106

## Summary

This activity requests $336.5M in FY2027, 52% of project 657106, up 94% 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.** 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 responsive to evolving threats. Implement plans to integrate Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) / Low Earth Orbit (LEO) sensor data from MEO Epochs and Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranches. Rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities include, but are not limited to program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, risk reduction, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial, cloud technologies U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The budget for this activity increases in FY2027 to fund the transition of the legacy SBIRS system to the FORGE baseline and integration of next-generation sensors. The FY2027 budget supports the significant work of completing the final system-level integration and testing for the Next-Gen GEO (NGG) and proliferated LEO tranche 1 to operations on FORGE.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue follow-on development and complete integration of Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP) application onto the FORGE Framework for SBIRS ITW/AA data processing. Mission Data Processing Application Framework (MDPAF) to close out end of FY2025, and Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) to be the new contract in place starting FY2026. Complete final system level integration and testing of mission data processing thrust area (EOS, MDPAP, and Sensor Specific Processing) for SBIRS transition to operations on FORGE. Further develop the DevSecOps pipeline to be responsive to evolving threats. Develop and implement plans to integrate Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)/ Low Earth Orbit (LEO) sensor data from MEO Epochs and Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranches. Rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities include, but are not limited to program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, risk reduction, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 203.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 173.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 336.5 |

> 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 657106

- [Next-Gen Transition](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106/a2) — FY2027 104.9
- [FORGE Command and Control (FC2)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106/a0) — FY2027 97.7
- [Relay Ground Stations (RGSs)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106/a4) — FY2027 64.1
- [Relay Ground Station - Asia (RGS-A)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF/657106/a3) — FY2027 47.9

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1206440SF project 657106 (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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