# Resilient MW/MT - MEO — Program Element 1206447SF

**Program element:** 1206447SF  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force  
**Appropriation:** 3620F — RDT&E, Space Force  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206447SF

## Summary

U.S. Space Force funding ramps 109% to a $1.41B request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators cut 14% (to $1.21B). BAE leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 756.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 675.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,413.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,589.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,591.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1,749.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2,000.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 1,413.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1,413.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1,413.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1,213.7 | −200.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 657MEO | Resilient MW/MT - MEO | 756.3 | 675.8 | 1,413.7 | +109% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 657MEO — Resilient MW/MT - MEO

The program office is developing and prototyping the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) MEO (Project 657MEO) 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. A new class of threat requires a new class of architecture. Since legacy systems alone cannot maintain custody of advanced, dim and maneuverable missile threats, Resilient MWT delivers a multi-orbit architecture designed to defeat new threats, support homeland defense, Combatant Command operations and the broader missile defense kill chain. The United States Space Force Space Systems Command and Space Development Agency are collaborating to deliver Overhead Persistent Infrared capabilities, in concert with Department of War and Intelligence Community partners, to support a proliferated space architecture that is resilient by design and capable of operating through contested environments. Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking - Medium Earth Orbit space and ground efforts pivot the Department of the Air Force's legacy missile warning force design to a more resilient multi-orbit approach to counter advanced missiles, hypersonic glide vehicles, and fractional orbital bombardment threats. Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit was originally anchored in Missile Warning and Missile Defense Capability Development Document requirements validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; there is now a Joint Requirement Oversight Council-approved Capability Development Document Annex with very specific Medium Earth Orbit and Low Earth Orbit requirements. Constellation resiliency is foundational to the Department of the Air Force's Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking force design, therefore, the Overhead Persistent Infrared Family of Systems, including Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit, is designed to work cohesively to gain and maintain custody of a spectrum of missile threats. This program falls within the Missile Warning and Missile Tracking (MW/MT) mission area which provides the multi-orbit space and ground architecture required to detect and track missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles worldwide.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** BAE (397.6, 28%), Kratos T&TS (164.9, 12%), Northrop Grumman (17.9, 1.3%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missile Warning and Tracking - MEO Epoch 1 | 458.9 | 207.2 | 259.2 |
| Resilient Missile Warning / Missile Tracking - MEO Epoch 2 | 297.5 | 468.6 | 1,154.5 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 41% | 580.3 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 15% | 212.0 |
| Other / unspecified | 44% | 621.4 |

**Top named industry performers:** BAE ($397.6M, 28%), Kratos T&TS ($164.9M, 12%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The program office is developing and prototyping the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) MEO (Project 657MEO) 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. A new class of threat requires a new class of architecture.

The Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Acquisition Strategy features competition in a growing space industrial base to rapidly field resilient capabilities at achievable technology readiness levels. This strategy combines firm fixed price contracting, other transactional authorities and consistent industry touchpoints on iterative Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathways.

## Related program elements

- [1206443SF — Next-Gen OPIR Space GEO](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206443SF) (Space Force)
- [1206440SF — Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206440SF) (Space Force)
- [0605053A — Ground Robotics](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605053A) (Army)
- [0701212F — Test And Evaluation Support Budget Authority](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0701212F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 1206447SF (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1206447SF")`.

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