# PTW Over Commercial - mPower

**R-2A activity** of project 643733 — PTW Over Commercial  
**Program element:** 1206760SF — Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES)  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206760SF/643733/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206760SF/643733

## Summary

This activity requests $18.8M in FY2027, 23% of project 643733, up 131% 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 site preparation, surveys, installation, test and accreditation activities necessary to complete teleports within the mPOWER effort. Activities may include, but are not limited to program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial and international opportunities.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase is due to increased integration costs associated with site infrastructure and installation efforts.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Acquire two mPOWER teleports. Includes site preparation, surveys, installation, test and accreditation activities necessary to activate already procured teleports within the mPOWER effort. Activities may include, but are not limited to program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation, prototyping, and activities that may leverage commercial and international opportunities.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 50.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 18.8 |

> 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 643733

- [PTW Over Commercial - PTES Upgrades](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206760SF/643733/a1) — FY2027 63.1

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1206760SF project 643733 (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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