# Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) — Program Element 1206772SF

**Program element:** 1206772SF  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force  
**Appropriation:** 3620F — RDT&E, Space Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206772SF

## Summary

U.S. Space Force requests $109.2M 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 funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 118.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 109.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 114.1 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 116.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 118.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 121.3 |

> 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 | 109.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 109.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 109.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 109.2 | +0.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67A001 | Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) | 0.0 | 118.0 | 109.2 | −7% |

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

### Project 67A001 — Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2)

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) Combined Program Office (CPO) is developing and demonstrating SatOps command and control (C2) services and infrastructure for Guardians across the space enterprise. As a result, the Service will improve and prepare infrastructure, improve battle management of weapon systems, and be able to deter, neutralize, defeat and/or destroy counterspace threats and defend the homeland. This program falls within the Multi-Mission Support mission area which provides the systems and efforts that evenly contribute to multiple mission areas across the space enterprise. Space Force Investment program interdependencies include: RDT&E Budget Line Items: Defensive Cyber Operations - Space (1203040SF); Rapid Resilient Command and Control (1206772SF); Satellite Control Network (1203110SF); Space and Missile Test and Evaluation (1203173SF; Space Force IT, Data Analytics, Digital (1203010SF); and elements of Procurement Budget Line Items: AF Satellite Comm System (AFSCOM); Spaceborne Equip (Comsec) (MC0MSE); Spares and Repair Parts (SSPARE); and Space Digital Integrated Network (SDN000). The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration directed the formation of a CPO by merging Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) from Space Systems Command (SSC) and Ground Command, Control, and Communications (GC3) from Space RCO. This CPO was named the R2C2 CPO and utilizes the Space RCO acquisition authorities under the Space RCO Program Executive Officer to execute funding in the EGS and GC3 program elements to develop an extensible, scalable, modular ground segment solution capable of supporting protect and defend missions of the United States Space Force. Combined EGS and GC3 funding will be used wholly and directly to support CPO activities. R2C2 will continue development and integration of the satellite operations ground segment solution (SatOps) to support the orbital warfare mission set, including, but not limited to, capabilities and services needed to perform mission control. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) Satellite Command and Control Services | 0.0 | 48.1 | 50.5 |
| Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) Cloud Infrastructure and Platform/Antenna Services | 0.0 | 50.0 | 58.7 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 109.2 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) Rapid Resilient Command and Control (R2C2) Combined Program Office (CPO) is developing and demonstrating SatOps command and control (C2) services and infrastructure for Guardians across the space enterprise. As a result, the Service will improve and prepare infrastructure, improve battle management of weapon systems, and be able to deter, neutralize, defeat and/or destroy counterspace threats and defend the homeland. This program falls within the Multi-Mission Support mission area which provides the systems and efforts that evenly contribute to multiple mission areas across the space enterprise.

The R2C2 Combined Program Office (CPO) has an approved acquisition strategy, leveraging Department of War (DoW)- and Department of the Air Force (DAF)- level contracts for commercial cloud capabilities, Other Transaction Agreements, contracts awarded under a small business, multiple award Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity, and a systems integrator to aid the government to operationalize the satellite operations ground segment solution and providing support for protect and defend mission partners.

## Related program elements

- [1203110SF — Satellite Control Network](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203110SF) (Space Force)
- [1206857SF — AF Funded ORSSats](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206857SF) (Space Force)
- [0306250JCY — Cyber Operations Technology Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0306250JCY) (Defense-Wide)
- [0601104A — University and Industry Research Centers](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601104A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 1206772SF (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1206772SF")`.

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