# TacRS Initial Operations and Continuous Capability Development

**R-2A activity** of project 643835 — Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS)  
**Program element:** 1206862SF — Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS)  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206862SF/643835/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206862SF

## Summary

This activity requests $86.3M in FY2027, 100% of project 643835, up 190% 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.** In FY 2027, funding will be used to finalize assembly, integration and testing of the two maneuverable, prepositioned SDA TacRS missions, VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO. In addition, funding will be used to support follow-on SDA operational missions requiring both rapid launch and maneuverable, prepositioned capabilities. FY 2027 funding will enhance navigation payloads allowing for improved on-orbit positional information for space characterization of resident space objects, operationalize prepositioned capabilities, and establish the rapid reaction force structure of having one space vehicle in production and one completed space vehicle and launch vehicle on hand ready for mission call up to execute rapid launch.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in FY 2026 to FY 2027 funding is due to establishing the rapid launch cadence of having a space vehicle completed and ready for launch while another space vehicle is being built.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Support the development, readiness, launch, and operations for the VICTUS HAZE, VICTUS SOL and other VICTUS missions. The two maneuverable, prepositioned Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions, VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO, will begin integration and testing in the second half of FY 2026. Support range efforts and ground infrastructure developments that will provide necessary equipment, software, procedures and personnel to enable and support future TacRS missions. Continue acquisition of future operational missions that require both rapid launch capabilities and maneuverable, prepositioned capabilities. Support concept and capability development that enables the rapid use of commercial capabilities. Continue to evolve new tactically responsive space capabilities that include launch, satellites, control systems, and concept of operations using emerging and extant commercial launch and satellite providers while leveraging U.S. Government partnerships, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility. Rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate in the contested space domain. Activities may 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 | 33.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 29.8 |
| FY2027 | Request | 86.3 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 1206862SF project 643835 (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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