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Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
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Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $63.4M |
| FY25 | $41.3M |
| FY26 | $32.0M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $90.6M | $61.3M | $78.9M | $53.6M | $43.2M | $30.7M | $21.6M | $43.8M | $49.1M | $63.4M | ||
| Enacted | $65.6M | $83.5M | $54.6M | $44.6M | $28.9M | $22.2M | $45.2M | $61.1M | $92.7M | $41.3M | ||
| Request | $83.5M | $54.6M | $45.0M | $23.9M | $22.2M | $21.4M | $61.4M | $92.7M | $51.3M | $32.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $92.7M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $63.4M as actual total obligation authority — $29.2M below the request. 63.427 − 92.674 = -29.247 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a multi-role, ground-based, expeditionary 3D radar system employed by both the Air Combat Element and Ground Combat Element within the Marine Air Ground Task Force. It satisfies the Marine Air Command and Control System and the Ground Counter Fire/Counter Battery capabilities. G/ATOR provides mobile, multi-functional, three-dimensional surveillance of air breathing targets, detection of cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, rockets, artillery and mortars, and the cueing of air defense weapons. G/ATOR contributes to Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations by surveillance and detection of enemy air threats not seen by Navy sensors in the littorals and participating in a cooperative engagement network of sensors and shooters. G/ATOR enables integrated fire control (IFC) and provides engage/fire on remote capability. G/ATOR surveillance coverage with IFC will provide unprecedented reach, volume, and precision in the execution of Operational Maneuver From The Sea allowing Naval forces to project and sustain power deep inland. G/ATOR is the primary ground-based sensor for the United States Marine Corps, and is the only air defense/air surveillance radar currently in the Marine Corps inventory.
Mission — Marine Ground-Air Radar
The Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a critical CMC Force Design program. G/ATOR is a multi-role, ground-based, expeditionary 3D radar system employed by both the Air Combat Element (ACE) and Ground Combat Element (GCE) within the Marine Air Ground Task Force. It satisfies the Marine Air Command and Control System and the Ground Counter Fire/Counter Battery capabilities. G/ATOR provides mobile, multi-functional, three-dimensional surveillance of air breathing targets, detection of cruise missiles, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Rockets, Artillery and Mortars, and the cueing of air defense weapons. G/ATOR contributes to Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment (LOCE) and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) by surveillance and detection of enemy air threats not seen by Navy sensors in the littorals and participating in a cooperative engagement network of sensors and shooters. G/ATOR enables integrated fire control (IFC) and provides engage/fire on remote capability. G/ATOR surveillance coverage with IFC will provide unprecedented reach, volume, and precision in the execution of Operational Maneuver from The Sea allowing Naval forces to project and sustain power deep inland. G/ATOR is the primary Ground-Based sensor for the United States Marine Corps and is the only Air Defense/Air Surveillance radar currently in the Marine Corps inventory. RDT&E funding decreases from FY2025 to FY2026 with the completion of development of both the GB1 Expeditionary Airfield Surveillance Radar (EASR) Mode software and GB2 software enhancements. Budget reflects the minimal funding required to continue to support the development and integration of software required to implement Naval Integrated Fire Control (NIFC), Mode S, and the Medium Range Air Defense Radar (MRADR) which is part of the Multi-Domain Radar in a Contested Environment (MuDRaCE) Family of Systems (FOS), while continuing to pursue software capability improvements providing Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
G/ATOR Contractor Technical, Development Engineering/Block 1 (EASR)
A 2007 Marine Corps senior leadership decision directed the AN/TPS-80 would replace the Air Traffic Navigation Integration and Coordination System (ATNAVICS) as the Marine Corps Expeditionary Airfield Surveillance RADAR (EASR) for Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Government Technical Support
The Government Technical Support Team provides primarily inherent governmental support functions, including Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), adding depth, breadth, and expertise not resident in the G/ATOR Program Office. Functions include technical planning as well as execution and analysis across multi-disciplinary competencies to include; Systems Architecture, Radar Software Engineering, Radar Systems Engineering, Tactical Target Generator (Radar Decoy) Engineering, Cyber Security/Information Assurance, Human Systems Integration, Safety, Program Protection and Configuration Management. It also includes the coordination necessary to enable a System of Systems interface with other programs in the "Cue to Slew" kill chain such as Air Command and Control and Sensor Netting (AC2SN), Composite Tracking Network (CTN) & Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), Naval Integration Fire Control (NIFC) as well as, providing passive detection and air surveillance in spectrum dense environments via Multi-Domain Radar in a Contested Environment (MuDRaCE) FOS, ultimately ensuring platform/software compatibility. Technical Team support is vital during the both the G/ATOR System's Production phase and for the USMC Force Design capability enhancements, as it is the Government's responsibility to ensure that G/ATOR meets Government Performance Specification Verification.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $63.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $41.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY25 Total | $41.3M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $32.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $32.0M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $592.4M | $63.4M | $41.3M | $32.0M | $32.0M |
| 9C89: Marine Ground-Air Radar | $592.4M | $63.4M | $41.3M | $32.0M | $32.0M |
Follow the dollar
Appropriation → program element → top high-confidence awards → recipient families → congressional districts.
Follow-the-dollar covers 312 of 1,938 programs — only high-confidence budget→award links are shown. why coverage is partial? →
The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
| District | Program obligations |
|---|---|
| MD-03 | $33.0M |
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
Rows marked medium rest on evidence weaker than a program-level match, and of more than one kind. An account-based row, where the award drew from the same appropriation account as this program, is an association, not evidence that this program paid for the contract. Where the evidence is instead an FPDS acquisition-program tag or a subaward description, the program is established but which of its budget lines paid is not. An announcement link a recorded review did not leave standing is medium too. Only high rows rest on the contract naming this program with a recorded review upholding it and no recorded rejection or refutation applying.
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | M6785415C0230 | high |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | M6785416C0211 | medium |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | M6785419C0043 | medium |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | M6785420C0077 | medium |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
Lobbying mentions
15 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
ALERT Act (H.R.7613) Aviation Navigation data bases Safe Air on Airplanes Act (H.R.4994) Issues related to…
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Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 JADC2 Cybersecurity. Cloud Acquisition policy/funding; DoD…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Helicopter terrain…
Defense appropriations related to information technology, procurement, operations, sustainment, and RDT&E. CJS…
S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective…
S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR). No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J462
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2017 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J410
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2017_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2018 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J442
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2018_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2019 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J461
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2019_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2020 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J472
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2020_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2021 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J481
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2021_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J449
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J442
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J436
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J444
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
RDTEN BA1-3 Book · www.secnav.navy.mil