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Fiscal Receipts

AF TENCAP

FRDT&EPartial Reconciliation0207247F
What it is
AF TENCAP — a research & development program run by Air Force.
What changed
+$2.23M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$30.6M
FY25 Total
$50.3M
FY26 Request
$52.5M
FY25→26 Change
$2.23M

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $30.6MFY25: $50.3MFY26: $52.5MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$30.6M
FY25
$50.3M
FY26
$52.5M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2015 actuals — PB2017 editionFY2016 actuals — PB2018 editionFY2017 actuals — PB2019 editionFY2018 actuals — PB2020 editionFY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2016 enacted — PB2017 editionFY2017 enacted — PB2018 editionFY2018 enacted — PB2019 editionFY2019 enacted — PB2020 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2017 request — PB2017 editionFY2018 request — PB2018 editionFY2019 request — PB2019 editionFY2020 request — PB2020 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY15FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$6.97M$37.5M$28.4M$0$0$22.1M$21.6M$23.7M$28.8M$30.6M
Enacted$31.4M$28.4M$0$0$21.4M$18.8M$23.7M$25.6M$25.7M$50.3M
Request$28.4M$0$0$21.4M$21.6M$23.7M$23.3M$25.7M$50.3M$52.5M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $23.3M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reports $28.8M actually spent — $5.50M above the request.

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 Air Force TENCAP

Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) increases warfighter effectiveness through the exploitation of national capabilities and promotes cross- domain integration of these capabilities into military operations/training and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) activities. In FY 2026, AF TENCAP exploits existing National, global, and Non-Traditional ISR in air, space, and cyber domains for operational and tactical applications by rapidly prototyping and providing capability demonstrations. The program consists of multiple small projects supporting the Air Force warfighter. Projects are designed to transition to warfighters or national intelligence agencies for operational use and to appropriate acquisition Programs of Record for sustainment and further development. AF TENCAP projects influence the design and operation of current and future National, global, and Non-Traditional systems in air, space, and cyber while providing situational awareness to warfighters and intelligence organizations. AF TENCAP requirements and existing resources may be rapidly re-prioritized in response to emerging warfighter needs. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024, $0.000M was expected to expend for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025, $0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program element received $4.9M Ukraine Supplemental Funds in FY 2024. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)

Moving Target Engagement

A portfolio to provide capabilities in support of the long range kill chain (LRKC) by providing moving target engagement (MTE) at scale through the identification, tracking, and engagement of numerous moving or mobile targets in a highly contested, time-compressed, multi-domain environment. Initiative development will provide rapid, effective processing of key adversary signals of interest (SOIs) and optimize data flows to provide actionable data to the warfighter. The MTE portfolio includes three lines of effort (LOEs) to provide rapid, effective processing of signals of interest and to optimize data flows to provide actionable data to the warfighter. LOE 1 focuses on the data acquisition and data conditioning of the signals of interest. LOE 2 focuses on enhancing data processing capabilities by identifying and developing supporting technologies and processes. LOE 3 focuses on defining and enhancing the necessary infrastructure to support the MTE portfolio efforts. MTE focuses on enhancing Enterprise capabilities and infrastructure.

Exploitation Applications

Exploiting existing National, global, and Non-Traditional ISR in air, space, and cyber for operational and tactical applications by rapidly prototyping and demonstrating capabilities. National capabilities are exploited to deliver rapid, cost-effective and innovative warfighting solutions. Project activities support Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance requirements and the application of combat effects; Battlespace Awareness and Command and Control; support to Space; and support to Special Operations Forces and Advanced Capabilities. Activities also influence the design and operation of future National, global, and non-Traditional ISR systems in air, space, and cyber for tactical users.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY24 Actuals$30.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY25 Enacted$50.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY25 Total$50.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY26 Disc. Request$52.5M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY26 Total$52.5M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
670001: Air Force TENCAP$0$30.6M$50.3M$52.5M$52.5M
Program Element$0$30.6M$50.3M$52.5M$52.5M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.

Lobbying Mentions

No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →