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Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS)
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 | $18.5M |
| FY25 | $16.0M |
| FY26 | $19.1M |
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 | $8.59M | $9.76M | $8.83M | $0 | $0 | $8.73M | $8.85M | $21.3M | $14.1M | $18.5M | ||
| Enacted | $7.86M | $8.83M | $0 | $0 | $8.73M | $8.85M | $21.3M | $14.1M | $21.6M | $16.0M | ||
| Request | $8.83M | $0 | $0 | $8.73M | $8.86M | $21.3M | $22.1M | $21.6M | $16.0M | $19.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $22.1M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $14.1M as actual total obligation authority — $8.00M below the request. 14.1 − 22.1 = -8.0 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 — Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS)
The Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Broadcast fulfills the warfighter's requirements for worldwide threat warning and situational awareness information with timely dissemination of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) derived combat information. It also provides target tracking data to support threat avoidance, targeting, force protection, and situational awareness. This information is continually refined in near-real time by strategic, operational and tactical sensors. IBS Broadcast Baseline is comprised of the following: - IBS Over-the-Air (OTA) includes a Common Interactive Broadcast (CIB) on UHF (Ultra High Frequency) satellite channel using a Common Message Format (CMF), a Military Standard (MIL-STD) common waveform, a Tactical Data Processor (TDP) to filter and display messages and data, and CMF analysis tools and an IBS-alternate path via mission partner provided satellite communications (SATCOM). - IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) includes two Global IBS Network Servers (GINS) and four Theater Interface Nodes (TINs) to support the geographic Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) -- Two GINS receive data from each theater and integrate this data into a worldwide picture available to all network/broadcast users. -- Four regional TINs allow local and out-of-theater users (not directly receiving IBS OTA broadcast) to still obtain access to the data disseminated over the IBS OTA broadcast. Additionally, the TIN will receive and inject data into the CIB for consumers without access to the theater CIB. This PE funds the modernization of and/or enhancements to IBS OTA and IBS NS to include performing development and testing to ensure integration with tactical terminals. FY26 funding supports: 1. IBS OTA Modernization: Integration and fielding IBS over Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Integration/testing/fielding common waveform architecture, IBS-Alternative Path (IBS-A), IBS-Low Earth Orbit (IBS-L), High Frequency (HF) capability, Starshield capability, and Line of Sight (LOS) capability. In addition, funding is sent to support Joint Tactical Terminal - Next Generation (JTT-NG) to incorporate new requirements. 2. IBS OTA Baseline Enhancements: Provides Tactical Display Processor (TDP) enhancements and cryptographic updates for IBS-A and IBS-L. 3. IBS-NS Modernization: Replatforms the IBS-NS capability to a new operating system on modern servers and refactors software to enable Legacy IBS Network transition to a cloud architecture. 4. Test and Evaluation: Performs test and evaluation activities of the IBS OTA and IBS-NS systems/sub-system components. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs 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 0.508M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.er 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 (6)
Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) Over-the-Air (OTA) Modernization
Develops/tests/supports Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (PACE) broadcast communications pathways
IBS Over-the-Air (OTA) Baseline Enhancement
Develops/tests/supports enhancements to existing Baseline OTA capabilities
IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) Modernization
Develops/tests/supports modernization of IBS-NS enabling increased throughput, timeliness, and portability of critical intelligence data
IBS-Network Services (IBS-NS) Baseline Enhancements
Develops/tests/supports enhancements to existing Baseline NS capabilities
IBS Enterprise Support
IBS Enterprise Systems Engineering and Integration and engineering expertise
Test & Evaluation
Test & Evaluation of the IBS System
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, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $18.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $16.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $16.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $19.1M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $19.1M |
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 | $0 | $18.5M | $16.0M | $19.1M | $19.1M |
| 674779: Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) | $0 | $18.5M | $16.0M | $19.1M | $19.1M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium 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.
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 Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS). 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 · J742
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 · J635
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 · J721
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 · J750
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 · J746
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 · J770
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 · J737
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 · J708
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 · J704
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 · J725
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.
FY2026 Air Force Research and Development Test and Evaluation, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
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