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Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
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 | $55.4M |
| FY25 | $45.5M |
| FY26 | $61.2M |
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 | $10.9M | $1.10M | $2.08M | $13.3M | $7.61M | $20.7M | $21.5M | $29.7M | $45.2M | $55.4M | ||
| Enacted | $1.10M | $2.10M | $12.9M | $7.61M | $22.0M | $21.5M | $29.7M | $45.7M | $51.2M | $45.5M | ||
| Request | $2.10M | $12.9M | $7.69M | $22.0M | $21.5M | $38.8M | $45.7M | $51.2M | $45.5M | $61.2M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2022 book requested $38.8M for FY2022; the PB2024 book reported $29.7M as actual total obligation authority — $9.05M below the request. 29.7 − 38.8 = -9.1 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 — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
DCGS-MC is a Military Intelligence Program (MIP) program element. Distributed Common Ground System-Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) is a critical Commandant of the Marine Corps Force Design program focused on Reconnaissance/ Counter-Reconnaissance that senses and makes sense of the forward operating area and provides robust multi-intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) activities to include sensor fusion and correlation. As the forward sensing element of the maritime force, DCGS-MC provides the foundation for algorithmic warfare at the tactical edge pushing validated target quality information to enable global long range precision fires. DCGS-MC complies with the DoD DCGS Enterprise interoperability and information sharing requirements necessary for PED capabilities via consolidated functional servers, workstations, cloud computing, and advanced technological processing capabilities from a contested, tactical environment to the integrated Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE). DCGS-MC capabilities deliver tactically focused, operational, and strategic intelligence across all echelons of the Marine Corps at the tactical edge throughout all phases of operations to provide relevant, precise battlespace awareness, and threat characterization for the Joint Task Force, Naval Force, Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and subordinate Marine units in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and Distributed Maritime Operations. Modernization efforts are focused on advanced all-domain information environment tools, and technologies that enable superior awareness of the battlespace. The capabilities reduce the logistical and cognitive burden on the individual Marine by reducing size, weight, and power and provide advanced computing capabilities at the forward edge in a contested environment against a peer adversary. Current programmatic efforts support a multi-domain sensing architecture, organic sensing, mobile battlespace awareness, and increased integration with space and cyber systems. From the MCISRE to Naval Operations Architecture, DCGS-MC provides an enduring information advantage and the rapid weaponization of data to support enhancements to the kill web by streamlining information exchanges, federating track and sensor data for rapid analysis and exploitation and increasing accessibility information across all levels of security classification. Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary (MTC-X) details provided at a higher classification level.
Mission — Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC)
This is a Military Intelligence Program (MIP) Program Element. Distributed Common Ground System-Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) is a critical Commandant of the Marine Corps Force Design program focused on Reconnaissance/Counter-Reconnaissance that senses and makes sense of the forward operating area; providing robust multi-intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) activities to include sensor fusion and correlation. As the forward sensing element of the maritime force, DCGS-MC provides the foundation for algorithmic warfare at the tactical edge pushing validated target quality information to enable global long range precision fires. DCGS-MC complies with the DoD DCGS Enterprise interoperability and information sharing requirements necessary for PED capabilities via consolidated functional servers, workstations, cloud computing, and advanced technological processing capabilities from a contested, tactical environment to the integrated Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE). DCGS-MC capabilities deliver tactically focused, operational, and strategic intelligence across all echelons of the Marine Corps at the tactical edge throughout all phases of operations to provide relevant, precise battlespace awareness, and threat characterization for the Joint Task Force, Naval Force, Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and subordinate Marine units in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations and Distributed Maritime Operations. Modernization efforts are focused on advanced all-domain information environment tools, and technologies that enable superior awareness of the battlespace. The capabilities reduce the logistical and cognitive burden on the individual Marine by reducing size, weight, and power and provide advanced computing capabilities at the forward edge in a contested environment against a peer adversary. Current programmatic efforts support a multi-domain sensing architecture, organic sensing, mobile battlespace awareness, and increased integration with space and cyber systems. From the MCISRE to Naval Operations Architecture, DCGS-MC provides an enduring information advantage and the rapid weaponization of data to support enhancements to the kill web by streamlining information exchanges, federating track and sensor data for rapid analysis and exploitation, and increasing accessibility information across all levels of security classification. Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary (MTC-X) details provided at a higher classification level. The functional capabilities are grouped by Technical Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Control and Analysis Center (TSCAC), DCGS-MC Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), DCGS-MC All Source, Family of Integrated Targeting and Exploitation (FITE), and Publicly Available Information (PAI)/Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). Future capabilities will be delivered via clearly defined capability drops determined by an integrated assessment of user needs, technology readiness, risk mitigation, and affordability. TSCAC, formerly known as DCGS-MC SIGINT, fuses and analyzes SIGINT data from tactical, theater, and national collectors and databases for dissemination to tactical commanders. It automatically collects, stores, retrieves, and plays back digital signals and provides SIGINT analysis applications to deployable FMF units that direct and manage the technical and operational functions of Radio Battalion (RadBn) SIGINT and electronic warfare (EW) assets. TSCAC consists of the Technical Control Analysis Center (TCAC) Remote Analysis Workstation (RAWS), and the Transportable Workstation (TWS) and is the focal point of RadBn, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, and Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) operations. It enables the analysis of tactical SIGINT collection and analytical data for ingest into Family of Integrated Targeting and Exploitation (FITE) for transfer to the tactical commanders on multiple security levels for discovery by any DCGS-MC enabled Marine. The system is also capable of processing of Electronic Warfare (EW) information including EW Support and Electronic Attack (EA) data collected by RadBn and JSF aircraft. DCGS-MC GEOINT informs and provides commanders at all echelons the ability to anticipate and react quickly to evolving situations and support fires to accurately identify, locate and prosecute targets within the area of operations. DCGS-MC GEOINT aggregates organic, theater, and national Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data providing the foundation for FITE to conduct advanced analytical processes that DCGS-MC GEOINT ingests for interrogation and validation to inform decision-makers and Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) of actionable targets. DCGS-MC GEOINT is the core capability of technical applications and geospatial algorithms that process, exploit, analyze, and produce geophysical information, products, and services which establish the geospatial foundation and common frame of reference for battlespace awareness, planning, and enhanced decision-making. DCGS-MC All Source facilitates global collaboration with Marine and joint analytical systems, enabling Marines to conduct multi-discipline intelligence fusion, analysis, production, and dissemination of intelligence in support of the Find, Fix, Track, Target and Assess process by automating multiple intelligence functions and processes. DCGS-MC equipment helps support the Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance force, through deployment of equipment from the Marine Expeditionary force all the way to the tactical edge at the Platoon echelons. DCGS-MC All Source investment in advanced decision support tools that leverage data science and artificial intelligence for the tactical, naval, and joint force to enable the common battlespace awareness. These capabilities include the display of current enemy situation, collection requirement management, asset management, message parsing, and database updates. DCGS-MC All Source automatically ingests and normalizes data and provides access to intelligence produced by tactical, theater, and national systems and agencies for a fused holistic view of the battlefield. It facilitates the dissemination and exchange of intelligence and information with all echelons through tactical local area networks and wide area networks across the force. Family of Integrated Targeting and Exploitation (FITE) is an advanced multi-domain information standardization and exchange environment that provides access to, and transport for the MCISRE to the Naval Operations Architecture in order to provide information advantage and the rapid weaponization of data. FITE supports enhancements to the kill web by streamlining information exchanges, federating track and sensor data for rapid analysis, exploitation and processing for target engagement, and increases accessibility of information across all levels of security. Additionally, FITE supports long range precision fires and over the horizon targeting by providing a focal point for aggregation and fusion of national and theater sensors to enable data exchange with tactical SIGINT/EW assets, DCGS-MC All Source, DCGS-MC GEOINT, and edge computing environments. FITE implements advanced critical technologies such as MAVEN and MINOTAUR in order to reduce the analytical process, enable rapid prosecution of targets, and streamline intelligence support to operations. FITE implementation of advanced capabilities, coupled with the analytical tools within DCGS-MC provides the ideal coupling of intelligence, operations, and targeting to prosecute targets at machine speeds against peer adversaries. FITE also includes the Maritime Targeting Cell - Expeditionary (MTC-X), for which details are held at a higher classification level. The MINOTAUR system is an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform developed to aggregate independent sensors and operator interfaces into a single operational picture. MINOTAUR performs the automated correlation of multiple sources of data into a common user interface that provides enhanced situational awareness for operators. Additionally, MINOTAUR implements advanced analytic capabilities in order to identify and track targets of significance in dense operational environments. The result is a real time system that enables operators to locate and track specific targets of interests to support mission operations. Minotaur is a foundational technology inherent to the Maritime Targeting Cell Expeditionary (MTC-X) PoR. It addresses the hard problem of creating "target-quality" battlespace awareness, providing data dissemination and interoperability methods within the Naval Operational Architecture framework to support a Naval Integrated Kill Web for Distributed Maritime Operations and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. Minotaur's capabilities support rapid intel/ops/fire harmony to gain, maintain, and prosecute targets at machine speed. MAVEN hardware and software is required to process multiple network video streams to provide real-time geo-rectification and geo-registration of imagery and perform Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision (CV) based detection, tracking, and classification of objects within video. Project Maven is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to deliver algorithm-based technology to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE). The program integrates AI/ML technologies, providing computer aided vision to autonomously classify objects identified in images and full motion video (FMV). Maven capabilities augment manpower intensive process, enabling Marines to execute processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) at machine speed, outpacing the adversary decision cycle. The Technical Control and Analysis Center (TCAC) is a server- workstation combination that provides transportable, semi- automated Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) processing, analysis, and reporting to the Radio Battalions, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, and Marine Littoral Regiment. Technical Control and Analysis Capability Cross-Domain Solution enables the transfer of intelligence information across multiple domains to the tactical commanders for continued processing by the TCAC-General Services (GENSER). TCAC-GENSER fuses, analyzes, and disseminates SIGINT data from tactical, theater, and national assets to tactical commander. TCAC-GENSER receives intelligence production from the TCAC-RAW/TWS via the TCAC-CDS. Publicly Available Information (PAI) Open Source Intelligence (PAI/OSINT) allows users to gather, enrich and analyze PAI/OSINT in order to generate, preserve, deny and project information. With incremental progression the intent is to enable data sharing across the entire information environment in a private cloud environment. Commanders and staff require a clear understanding of the information environment to communicate, access, visualize, describe, and direct operations. Therefore, Marines must be able to efficiently access, gather, and exploit PAI/OSINT by all available means. Adversaries often reveal vulnerabilities or intentions that the FMF can only exploit in the cognitive or information dimensions.
Mission — Congressional Adds
GEOINT is developing the ability to conduct GEOINT processing, storage, analysis, and exploitation in the cloud environment. This effort involves establishing a cloud environment in all three domains. GEOINT will be deploying GEOINT software to determine cost estimates, resource requirements, and software viability. GEOINT will be integrating cloud Cross Domain Solution, which will allow data transfer between domains.
Justification
No accomplishments or planned-program narratives in this line's J-book detail — some exhibits carry figures without per-project prose.
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 | $55.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $45.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY25 Total | $45.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $61.2M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $61.2M |
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.
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| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $210.6M | $55.4M | $45.5M | $61.2M | $61.2M |
| 2268: Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-MC) | $210.6M | $46.8M | $45.5M | $61.2M | $61.2M |
| 9999: Congressional Adds | $0 | $8.60M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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
2 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
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 Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems. 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 · J484
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 · J436
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 · J468
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 · J486
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 · J496
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 · J505
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 · J472
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 · J465
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 · J458
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 · J466
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