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ISR Transport and Processing
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 | $33.6M |
| FY25 | $30.9M |
| FY26 | $32.6M |
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 | $17.1M | $28.3M | $23.1M | $26.3M | $26.6M | $37.8M | $33.5M | $40.4M | $28.8M | $33.6M | ||
| Enacted | $28.3M | $23.1M | $26.3M | $26.6M | $37.8M | $33.5M | $40.4M | $28.8M | $31.6M | $30.9M | ||
| Request | $23.1M | $26.3M | $26.6M | $37.8M | $33.5M | $40.4M | $28.8M | $31.6M | $30.9M | $32.6M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $31.6M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $33.6M as actual total obligation authority — $2.00M above the request. 33.6 − 31.6 = 2.0 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 — ISR Transport and Processing
This Program Element funds a DoD program for global air and space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) data transport/relay, imagery processing, data conditioning, and AI/ML augmentation. Serves multiple national, theater, and tactical customers with processing and transport of raw/unexploited ISR data in support of operational and intelligence functions. This PE funds the engineering development, acquisition, modernization and migration of: Communications Infrastructure, Virtual Imagery Processing Capability (VIP-C) and High-Performance Compute (HPC), and Machine Assisted GEOINT Exploitation (MAGE) tools. The Enterprise Interoperability (formerly DCGS Enterprise Interoperability) project provides support to OUSD(I&S), C3BM, and AF DCGS interoperability efforts. This includes integration with new and emerging air and space-based sensors. The Imagery Processing effort develops the Virtual Imagery Processing Capability (VIP-C) and the High Performance Compute (HPC) Environment within the Air Force ISR Transport and Processing (Formerly Support to DCGS) architecture. The VIP-C and HPC environment provides mission critical image processing capabilities to include raw data ingest, initial image formation, and data conditioning/normalization to optimize ISR data for exploitation by humans and machines, value-added algorithmic processing, and configurable analytic workflows. It also covers Machine Assisted Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Exploitation (MAGE), which is a comprehensive program to employ advanced technologies, automation, and augmentation at speed and scale to close the gap between image collection and actionable intelligence. Current efforts are focused on enabling support for new and emerging air and space-based sensors and data types and developing/scaling core MAGE components. Efforts within this PE align with USAF investment in ABMS (0604003F), Tech Transition - Air (0604858F), and AF DCGS (0305208F) to deliver the Long Range Fires architecture for the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, or 0605898F. In FY 2024 $0.881M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $1.177M is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $.259 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.” 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.
Mission — Common Imagery Ground / Surface Systems
This project element funds the Common Imagery Ground / Surface Systems enterprise support capabilities. This includes support to OUSD(I&S), C3BM, and AF DCGS interoperability efforts. This includes integration with new and emerging air and space-based sensors. Efforts within this PE align with USAF investment in ABMS (0604003F), Tech Transition - Air (0604858F), and AF DCGS (0305208F) to deliver the Long Range Fires architecture for the DAF BATTLE NETWORK.
Mission — Common Imagery Processor (CIP)
The Imagery Processing effort develops the Virtual Imagery Processing Capability (VIP-C) within the Air Force ISR Transport and Processing (Formerly DCGS) architecture. Current efforts include further developing the virtual software capability to enhance processing performance while decreasing latency across the enterprise and testing, development, and demonstrations integrating updated and new/emerging air and space based sensors into the DAF Battle Network. In addition, the project involves improving the Machine Assisted Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Exploitation (MAGE) capability to employ advanced technologies, automation, and augmentation at speed and scale to close the gap between image collection and actionable intelligence. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, or 0605898F. In FY 2024 $0.881M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $1.177M is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
Enterprise Interoperability (Formerly DCGS Enterprise Interoperability)
Provide support to OUSD(I&S), C3BM, and AF DCGS Interoperability Enterprise efforts.
Imagery Processor
Continue developing VIP-C to keep pace with growing sensor baseline and enhance imagery data quality.
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 | $33.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $30.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $30.9M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $32.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $32.6M |
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 | $33.6M | $30.9M | $32.6M | $32.6M |
| 674826: Common Imagery Ground / Surface Systems | $0 | $2.40M | $2.41M | $4.67M | $4.67M |
| 675265: Common Imagery Processor (CIP) | $0 | $31.2M | $28.5M | $27.9M | $27.9M |
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 ISR Transport and Processing. 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 · J750
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 · J646
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 · J732
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 · J760
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 · J755
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 · J779
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 · J746
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 · J716
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 · J712
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 · J733
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
PDF page 24