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ISR Transport and Processing
Budget Figures
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? →
- FY24
- $33.6M
- FY25
- $30.9M
- FY26
- $32.6M
● 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 reports $33.6M actually spent — $2.00M 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 — 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.
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.
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)
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)
| 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 |
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? →