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Fiscal Receipts

Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Segment Test

MDARDT&EPartial Reconciliation0604887C
What it is
Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Segment Test — a research & development program run by MDA.
What changed
-$1.68M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$33.2M
FY25 Total
$40.0M
FY26 Request
$38.3M
FY25→26 Change
-$1.68M
Budget Trajectory
FY24: $33.2MFY25: $40.0MFY26: $38.3MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$33.2M
FY25
$40.0M
FY26
$38.3M

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 →

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideMDAFY24 Actuals$33.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideMDAFY25 Enacted$40.0M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideMDAFY25 Total$40.0M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideMDAFY26 Disc. Request$38.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideMDAFY26 Total$38.3M

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

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
MD40: Program Wide Support$17.7M$1.66M$1.54M$1.58M$1.58M
MT08: Midcourse Test$637.5M$31.6M$38.5M$36.7M$36.7M
Program Element$655.2M$33.2M$40.0M$38.3M$38.3M

Program Narratives

MissionBallistic Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment Test

Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment Test provides flight, ground, and cyber testing of hardware and software to demonstrate an integrated capability to counter the allocated threats. The hardware and software is tested in an integrated environment with Missile Defense System Sensors; Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications; United States Northern Command Warfighters; and national collection assets to assess and demonstrate the ability to defend the United States against ballistic missile defense of the homeland. Primary activities include planning, design, and execution of flight tests, ground tests, cyber tests; test resources; and program operations. Flight tests provide the opportunity to test actual hardware and software and to demonstrate Missile Defense System interoperability under operationally realistic conditions. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program participates in integrated Missile Defense System ground tests executed in both the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) lab environment and with deployed operational assets providing integrated performance data supporting hardware and software fielding decisions. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program conducts cyber tests and participates in integrated Missile Defense System level cyber tests executed both in the HWIL lab environment and using operational assets providing performance data supporting cyber, operational resilience, and survivability assessments. Test Resources provides the infrastructure and laboratories to support the test program as well as day-to-day operations of the test program to include support for test planning, execution, and post-event reconstruction. Program Operations provides technical and business management support of the test program.

MissionProgram Wide Support

PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) program (formerly Real Property Maintenance) to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs; therefore, fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY.

MissionMidcourse Test

Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment Test provides flight, ground, and cyber testing of hardware and software to demonstrate an integrated capability to counter the allocated threats. The hardware and software is tested in an integrated environment with Missile Defense System Sensors; Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications; United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Warfighters; and national collection assets to assess and demonstrate the ability to defend the United States Homeland. Primary activities include planning, design, and execution of flight tests, ground tests, cyber tests; test resources; and program operations. Flight tests provide the opportunity to test actual hardware and software and to demonstrate Missile Defense System interoperability under operationally realistic conditions. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program participates in integrated Missile Defense System ground tests executed in both the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) lab environment and with deployed operational assets providing integrated performance data supporting hardware and software fielding decisions. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program conducts cyber tests and participates in integrated Missile Defense System level cyber tests executed both in the HWIL lab environment and using operational assets providing performance data supporting cyber, operational resilience, and system survivability assessments. Test resources provide the infrastructure and laboratories to support the Ground Missile Defense (GMD) test program as well as day-to-day operations of the GMD test program to include support for test planning, execution, and post-event reconstruction. Program operations provides for technical and business management support of the test program.

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (5)

Program Wide Support

PWS contains non-headquarters management costs in support of MDA functions and activities across the entire Missile Defense System. These functions include Government Civilians and Contract Support Services. This effort provides integrity and oversight of the Missile Defense System as well as supports MDA in the development and evaluation of technologies that will respond to the changing threat. Additionally, PWS includes personnel to support global deployments performing deployment site preparation and activation, and provides facility capabilities for MDA Executing Agent locations worldwide. Other MDA wide costs include: physical and technical security; civilian drug testing; audit readiness; the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program; legal services and settlements; travel and agency training; office, equipment, vehicle, and warehouse leases; utilities and base operations across multiple geographic locations; commercial and ancillary facility services; management of all facility aspects regardless of lifecycle stage; supplies and maintenance; compliance with statutory environmental requirements; data and unified communications support; materiel and readiness and central property management of equipment; the FSRM program to keep the Department's inventory of facilities in good working order; and similar operating expenses. PWS is allocated on a pro-rata basis across most Agency PEs and therefore fluctuates per PE by FY based on the total Agency budget in that FY. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

Program Operations

Program Operations provides: - Technical and business management support, financial management, cost and schedule performance analyses, cost estimation and analysis, configuration management, and programmatic integration activities to ensure the program meets cost, schedule, and performance goals. - Test program compliance with internal and external direction, policies, and regulations. - Mission assurance processes to include quality and safety. - Technical and testing support; cyber security support; hardware and software quality, safety, and mission assurance; and integrated logistics support. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

Flight Test Execution

Flight tests provide the opportunity to test actual hardware and software and demonstrate Missile Defense System interoperability under operationally realistic conditions. Flight test execution provides the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program Government and Industry support personnel for planning, integration, execution, and analysis for flight tests. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

Ground Test Execution

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program participates in integrated Missile Defense System ground tests executed in both the HWIL lab environment and with deployed operational assets providing integrated performance data supporting GMD hardware and software fielding decisions. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program conducts cyber tests and participates in integrated Missile Defense System cyber tests executed both in the HWIL lab environment and using operational assets providing data supporting cyber, operational resilience, and survivability assessments. Ground test execution provides the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program Government and Industry support personnel for planning, integration, execution, and analysis for ground and cyber tests. Recurring efforts include: - Conduct Integrated Ground Test sprint planning, pre-mission analysis, integration, execution, and post-mission analysis. - Conduct Distributed Ground Test planning, pre-mission analysis, integration, execution, and post-mission analysis. - Conduct Ground Test Readiness planning, pre-mission analysis, integration, execution, and post-mission analysis. - Conduct developmental Cooperative Vulnerability Identification (CVI) cyber test planning, integration, execution and analysis. - Conduct developmental Adversarial Cybersecurity DT&E (ACD) cyber test planning, integration, execution, and analysis. - Conduct Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Assessment (CVPA) cyber test planning, integration, execution, and analysis. - Conduct Adversarial Assessment (AA) cyber test planning, integration, execution, and analysis. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

Resources

Provides the infrastructure and laboratories to support the test program as well as the day-to-day operations of the test program to include support for test planning, execution, and post-event reconstruction. Recurring efforts include: - Provide laboratory environments to support hardware and software integration testing prior to entry into Missile Defense System flight, ground, and/or cyber level tests. - Provide laboratory environments to support execution of ground and/or cyber testing. - Provide operations and sustainment of laboratories in support of flight, ground, and/or cyber testing. - Provide infrastructure, hardware, and software upgrades to laboratories to represent the hardware and software under testing. - Provide testing infrastructure and test execution support requested by the Warfighter to enhance development of doctrine and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. - Provide testing infrastructure and test execution support for tests of opportunity presented by real world events and Missile Defense System/external test activities. - Provide test infrastructure and coordination of flight test range support from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California, for all range activities, test engineering, test operators, and test asset transportation. - Provide command, control, and situational awareness for test events at the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Readiness and Control Facility in Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA). - Provide test communication plans, test communication control, satellite communication bandwidth for testing, test network certification, and accreditation for tests to integrate the range in VSFB, MDIOC, FGA, and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii. - Provide test equipment upgrades at VSFB and MDIOC for test support systems. - Provide test equipment and infrastructure upgrades to support cyber defense upgrades to defend against current and future cybersecurity threats. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 326 programs). why →

Lobbying Mentions

Showing 25 of 115 from the Senate LDA disclosure database.

F-35 funding, Army Missile Defense

F-35 funding, Army Missile Defense

F-35 funding, Army Missile Defense

S 2226/HR 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 including issues related to aircraft, helicopte

F-35 funding, Army Missile Defense

S (not yet introduced)/HR 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 including issues related to aircraft, he

F-35 funding, Army Missile Defense

S 4921/HR 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 including issues related to military aviation programs,

S 4638/HR 8070 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Title 8, including issues related to acquisiti

HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, P.L. 119-4 and S Con Res 7, including issues rel

HR 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title II, including issues related to aircraft, space programs, intelligence programs

HR 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title II, including issues related to aircraft, space programs, intelligence programs

S 2296/HR 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act fo

S 2572/HR 4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 including issues related to tactical fixed wing aviation

S 2572/HR 4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 including issues related to space, missile defense, clas

BOEING COMPANYMissile2024

FY24 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

BOEING COMPANYMissile2024

FY24 Supplemental appropriations. FY25 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. FY25 State, Foreign Operations, and Rel

BOEING COMPANYMissile2024

H.R.8774 & S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025. H.R.8771 & S. 4797 - Department of State, Foreign Op

BOEING COMPANYMissile2024

H.R.8774 & S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025. H.R.8771 & S. 4797 - Department of State, Foreign Op

BOEING COMPANYMissile2025

H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025. H.Con.Res.14 & S.Con.Res.7 - Concurrent Resoluti

BOEING COMPANYMissile2025

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act. H.Con.Res.14 & S.Con.Res.7 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 202

BOEING COMPANYMissile2025

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation (P.L.119-21). H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Ex

BOEING COMPANYMissile2025

H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc

BOEING COMPANYMissile2026

H.R.4016 & S.2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R.5342 & 2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Relat

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act; FY2026 Defense Appropriation

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