National Capabilities Integration (MIP)

Mission — National Capabilities Integration (MIP) source

Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) exploits national capabilities to pace evolving threats in support of operations during conflict and competition. TENCAP systems and technologies provide deep sensing to support commanders' situational understanding (patterns of life, threat intentions, etc.), indications & warnings (detection of enemy mobilization and hostile activity), and intelligence support to targeting (order of battle, electronic target folders, target detection, Battle Damage Assessment, etc.). TENCAP systems and technologies support Theater-level fires and effects, TENCAP systems enable integrated Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) / Electronic Warfare (EW) / and Cyberspace operations. TENCAP supports Army modernization priorities including Long Range Precision Fires, Assured Position Navigation and Timing/Space (PNT/S), Future Vertical Lift (FVL), and Air Missile Defense (AMD). In summary, TENCAP is a key enabler to defeating peer competitor Anti-Access / Area-Denial (A2/AD) strategies. This Program Element includes three separate projects described below. 1. Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) (BV3) - This project includes funding for system integration and testing of the TITAN Space Ground Station (SGS) that will provide Army units with assured access to space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor data from Commercial and National levels. The follow-on effort to the TITAN (SGS) is testing and integration of the Space Ground Component Kit (SGCK) into the TITAN program. The SGCK consists of antennas, other RF components, and other capabilities developed as part of the TITAN (SGS) effort. 2. National Integration to Tactical Systems (DX9) - This project enables the Army's Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) office to monitor, synchronize, and transition proven, advanced technologies, prototypes and standards, developed by the National Intelligence Community (IC), into Army tactical programs, systems and architectures during the most cost-effective, early stages of development. 3. Air Vigilance (AV) System Development (EX7) - This project provides System Development and Integration funds for the classified AV program.

Mission — Technical Intel Targeting Access Node (TITAN) source

The BV3 project demonstrates and integrates space-to-ground station capabilities in the TITAN program vehicles. The integration of these capabilities into the TITAN program provides timely assured access to National and Commercial Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor data supporting Warfighting commanders' situational understanding (patterns of life, threat intentions, etc.), indications & warnings (detection of enemy mobilization and hostile activity), and intelligence support to targeting (order of battle, electronic target folders, target detection, Battle Damage Assessment, etc.). FY2026 base dollars in the amount of $6.821 million funds continued integration of prototype software and sensor-unique hardware into representative TITAN program architecture to provide access to National and Commercial Space-based ISR. FY2026 base funds support continued development and integration of next generation commercial and national space SIGINT and GEOINT sub-systems. The SGCK will follow a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to support seamless integration of future space capability into the TITAN program.

Mission — National Integration To Tactical Systems source

TENCAP exploits national capabilities to pace evolving threats in support of operations during conflict and competition. TENCAP systems and technologies provide deep sensing to support commanders' situational understanding (patterns of life, threat intentions, etc.), indications & warnings (detection of enemy mobilization and hostile activity), and intelligence support to targeting (order of battle, electronic target folders, target detection, Battle Damage Assessment, etc.). TENCAP systems and technologies support Theater-level fires and effects, TENCAP systems enable integrated Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) / Electronic Warfare (EW) / and Cyberspace operations. TENCAP supports Army modernization priorities including Long Range Precision Fires, Assured Position Navigation and Timing/Space (PNT/S), Future Vertical Lift (FVL), and Air Missile Defense (AMD). In summary, TENCAP is a key enabler to defeating peer competitor Anti-Access / Area-Denial (A2/AD) strategies. Funding for this project allows the Army's Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) office to monitor, synchronize the transition, and integrate new, updated, and emerging National Intelligence Community (IC) technologies, capabilities, and standards into Army programs during early stages of development when costs are lowest. The project helps the Army to: (1) maintain operational relevance of Army programs and address changes in technology and the threat, (2) ensure Army programs maintain interoperability with and access to the National IC community architecture and systems as they evolve, and (3) advance the Army's ability to conduct analysis and tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination (TCPED) of intelligence data. FY2026 Base funding in the amount of $3.328 million provides integration of validated National IC capabilities prioritized by the TENCAP General Officer Steering Group (TGOSG) into Army programs. The funded efforts include system development and integration of National sensors, architectures, and capabilities.

Mission — Air Vigilance System Development source

Operational details are classified. The Air Vigilance system is a software-based capability that collects critical intelligence data on emerging threat aerial systems. The collected data provides early warning of enemy operations in restricted airspace to ensure force protection. An Air Vigilance system is comprised of a server unit configured and connected with either a single or multiple sensors. FY2026 Base funding in the amount of $6.764 million provides for the development and integration of Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I) to meet and pace an evolving threat. The P3I consists of system development and integration of the latest software and hardware configurations to gain greater processing power, keep pace with emerging enemy changes, and ensure interoperability between System Capability Drops (CD). These funds also provide for continued development and integration of the CD 4 requirements into a proof-of-concept transportable system.

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