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Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground
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Budget figures
$358.3M discretionary + $194.6M one-time reconciliation. Discretionary change vs FY2025 enacted: -28.4%.
Two official figures, one label— reconciled below
Fiscal Receipts uses P-1/R-1 workbook total obligation authority (TOA) as the headline figure sitewide. The workbook TOA includes budget rows that the R-2/P-40 J-book program line excludes — advance procurement in an ordinary year, and in FY2026 the one-time reconciliation appropriation as well. Each row below names the one it is. How the two bases relate →
FY26 Request · $552.9M TOA − $358.3M J-book line = 194.6M (552.9 − 358.3 = 194.6) — $194.6M of one-time FY2026 reconciliation money accounts for this gap — not advance procurement
Figures in the sentence are rounded for reading; the parenthesised arithmetic is the same subtraction in USD millions, at the precision where it closes.
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 | $495.9M |
| FY25 | $500.4M |
| FY26 | $552.9M |
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 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $542.5M | $582.5M | $495.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $542.5M | $582.5M | $661.4M | $500.4M | |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $661.4M | $558.0M | $552.9M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $0 for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $582.5M as actual total obligation authority — $582.5M above the request. 582.5 − 0.0 = 582.5 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 — Next-Gen OPIR-Ground
Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Ground (Project 657106): Next-Gen OPIR Ground, also known as Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE), consists of a modern Command and Control (C2) capability, modernization of Mission Data Processing (MDP) to implement an open framework and develop mission applications, required development and upgrades to Relay Ground Stations (RGS), to provide a modern survivable and endurable architecture to meet USSF current and future space domain needs. FORGE will provide the flexibility and scalability to integrate new satellites, sensors and capabilities more rapidly and efficiently in order to meet evolving threats and warfighter needs. The Next-Gen OPIR Ground efforts enable cyber enhancements for both space and ground systems. FORGE C2 will introduce infrastructure and common platform services, mission unique software such as Telemetry, Tracking, and Commanding (TT&C), and mission management to support initial Next-Gen OPIR Space satellite launches without driving risk into the FORGE development schedule. The program has established a risk reduction ground capability, Next-Gen OPIR Interim Operations (NIO), based on a limited Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Block 20 solution. The total cost of the FORGE Rapid Prototype Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) effort is 2,301.9 million. The RGS development and fielding is not contained in the MTA effort, as it consists of stand-alone Acquisition Category (ACAT) III efforts. The FORGE Rapid Prototype MTA is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The FY 2026 request for Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground includes 358,330 thousand of discretionary and 194,600 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of 552,930. The mandatory funds reinstate Next-Generation Polar (NGP) as part of the overall FORGE development. This ensures a modern, survivable, and enduring architecture that meets USSF's current and future domain needs. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20003 (Missile Defense) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Next-Gen OPIR Ground system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 126398SF This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (5)
FORGE Command and Control (FC2)
FC2 is a Government-owned Missile Warning ground architecture that provides infrastructure, Mission Unique Software (MUS) and sensor/spacecraft specific Command and Control (C2) capabilities that use common messaging standards to transition C2 of the legacy Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation, including MUS efforts developed under the Geosynchronous Non-Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment Ops Migration to EGS (GNOME) prototype, and integration of Next-Gen OPIR Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) and Next-Gen OPIR Polar (NGP) MUS to Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) in order to deliver an integrated Missile Warning C2 ground system. Includes Mission Management, Telemetry Command and Control, Ground Resource Management, and user interface software development and the integration of the Flight Dynamics software.
Mission Data Processing (MDP)
The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) MDP is a replacement for the existing legacy Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Ground mission processing applications which have cyber security and scalability limitations. MDP is creating a cyber-resilient, flexible, and scalable open framework capable of meeting current and future threats. MDP will plan Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) and other mission data resource utilization to meet warfighter requirements. MDP provides the ability to ingest and publish varying levels of processed data for enhanced processing, perform efficient and systematic upgrades, and orchestrate real-time wideband processing for ITW/AA and non-ITW/AA mission areas. The MDP system provides modular mission applications to meet the future challenges of Missile Warning (MW), Missile Defense (MD), Battlespace Awareness (BA), and Technical Intelligence (TI). MDP is critical to making cyber-secure, effective use of the increased amounts of data that will be collected by Next-Gen OPIR.
Next-Gen Transition
Next-Gen transition is the development to enable use of Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) for mission processing and Command and Control (C2) for future Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) space systems. Included in this effort is the development of Next Gen Interim Ops (NIO) to ensure the most critical ground processing is ready in time for the first Next-Gen OPIR Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO) satellite launch as required by Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memorandum (JROCM) 130-17. NIO will create mono tracks and publish those mono tracks to the existing Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Block 20 ground system for fusion and dissemination to the warfighter.
Relay Ground Station - Asia (RGS-A)
Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) data collected in space must be relayed to ground entry points and routed to provide warfighters with timely information. The legacy Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground architecture requires RGS upgrades and new RGSs to receive OPIR data from legacy and future Next-Gen OPIR assets. This effort will provide data to the Mission Control Station (MCS) for processing and dissemination to warfighters and National Command Authorities. The RGS modernization effort will include the ability to operate antennas and process data. This activity is for the Asia ground station portion of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) - RGS architecture and includes up to 4 antennas. It is currently an ACAT III program that will be re-categorized to an ACAT II program which includes additional sites beyond RGS-A.
Relay Ground Stations (RGSs)
Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) data collected in space must be relayed to ground entry points and routed to provide warfighters with timely information. The legacy Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground architecture requires RGS upgrades and new RGSs to receive OPIR data from legacy and future Next-Gen OPIR assets. This effort expands the RGS system to two additional sites that will use common hardware capable of supporting all Next Gen-OPIR space assets. This effort will provide data to the Mission Control Station (MCS) for processing and dissemination to warfighters and National Command Authorities. The RGS modernization effort will include the ability to operate antennas, process data, and support older Defense Support Program (DSP) assets. This activity is for RGSs not included in the RGS-A portion of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) - RGS architecture. All RGS activities will be consolidated with RGS-A to capture the RGS system as as an ACAT II program.
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, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $495.9M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $500.4M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Total | $500.4M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $358.3M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Reconciliation | $194.6M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $552.9M |
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 | $0 | $495.9M | $500.4M | $358.3M | $358.3M |
| 657106: Next-Gen OPIR-Ground | $0 | $495.9M | $500.4M | $358.3M | $358.3M |
Follow the dollar
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The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | FA881018C0005 | high |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
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 Next-Gen OPIR -- Ground. 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 · J809
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J779
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 · J770
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 · J790
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 Space Force Research and Development Test and Evaluation · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
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