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Next-Gen OPIR -- GEO
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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 | $691.1M |
| FY25 | $458.7M |
| FY26 | $432.1M |
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 | $1.20B | $1.69B | $691.1M | ||
| Enacted | – | $1.20B | $1.69B | $719.7M | $458.7M | |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $719.7M | $510.8M | $432.1M |
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 $1.69B as actual total obligation authority — $1.69B above the request. 1,694.9 − 0.0 = 1,694.9 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 Space GEO
Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) (Project 657120): The primary mission is to provide initial missile warning of a strategic missile attack on the US, deployed forces and allies. The Next-Gen OPIR GEO (NGG) missile warning satellites enhance detection and improve reporting of intercontinental ballistic missile launches, submarine ballistic missile launches, and tactical ballistic missile launches. Development consists of new payloads in a highly resilient bus, providing real-time persistent global infrared coverage to meet validated Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) requirements on current and future space domain demands. The Program Office is acquiring the NGG capability in two contract actions. Phase 1 awarded in August 2018 encompasses requirements analysis, design/development, critical path flight hardware procurement, and risk reduction efforts leading to a System Critical Design Review (CDR) in October 2021. Phase 2 was awarded in January 2021 for the manufacturing, assembly, system integration and test, launch, and early on-orbit test through operational acceptance of NGG satellites 1-3. The Department has assessed the third Space Vehicle (SV) is not required as a result of continued positive performance of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation and the anticipated full operational capability of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Program Element 1206447SF/ Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Program Element 1206446SF missile tracking constellation. As a result, the program has removed the third satellite development efforts. NGG is now a 2 SV baseline. The NGG program has been designated as a Major Capability Acquisition. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Next-Gen OPIR GEO system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF. 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 (1)
Next-Gen OPIR GEO
Development of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) missile warning satellites with a proven bus, new hardened sensors, and auxiliary payloads for increased resilience. The space segment for GEO missile warning satellites consists of a resilient architecture providing real time persistent global equatorial infrared coverage. The first GEO satellite is required in 2026.
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 | $691.1M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $458.7M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Total | $458.7M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $432.1M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $432.1M |
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 | $2.85B | $691.1M | $458.7M | $432.1M | $432.1M |
| 657120: Next-Gen OPIR Space GEO | $2.85B | $691.1M | $458.7M | $432.1M | $432.1M |
Follow the dollar
Appropriation → program element → top high-confidence awards → recipient families → congressional districts.
Follow-the-dollar covers 312 of 1,938 programs — only high-confidence budget→award links are shown. why coverage is partial? →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. | FA830717F0004 | high |
| 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
GAO oversight of this program
GAO assessed Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (Next Gen OPIR GEO) in its June 2025 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, as a Space Force MDAP program.
“The Space Force's Next Gen OPIR GEO is a missile warning follow-on to the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and will consist of two geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites. These satellites are intended to provide initial missile warning of a ballistic missile attack on the U.S., deployed forces, and allies. The program, which transitioned to the major capability acquisition pathway in 2023, expects initial launch capability in 2026. Two additional ongoing efforts are expected to deliver two polar coverage satellites and modernize the ground segment.”
GAO-25-107569, p. 171 — the assessment page in GAO’s 2025 report
Earlier editions of the same assessment: June 2024
GAO assessed Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellites (Next Gen OPIR GEO) in its June 2024 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, as a Space Force MDAP program.
“The Space Force's Next Gen OPIR GEO is a missile warning follow-on to the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) that will consist of at least two geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites. The program began as an MTA rapid prototyping effort in 2018 and was initiated because of capability limitations in SBIRS against evolving threats. The program transitioned to the major capability acquisition pathway in 2023. Two additional, ongoing efforts are expected to deliver two polar coverage satellites and modernize the ground segment.”
GAO-24-106831, p. 173 — the assessment page in GAO’s 2024 report
GAO assessed the program, not this budget line. Next-Gen OPIR -- GEO is one of the lines that funds it, and GAO’s work above says nothing about this line’s own figures. Which line each GAO item attaches to is a hand-ratified crosswalk — how it was checked.
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 -- GEO. GAO's program-level work on this line is above. 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 · J811
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 · J781
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 · J772
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 · J792
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
PDF page 479