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Fiscal Receipts

Tactically Responsive Space

FRDT&EPartial Reconciliation1206862SF
What it is
Tactically Responsive Space — a research & development program run by Air Force.
What changed
+$128.2M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$48.3M
FY25 Total
$40.1M
FY26 Request
$168.3M
FY25→26 Change
$128.2M

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? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $48.3MFY25: $40.1MFY26: $168.3MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$48.3M
FY25
$40.1M
FY26
$168.3M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY20FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$0$14.5M$48.3M$48.2M$48.3M
Enacted$15.0M$50.0M$50.0M$30.0M$40.1M
Request$0$0$30.0M$30.1M$168.3M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2022 book requested $0 for FY2022; the PB2024 book reports $48.3M actually spent — $48.3M 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 Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS)

Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) rapidly integrates and deploys space-based end-to-end capabilities in response to Combatant Commander (CCMD) urgent needs for power projection and characterization. TacRS missions will be capable of entering operations and generating effects on tactically relevant timelines. The near-term focus of TacRS is to establish these foundational concepts enabling the Space Force to establish the necessary capabilities, processes, concept of operations, and tactics, techniques and procedures to enable a rapid response. In FY 2026, funding will be used to finalize an early operational Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability that will involve a rapid call-up, launch, and space vehicle operations. In addition, funding will be used to develop the maneuverable, prepositioned SDA TacRS missions. Furthermore, funding will be used to support follow-on SDA operational missions requiring both rapid launch and maneuverable, prepositioned capabilities. Finally, funding will be used to mature new TacRS concepts including, but not limited to, the ability to quickly utilize commercial capabilities. The FY 2026 request for TacRS includes $33,282 thousands of discretionary and $135,000 thousands of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $168,282 thousands. The mandatory funds additional TacRS space and launch vehicles in FY 2026. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20009 (INDOPACOM Capabilities) of the Reconciliation Exhibit. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Tactically Responsive Space weapon 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 effort is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)

TacRS Initial Operations and Continuous Capability Development

TacRS will leverage rapid, agile, and end-to-end acquisition processes to quickly evolve the design of future TacRS missions. This approach will enable timely integration and readiness for launch call-up, Combatant Commander (CCMD) tasking, and procurement of capabilities based on current threats and priorities.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY24 Actuals$48.3M
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY25 Enacted$40.1M
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY25 Total$40.1M
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY26 Disc. Request$33.3M
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY26 Reconciliation$135.0M
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space ForceFFY26 Total$168.3M

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

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
643835: Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS)$0$48.3M$40.1M$33.3M$33.3M
Program Element$0$48.3M$40.1M$33.3M$33.3M

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? →