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Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
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 | $16.3M |
| FY25 | $16.9M |
| FY26 | $12.1M |
All series figures: P-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 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $16.7M | $15.6M | $16.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $15.6M | $16.6M | $16.9M | |
| Request | – | – | $16.6M | $16.9M | $12.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $16.6M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $16.3M as actual total obligation authority — $262.0K below the request. 16.3 − 16.6 = -0.3 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
Description — Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
The Distributed Common Ground Systems- Navy (DCGS-N) is a cooperative effort between the services, agencies, and the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide systems capable of receiving, processing, exploiting, and disseminating data from airborne and national reconnaissance platforms. DCGS-N is the Navy instance of the Under Secretary of Defense, Intelligence (USD (I)) DCGS Family of Systems (FoS). The DoD has defined a DCGS architecture that will be compatible and interoperable across all of the Services Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems and operations. DCGS accesses and ingests data from space borne, airborne, subsurface, and surface ISR collection assets, intelligence databases, and intelligence producers. Integration with the Common Data Fabric (CDF) will enhance access and sharing of ISR information across Joint forces using common enterprise standards and services. DCGS FoS supports Joint Task Force (JTF)-level and below combat operations with critical intelligence for battle management and information dominance to maintain a tactical advantage over adversaries. DCGS-N Afloat and Ashore systems fulfill a critical mission set Afloat and Ashore. DCGS-N processes and exploits tactical and Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT); facilitates precision target geopositioning, mensuration, and imagery capabilities; integrates national IMINT requirements and processing capabilities from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and shares Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T) and Command and Control information via the DIB, Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E), and Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) standards with a wide range of customers. The DCGS-N program conducts research and assessments of tactically relevant, emerging technologies for program insertion to ensure superiority in the intelligence domain. The DCGS-N Enterprise Node (DEN) facilitates interoperability and data sharing among the DCGS FoS. DCGS-N provides software integration prior to installation and complies with the DoD DCGS network architecture. [P5 - 2 / Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP)]: 5E004: Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP) is a suite of multi-source intelligence and analytical capabilities that includes an integrated Three-Dimensional (3-D) operational picture displaying intelligence and other data sources to provide a richer and more complete picture of the battle space on Unit Level platforms. The system supports a Full Motion Video (FMV) capability that receives, processes, exploits, and disseminates organic and non-organic data as well as the ability to process and correlate Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and external Communications Intelligence (COMINT Externals). It integrates a menu of mature Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) applications with shared storage and communication paths to reach back to the DEN, and to provide data sharing to the Maritime Operations Centers (MOC) and National ISR systems, making tactical users a part of the larger ISR enterprise. ICOP provides Indications and Warnings (I&W), battlespace awareness/visualization, pattern of life analysis, FMV and ISR Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) capabilities in support of Unit-Level Navy surface (CG, DDG, LPD, FFG, and DDG 1000 classes) and expeditionary operations. The ICOP system includes a three-eyed ruggedized workstation that serves as a powerful afloat edge computing device that is capable of operating on all three security domains (NIPR, SIPR and JWICs) and an antenna/receiver set (called Communications Module 3 - CM3) that is used to ingest, process and exploit airborne sensor data. In addition to supporting multi-intelligence capabilities, Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP)/Communications Module 3 (CM3) provides an end-to-end Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) PED architecture that includes processing organic shipboard camera systems to support Navy-wide Operational Task (OPTASK) Visual Information (Strategic Communications - "First to the Truth," pattern of life analysis and use of force/rules of engagement decisions). For procurement activities, Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP) satisfies Unit-Level requirements as part of the Distributed Common Ground System - Navy (DCGS-N) Family of Systems (FoS). ICOP has been designated as a Navy equipage system (carry on/carry off). ICOP employs a cross-decking methodology by drawing from a rotatable pool of workstations to support the total inventory objective. The ICOP workstation and CM3 antenna/receivers are considered carry on/carry off equipment while the supporting infrastructure to mount the systems is considered permanent infrastructure. [P5 - 3 / DCGS-N Increment 2 Ashore]: 5E004: Distributed Common Ground System - Navy (DCGS-N) Increment 2 Ashore will field emergent, transformational Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) technologies in order to streamline Sailor's analytical efforts and improve targeting solutions for the operator, optimizing and compressing the kill chain. DCGS-N Increment 2 will deliver all source fusion and analytical capabilities; provide Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capabilities and integrate Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) capabilities to optimize the use and analysis of sensor and platform data. DCGS-N Increment 2 leverages enterprise solutions to share information across commands, services, and agencies to promote shared situational awareness. DCGS-N Increment 2 consists of multiple releases that build upon capability over time and allow for ongoing fleet feedback as the software matures. DCGS-N Increment 2 will insert new technology enhancements via incremental software upgrades. Continued development of follow-on releases will be based on prioritized Fleet requirements. DCGS-N Increment 2 addresses a critical shortfall in TCPED capability and capacity to support operational, tactical planning, and execution across the full range of joint military operations. Existing TCPED shortfalls will be exacerbated by planned Navy, Joint, and Allied fielding of new Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Currently fielded systems provide localized processing capabilities that will be overwhelmed in future years without a significant change in the way the Navy processes, exploits and disseminates intelligence data. [P5 - 3 / DCGS-N Inc 2 Workstation Node (DWN) (Ashore)]: 5E004: DCGS-N delivers capability ashore via the DCGS-N Ashore System, which comprises DCGS-N Centralized Ashore Nodes and DCGS-N Workstations Nodes (DWN). [P5 - 3 / DCGS-N Increment 2 Installations (Ashore)]: 5E776: DCGS-N delivers capability ashore via the DCGS-N Ashore System, which comprises DCGS-N Centralized Ashore Nodes and DCGS-N Workstations Nodes.
Justification
Justification — Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.276 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative." The FY 2026 budget will procure the following: P-5: Intelligence Carry-On Program (ICOP) - (3) ICOP Workstation Procurement - (21) ICOP Workstation Tech Refreshes - (9) Communications Module 3 (CM3) Set Tech Refreshes P-5: Distributed Common Ground System - Navy (DCGS-N) Increment 2 Ashore - (4) DCGS-N Inc 2 Workstation Node (DWN) (Ashore) Procurements P-3a: DCGS-N Increment 2 Afloat - (3) DCGS-N Inc 2 Afloat DCGS-N Tactical Edge Equipment (DTEE) Procurements
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $16.3M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $16.9M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $12.1M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $12.1M |
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 | $358.3M | $16.3M | $16.9M | $12.1M | $12.1M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
16 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
H.R.4016 & S.2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R.5342 & 2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science and…
H.R.8800 & S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. H.R.6222 & S.2503 - Rotorcraft Operations…
S 4874/HR 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 including issues related to tactical fixed…
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation (P.L.119-21). S.2503 - Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and…
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act. H.Con.Res.14 & S.Con.Res.7 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year…
H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025. H.Con.Res.14 & S.Con.Res.7 - Concurrent…
H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for…
Defense Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Sensors Directed Energy Missile Defense Systems, Space/ Satellite…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2025 (HR 8774/S 4921); provisions regarding R&D-Army, Navy/USMC, Air…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2025 (HR 8774/S 4921); provisions regarding R&D-Army, Navy/USMC, Air…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2024 (HR 4365/S 2587; PL 118-47) and Further Consolidated Appropriations…
Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2025 (HR 8774/S XXXX); provisions regarding R&D-Army, Navy/USMC, Air…
H.R.8774 & S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025. H.R.8771 & S. 4797 - Department of State, Foreign…
FY24 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
FY24 Supplemental appropriations. FY25 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. FY25 State, Foreign Operations, and…
H.R.8774 & S.4921 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025. H.R.8771 & S. 4797 - Department of State, Foreign…
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 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). 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: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O687
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O672
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O699
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.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.
OPN BA1 Book · www.secnav.navy.mil