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DCGS-AF
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 | $150.4M |
| FY25 | $51.6M |
| FY26 | $87.0M |
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 | $261.1M | $219.3M | $150.4M | ||
| Enacted | – | $216.7M | $129.7M | $51.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $129.7M | $59.5M | $87.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $129.7M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $150.4M as actual total obligation authority — $20.7M above the request. 150.4 − 129.7 = 20.7 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 — DCGS-AF
Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) (AN/GSQ-272) weapon system is the Combat Air Force (CAF)'s primary Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR) node providing global orchestration, sense-making, indications & warning, and dissemination of a multitude of sensor data. The AF DCGS mission is to provide Joint Task Force (JTF) Commanders, Joint and Combined Air Component Commanders (JFACC/CFACC), Combatant Commands, and other-directed organizations with global, time-sensitive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) data and fused multi-Intelligence (Multi-INT) products across the continuum of conflict. The AF DCGS weapon system provides capabilities required to connect, direct, and exploit sensors, as well as transform multi-source/multi-domain data into actionable intelligence to find, fix, and track adversary forces and enable simultaneous kill chains at the speed and scale across the continuum of conflict. AF DCGS is also a major component of the DoD intelligence infrastructure and the AF's primary intelligence sense-making element and critical enabler for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network. AF DCGS leverages its resilient, distributed cloud architecture, survivable Command and Control (C2), robust communication capabilities, and rapid sensor integration to support the Combatant Commanders. AF DCGS is a Multi-INT, federated weapon system capable of exploiting intelligence data from manned platforms, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), non-traditional ISR platforms, national and commercial satellites, and other collection systems. AF DCGS as the primary C2ISR node has access to a multitude of sensors and data across the Intelligence Community, to include Publicly Available Information (PAI). AF DCGS Analysts leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Automation and Augmentation (AAA) technologies to automate and focus their review/analysis of multi-source/multi-domain intelligence across the tactical/national sensor grid and within federated databases to enable target and problem centric, sensor-agnostic analysis and exploitation to address Joint operational requirements. AF DCGS provides time-dominant and tailored fused intelligence to meet Air Operations Center (AOC) and targeting mission requirements and supports sensor to shooter and the kill chain activities across the continuum of conflict. The DCGS analysts use all available data sources and emerging capabilities to enhance their understanding of intelligence/targeting problem sets and provide the required intelligence. Currently, AF DCGS is composed of eight core sites (two active duty worldwide, three active duty regional and three Air National Guard regional), six SIGINT Distributed Mission Sites (four collocated with National Mission Partner sites), three Air National Guard full-motion video sites, and four integration and test sites connected by robust, resilient communications infrastructure. AF DCGS currently supports ongoing operations from in-garrison CONUS and OCONUS-based locations. In alignment with DoD and AF direction, AF DCGS migrated to an open, resilient, distributed cloud architecture to rapidly incorporate modern technologies and tools, new/improved sensor capabilities, and GEOINT, SIGINT and multi-INT mission applications to meet emerging and urgent operational needs. Additionally, DCGS conforms with USD(I&S)'s efforts to improve data sharing through its Common Data Fabric (CDF), as well as the Space Force's efforts with its Unified Data Library (UDL). AF DCGS integrates services and applications from both commercial-off-the-shelf and government-off-the-shelf sources to the maximum extent possible to fulfill operational requirements and data sharing requirements across the DoD DCGS community. In FY 2025, PEO C3BM approved the transition to a Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) program, encompassing Mission Applications, Mission Data Services, and DCGS Operations Integration and Transformation, while maintaining a single ACAT III for Network Infrastructure Transformation (NIT). This step was taken to improve responsiveness and expedite minimum viable products to meet warfighter needs on software-centric capabilities. By adopting SWP, the program office can more responsively incorporate warfighter requirements, accelerate the fielding of capabilities, drive swift integration of emerging technologies, and align the agile release trains with this streamlined acquisition process. The SWP structure is scheduled to begin in FY 2026 and will be known as the AF DCGS Software Acquisition Pathway Program in budgeting documents. Detailed information on PE 0305240F, ISR Transport and Processing (formerly known as Support to DoD DCGS Enterprise), remains classified and will be provided on a need-to-know basis. Funding for this exhibit Line Item # 846080 is contained in PEs 0305208F and 0305240F. Funding may be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues. This modification supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. Program Management Administration (PMA): FY26 funding permits the Program Management Office (PMO) to support the fielding and installation of new and developing capabilities. This includes the initial bed down and operability testing, technical interchange meetings, and events incident to fielding both hardware and software products, and maintaining configuration control of fielded products. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $.589 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.
Justification
Justification — DCGS-AF
Where applicable, justification for individual modifications is provided in the P-3A exhibits.
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, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $150.4M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $51.6M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $87.0M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $87.0M |
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 | $477.7M | $150.4M | $51.6M | $87.0M | $87.0M |
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
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 DCGS-AF. 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 · O1091
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 · O1058
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 · O1109
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.
FY2026 Air Force Other Procurement · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 809