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Wideband Gapfiller Satellites(Space)
Budget Figures
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? →
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $464.0M | – | |
| Enacted | – | $464.0M | – | $10.0M |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $10.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
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 — Wideband Gapfiller Satellites(Space)
The Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) System provides the DoD with high data rate Military Satellite Communication (MILSATCOM) services in accordance with the Joint Space Management Board-approved MILSATCOM architecture (August 1996), the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)-approved MILSATCOM Capstone Requirements Document (October 1997), and JROC-approved WGS Operational Requirements Document (May 2000). This program was originally conceived to augment the near-term "bandwidth gap" in warfighter communications needs. Dual-frequency WGS satellites augment, then replace the DoD's Defense Satellite Communications System X-band service and augment one-way Global Broadcast Service Ka-band capabilities. In addition, WGS provides a high-capacity two-way Ka-band service. Funding for this effort is to develop WGS-11 & 12 modern digital payloads for launch in FY 2025 and FY 2027, respectively, which will increase the availability of military-grade communications by providing more coverage beams than their existing WGS predecessors combined and delivering twice the operational capacity than previous WGS analog satellites. This effort funded $21.982M in FY 2023 to complete WGS-11 production. This effort also funded $442M in FY 2023 for WGS-12 which also includes a tactical anti-jam hosted payload. WGS has 10 operational legacy satellites on-orbit, each developed by building on heritage WGS capabilities. Continually improving WGS capability and leveraging advances in Boeing commercial technology, in FY 2018 the DoD procured a more advanced single WGS-11 satellite enhancing support to the US military, DoD, and allied nations with more flexibility and mission capacity to support dispersed users than previous WGS spacecraft. WGS-11 allows operators to create unique coverage anywhere within the satellite's field of view and custom designed for the mission at hand. In FY 2024, the DoD will procure a WGS-12, an expected clone of the WGS-11 spacecraft. The advanced WGS-11 & 12 payloads under development will produce more coverage beams (over 1500) than the entire existing WGS constellation and deliver twice the mission capacity than WGS-10 can, thereby operationally increase the availability of military-grade communications. WGS Block I consists of satellites 1-3, Block II consists of satellites 4-6 and Block II Follow-on (B2FO) includes satellites 7-12. WGS satellites 1-10 have been funded, procured and launched in previous budget cycles. WGS-11 hosts the Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) anti-jam payload, funded under the PTS program, PE 1206761SF. WGS-12 is a planned addition to the B2FO contract, including PTS as a hosted payload. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2018, Congress added $600M Space Procurement Air Force (SPAF) in FY 2018 for "full funding for WGS-11 and WGS-12." A sole source Request for Proposal was released to Boeing in June 2018. A final decision was made to procure a single satellite with twice the operational capacity of WGS-10, as the best approach to delivering the directed additional WGS capacity in a cost-effective manner. Total WGS-11 3021/3022 funds are $670.859M. WGS-11 will host a PTS payload providing robust anti-jam capability to tactical warfighters, funded by the PTS program in PE 1206761SF. In the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress added $442M for "Protected Wideband Satellite" to "procure a protected wideband satellite to provide resilient, jam resistant tactical communications to support warfighter needs." The United States Space Force (USSF) has interpreted the Congressional add as funding expected to cover the costs for a WGS-12 spacecraft clone of WGS-11, to include acquiring the same PTS anti-jam prototype payload as hosted on WGS-11. The current B2FO Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) allows for procurement of a WGS-12 the acquisition is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) effort beginning in FY 2024 with integration of PTS in FY 2026 and launch in FY 2027. A mix of USSF and International Partner (IP) sources will cover launch, ground, and other Government costs. IPs receive constellation-wide WGS resources commensurate with their financial contributions to the WGS system. Investment from IPs to cooperatively enhance the system started in November 2007 through a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia to fund WGS space vehicle (SV)-6, launch and launch services. Five countries signed a new multilateral WGS MOU in CY 2012 and funded the procurement of WGS SV-9. In CY 2017, Amendment One to the WGS MOU leveraged additional funding for resiliency enhancements from two new IPs (Czech Republic and Norway). There is an International Agreement via the State Department regarding IP collaboration with WGS-11. In May 2022, nine countries signed Amendment Two to the multilateral MOU (adds Belgium and United Kingdom) to cover necessary ground upgrades and launch costs for WGS-11 not covered by the FY 2018 Congressional add, and extends the duration of the WGS MOU, as amended, through September 2039. Space Systems Command (SSC) provides program management, integration, and engineering expertise through FY 2026. Discussions for potential future partnerships regarding the WGS program continue in support of National Space Policy and improved operational efficiency. Funding for this exhibit is contained in PE 1203600SF.
Justification
Justification — Wideband Gapfiller Satellites(Space)
No FY 2026 funding is requested.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $10.0M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $0 | $10.0M | $0 | $0 |
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? →