Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/MC0MSE/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Spaceborne Equip (Comsec)
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? →
- FY24
- $50.8M
- FY26
- $84.0M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $46.9M | $29.6M | $50.8M | ||
| Enacted | – | $29.6M | $83.2M | $83.8M | |
| Request | – | – | $83.2M | $83.8M | $84.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $83.2M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $50.8M actually spent — $32.4M below 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
Description — Spaceborne Equip (Comsec)
Space Communications Security (COMSEC) procures centrally-funded cryptographic products to operate in the space environment and for ground nodes that link to space assets. Space COMSEC equipment is a foundational element in achieving space information superiority. Space COMSEC provides cybersecurity (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) for Department of Defense (DOD) satellite platforms. Space COMSEC is an enabler for space system compliance with CNSSP No. 12 - Cybersecurity Policy of Space Systems Used to Support National Security Missions. Space COMSEC provides products and lifecycle sustainment support to all DoD satellite systems and commercial systems supporting DOD missions. The Department of the Air Force (DAF), Space Force, DOD, and Intelligence Community require the capability to secure, collect, process, store, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information, while denying an adversary the ability to intercept, collect, destroy, interpret, or manipulate our information flows. Secure communication allows the DOD to achieve and maintain decision superiority, the key to successful application of the military instrument of national power in modern, high-tempo, full-spectrum operations. Space COMSEC equipment protects information such as warfighter positions, mission planning, target strikes, commanders' orders, intelligence, force strength, and force readiness. When an adversary is capable of interpretation, manipulation, or destruction of the information used by the warfighter, DoD military forces will suffer significant and/or devastating mission degradation that can result in loss of life and resources and/or exceptionally grave damage to national security. Space COMSEC enables secure Command and Control (C2) of satellites and prevents unauthorized access and destruction. It enables secure transmission of satellite systems' health and status telemetry data (satellite health and relative orbital position) to ground control stations, thus protecting critical information about the capabilities of DoD satellite systems. The capability of a system must be protected from an adversary to avoid exploitation of a system weakness/limitation, knowledge of which could assist an adversary in a successful mission against DoD military forces. Space COMSEC also provides secure transmission of information collected by satellite sensors (mission data), which provides the warfighter an integrated view of the battle space. Space COMSEC provides for secure SATCOM, positioning, navigation, timing, weather, nuclear detection and early warning missions. Space COMSEC procures crypto end items and logistics elements to support developing and operational space systems. Funding for this exhibit contained in program element (PE) 1203140SF.
Justification
Justification — Spaceborne Equip (Comsec)
1. Space Communications Security (COMSEC): Procures centrally-funded cryptographic products to operate in the space environment and for ground nodes that link to space assets. Funding provides for the production of Space COMSEC products to meet developing and operational space program needs. Space COMSEC products include End Crypto Units (ECU), Embedded Solutions (ES), TRANSEC and ancillaries. Due to low volume production quantities and high reliability design, Space COMSEC products can range in price from $10K per unit to $2M per unit. Each year the types and quantities of items vary to meet requirements; an Average Unit Cost is used. As a commodity item, Space COMSEC procures standard crypto products which enable minimized lifecycle footprints. Space COMSEC procures from multiple crypto vendors; however, with the low volume consumption by space programs, the space crypto industry base is less than a dozen companies. Items procured during execution may change based on critical equipment needed to support current Air Force mission requirements. Contractor support costs are included as part of the Space COMSEC products funding line in order to provide for end item operational capability. FY 2026 funding will allow the program to rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate through the contested space domain. Activities may include, but are not limited to, program office support, studies, technical analysis, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility. a. Logistics: Space COMSEC products typically have a 20-to-40-year lifecycle to support development, launch and operation of multiple DAF, Space Force, and DoD space systems. Space COMSEC is provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to the space system developing contractors and operational ground stations. Space COMSEC products are high-cost critical assets and are organically sustained to include component level maintenance exclusively by the Air Force. Logistics procures the necessary lifecycle sustainment elements required to meet the 40-year mission requirements. Logistics elements include, but not limited to, specialized test sets, certified training materials and courses, maintenance manuals, provisioning, spare components, and modifications. Contractor support costs are included as part of the Space COMSEC logistics funding line in order to provide for end item operational capability. FY 2026 funding maintains DAF, Space Force, and Dod Space COMSEC requirements. b. Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Products: AVE procurement of reduced size, weight, and power space qualified satellite cybersecurity COMSEC products supports development, integration, launch and operations in DOD National Security Space System's LargeSat, SmallSat, CubeSat, and hosted payload applications. FY 2026 funding maintains USSF's requirement for a more proliferated and resilient architecture and the DAF priority to fully fund Space COMSEC. Funding also provides Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) and mission data cryptographic products to operate in the space environment. c. Ground Operating Equipment (GOE) Products: GOE provides the procurement of ground equipment with corresponding space algorithms required to communicate with DOD satellite systems. Procurement of Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C), Mission Data and Satellite Communication (SATCOM) cybersecurity ground application COMSEC products enable secure command and control and secure data transmission protecting DOD space systems' capabilities (Position, Navigation, Timing, Early Warning, SATCOM, Remote Sensing, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). FY 2026 funding maintains increased funding to address USSF's growing requirement for a more proliferated and resilient architecture. Funding also provides cryptographic products for ground nodes which link to space satellite National Security Space System satellite platforms. 2. Space Modular Common Cryptography (SMCC): Reduces space programs development and life cycle costs by providing a common, modular and upgradable cryptographic solution set. SMCC is fully endorsed by NSA as the preferred solution for all emerging National Security Space Systems. The SMCC Program procures Common Crypto Solutions for Air Force, Space Force, DOD, and Intelligence Community Space Programs. SMCC supports future procurement of Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) across space enterprise devices including Space Ground Operating Equipment (GOE) and orbital Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) supporting satellites of all sizes. These Space CM2 efforts will also increase the performance envelope for space crypto to support the emerging growth of space-based communications by increasing data throughput and number of channels supported per device. a. Program Support Costs (PSC). FY 2026 program support administration funding supports management with engineering and technical expertise in support of production of KG-210 units for satellite programs.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $50.8M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $83.8M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $84.0M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $84.0M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $50.8M | $83.8M | $84.0M | $84.0M |
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? →