AwardTape · Budget · FY2027 · Space Force · Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS)
Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS): $1.8B FY2027 request
The Space Force requests $1.8B for Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) in the FY2027 budget (RDT&E (R-1) line 21, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force). That is +65% from $1.1B in FY2026 (FY2026 Total). FY2025: $876.1M (FY2025 Total).
| Exhibit | RDT&E (R-1) |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force 3620F |
| Budget activity | 04 Advanced component development and prototypes |
| Program element | 1206855SF |
| Service or agency | Space Force (F) |
| Award category | Research and development in the awards database |
| Budget book | Prior year | Current year | Request | Request quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 President's Budget | FY2025 Total $876.1M FY2025 Total | FY2026 Total $1.1B FY2026 Total | $1.8B | |
| FY2026 President's Budget | FY2024 Actuals $473.6M FY2024 Actuals | FY2025 Total $918.6M FY2025 Total | $1.2B | |
| FY2025 President's Budget | FY2023 Actuals $491.5M FY2023 Actuals | FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts $632.8M FY2024 PB Request with CR Amounts | $1.0B |
| Column | Amount | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Actuals | $876.1M | |
| FY2025 Total | $876.1M | |
| FY2026 Discretionary Enacted | $1.1B | |
| FY2026 Total | $1.1B | |
| FY2027 Discretionary Request | $1.8B | |
| FY2027 Total | $1.8B |
| Action | Change | Document date |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 monthly action FY 26-04 · Prior approval (DD 1415-1) | -$44.1M | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ |
|---|---|---|
| H9241524F0076 U.S. Special Operations Command · names SATCOM | GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC. | $244.1M |
| FA880820C0049 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $208.6M |
| FA254126FB015 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | $131.8M |
| FA229325FB002 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | RAYTHEON COMPANY | $102.8M |
| FA880726CB001 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $102.0M |
| W9126019C0001 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $86.3M |
| FA238524CB037 Department of the Air Force · names SATCOM | RAYTHEON COMPANY | $82.1M |
Matched by the program designator in the award description (SATCOM), same service first plus the largest DoD-wide matches. Budget lines and contracts share no common key, so treat these as leads.
Budget books show money requested, enacted and spent by fiscal year before contracts show it. Enacted procurement money stays available to obligate for 3 years, RDT&E for 2 years and shipbuilding for 5, so a line funded this year turns into contract awards over the following 1 to 5 years. DoD contract actions then publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the awards database trails these budget lines by months to years. Reprogramming actions move enacted money between accounts during the year, usually ahead of the awards it funds.
Source: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), budget materials: Exhibit P-1 (procurement) and Exhibit R-1 (RDT&E) spreadsheets for the FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 President's Budget requests. Amounts are in dollars (the exhibits print thousands). Totals add the rows the exhibits count toward totals and leave out memo (non-add) rows. Built Oct 8, 2026. Not investment advice.
Terminal: budget lines matched to contracts and companies, with alerts when funding moves.
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