FY25 Space Budget Request Overview as of April 22, 2024
Themes, highlights, and focus areas of the FY25 space budget request, including changes in funding for various military branches, new program developments, and key investments in space-related initiatives. Details on budget comparisons, trade-offs made to meet requirements, and specific projects funded under the Department of Defense. The Air Force's budget focus areas, key investments, and operational imperatives towards deterring near-peer threats are also highlighted.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
FY 2025 Space Budget Request Overview As of April 22, 2024
Themes & Highlights Service Space Force Air Force Army Navy OSD Space Topline FY24 Enacted $28,887.58M $812.07M $764.58M $278.04M $400.47M $31,142.73M FY25 Requested $29,566.55M $1,019.84M $667.23M $385.35M $474.47M $32,113.43M % Change $ Change +$678.97M +$207.77M -$97.35M +$107.31M +$74.00M +$970.70M +2% +26% -13% +39% +18% +3% The Space Force budget request for FY25 was +2% above final FY24 enacted amounts, requesting a total of $29.57B Due to the FY24 budget being passed after the FY25 PBR was released, the Department of Defense compared their FY25 requested amounts to FY24 requested amounts Secretary Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, stated at Congressional budget request hearings that due to Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) constraints, the Department had to make trade-offs to meet topline requirements Stated the Department chose to marginally reduce procurement of systems already in production in order to sustain as much as possible the planned pace of research and development funding for capabilities necessary to keep pace with existing and imminent pacing threats New programs: A new project for Protected Tactical SATCOM - Global (PTS-G) requested $248M A new line for Space Access, Mobility, and Logistics (SAML) RDT&E requested $20M to integrate commercially available servicing technology into operational capabilities including prototyping of modified commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems and services. Gen Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, stated in Congressional budget hearings this funding would be used to study whether there is a military utility to the capability, particularly as the Space Force looks at dynamic maneuvering in space A new O&M line for Cyberspace Activities requested $140M, which was previously funded under another line 2 3/2/2025
Department of the Air Force PBR Focus Areas PBR focuses on fielding equipment and Guardians with sufficient sustainment funding to conduct prompt and enduring operations against an adversary Space Force Lines of Effort Field Combat-Ready Forces Amplify the Guardian Spirit Partner to Win Key Themes Resources a strategy-driven budget to provide the Joint Force with enabling capabilities across all domains Integrates multi-domain capabilities driving long range kill chains, combat credible forces, and net effects Key Investments Invests $27.8M to build service components in support of every Combatant Command Invests $1.25B into the space domain awareness mission area $2.58B to field a proliferated multi-orbit missile warning network $4.4B to developing SATCOM systems capable of operating through contested and degraded environments Sustains momentum towards Operational Imperatives and establishes Crosscutting Operational Enablers for future force design to deter near-peer threats Accepts risk across the services modernization accounts to achieve essential near-term readiness in foundational accounts Sources: DAF FY25 PBR Overview and Rollout Brief DAF Posture Statement to Congressional Committees 3 3/2/2025
FY25 DoD-Wide Space Budget MDA: Funds testing activities for Hypersonic & Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) Prototyping DARPA: Requests funding for continued work on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program Army: Decline in funds requested compared to FY24 enacted levels is due to planned program advancement from development to testing Air Force: A new activity for PNT Operational Assessments under SPACECOM R&D Support requested $12M to assess and mitigate potential PNT threats Under Procurement, requested $80M for USSPACECOM, an increase of +$53M from the FY24 request, primarily for data center, server room, and network procurements Requested $54M for the Rocket Cargo program under RDT&E 4 3/2/2025
DoD Space Budget % Change % Change FY24 Requested to FY24 Enacted % Change FY23 Enacted to FY24 Requested FY24 Enacted to FY25 Requested FY23 Enacted FY24 Requested FY24 Enacted FY25 Requested $28.58B +13% $32.44B -4% $31.14B +3% $32.11B DoD Space Total $26.51B +14% $30.20B -4% $28.89B +2% $29.57B Space Force $779.65M +3% $805.07M +1% $812.07M +26% $1.01B Air Force $773.54M -4% $745.25M +3% $764.58M -13% $667.23M Army $324.35M +31% $423.47M -5% $400.47M +18% $474.47M OSD $196.57M +37% $270.01M +3% $278.04M +39% $385.35M Navy **NOTE: The DoD does not publicly release a full accounting of the program elements included in the space budget topline. Our analysis reflects efforts to identify all program elements for space in the budget justification documents to the maximum extent possible. 5 3/2/2025
Space Force Budget by Portfolio FY24 Enacted vs FY25 Request FY23 Enacted FY24 Enacted FY25 Request Space Development Agency Advanced R&D $2,995.92 $4,544.19 $2,533.50 $529.47 $1,481.22 $2,755.79 $1,035.95 $1,669.84 $3,561.24 $156.79 $3,182.68 $221.77 $2,549.89 $2,424.21 $125.68 $0.00 $1,097.48 $932.83 $164.65 $990.37 $52.23 $177.32 $652.65 $108.16 $614.30 $155.83 $122.33 $336.15 $390.58 $6,680.45 $4,446.31 $1,256.97 $28,887.58 $4,214.85 $2,126.85 $357.18 $1,730.82 $4,058.82 $1,478.21 $2,580.62 $3,448.20 $126.47 $3,049.38 $272.35 $2,060.77 $1,921.06 $119.70 $20.00 $1,151.69 $923.14 $228.55 $915.73 $51.12 $119.67 $603.77 $141.17 $506.59 $111.28 $157.27 $238.04 $428.17 $6,716.24 $4,754.36 $1,311.15 $29,566.55 -$329.34 Launch MW/MT Requests $4.8B for missile warning/missile tracking programs Communications & PNT $3,580.98 $1,678.31 $1,902.67 $4,214.89 $136.21 $4,049.56 $29.13 $1,574.23 $1,383.70 $190.52 $0.00 $841.48 $841.48 $0.00 $736.59 $29.52 $179.86 $467.19 $60.01 $470.06 $123.60 $0.00 $346.46 $369.75 $6,647.54 $3,843.82 $1,109.40 $26,289.85 +$1,303.03 PNT Creates a new PE for Space Access, Mobility, and Logistics (SAML) under Assured Access to Space, requesting $20M SATCOM Space Sensing Environmental Monitoring -$113.04 MW/MT Tactical & Persistent ISR Assured Access to Space -$489.13 Creates a new project under Protected Tactical Service (PTS) for Protected Tactical SATCOM - Global (PTS-G), requesting $248M Launch Range SAML Advanced R&D +$54.20 Advanced R&D Enterprise Innovation SDA & Combat Power Enterprise Innovation Orbital Warfare Requests funding for 7 launches under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program and 4 launches under the Space Development Agency (SDA) -$74.64 SDA Requests $30M for Tactically Responsive Space for two VICTUS HAZE missions Space EW BMC3 -$107.72 EGS SDA Creates a new O&M line for Cybersecurity Activities, requesting $134M for the effort Space C2 Organization Investments Classified O&M MILPERS Space Force Total +$37.59 -$52.61 +$396.45 +$54.17 +$678.97 **Note: Numbers in Millions ($M) 6 3/2/2025
FY25 Space Force FYDP Investments $20.0B $17.60B $17.37B $18.0B $17.16B $16.78B $16.50B $16.21B $16.0B $14.73B $14.0B $12.0B $13.08B $12.90B $13.64B $13.18B $12.82B $10.0B $12.72B $11.14B $8.0B $6.0B $4.0B $4.53B $4.26B $2.0B $3.73B $3.69B $3.60B $3.59B $3.49B $.0B FY23 Enacted FY24 Enacted FY25 Requested FY26 Projected PROC FY27 Projected FY28 Projected FY29 Projected RDTE *Note: Amounts include RDT&E and Procurement funding; as Classified, MILPERS, & O&M accounts do not have a FYDP, they are not included in the amounts above 7 3/2/2025
FY24 vs FY25 Space Force FYDP Comparison $20.0B $18.0B $16.0B $14.0B $12.0B $10.0B $8.0B $6.0B $4.0B $2.0B $.0B FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 Total (FY24 Projected) FY29 PROC (FY24 Projected) RDTE (FY24 Projected) PROC (FY25 Projected) RDTE (FY25 Projected) Total (FY25 Projected) FYDP projections in the FY25 budget for the Space Force s RDT&E and Procurement programs roughly matched projections from the FY24 budget request, with slight differences in FY27 and FY28 The FY25 FYDP projects more funding will be requested for Procurement accounts and less for RDT&E accounts in FY27 and FY28, compared to the FY24 FYDP projections Space Force (RDT&E + Procurement Total): Requested +$110.66M aboveFY24 projected amount in FY25 RDT&E: Requested +$763.97M above projected RDT&E level from FY24 PROC: Requested -$653.31M below projected PROC level from FY24 8 3/2/2025
FY25 Projection/Request Comparison by Portfolio $4,500M $4,214.85M $4,135.06M $4,058.82M $3,899.31M $4,000M $3,448.20M $3,500M $3,339.42M $3,000M $2,452.87M $2,500M $2,060.77M $2,000M $1,500M $1,151.69M $995.35M $915.73M $1,000M $892.17M $548.01M $506.59M $500M $M Space Comms & PNT Space Sensing Assured Access to Space Advanced R&D SDA & Combat Power BMC3 Development Agency FY25 - Projected in FY24 FYDP FY25 Request (Actual) 9 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Space Development Agency The Space Development Agency s request for FY25 was $4,214.9M, an overall -$329.3M decrease compared to the FY24 appropriated amount, or -7%;the decrease in FY25 funds was projected in FY24 For Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking LEO, Space Development Agency requested +$249.6M more than in FY24, for a total request of $1,730.8M The increase in request is due to a significant ramp-up of Tranche 2 activities for space vehicle development, delivery, and test FY25 plans under this line also include initial design requirements and acquisition plan drafting for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer The increase also reflects the transfer of funds for the Integrated Ground Segment for the program from its own program element into the Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking LEO line A decrease of -$354.6M compared to FY24 appropriated levels for the Space Technology Development and Prototyping line reflects on-time completion of satellite development and production for Tranche 1 The Space Development Agency will procure 4 launches in FY25 as planned, requesting $357.2M for that effort, compared to 5 launches requested in FY24 Space Development Agency FYDP $6.04B $5.55B $5.08B $4.62B $4.21B FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 10 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Communications & PNT Communications and PNT requested a total of $4,058.8M, an increase of +47%, or +$1,303.0M, over the FY24 appropriated amount primarily due to planned increases in production and procurement A new start, Protected Tactical SATCOM - Global (PTS-G), under the Protected Tactical Service (PTS) line requested $248M The new project addresses the gap in protected communications capability as identified in the Space Warfighting Analysis Center s (SWAC) SATCOM force design Funds in FY25 are intended to establish the program of record, support contract award, and begin production Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) increased its FY25 request by +$540.9M compared to the FY24 appropriated amount due to the planned award of a space development and production contract and the corresponding requirements to execute the contract The OCX program (under the GPS III Operational Control Segment line) decreased its request by -$100.1M because of a planned ramp down in development activity Requested funding for Mobile User Objective System procurement in FY25 was decreased by -$49.6M and will primarily address planned updates for the 6 system ground sites Space vehicle 21 and 22 of the GPSIII Follow On program will be procured during FY25, requesting a total amount of $647.2M Communications & PNT FYDP $4.06B $4.01B $3.44B $3.43B $3.16B FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 11 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Space Sensing The Space Sensing portfolio requested $3,448.2M in FY25, a decrease of -3% or -$113.0M compared to the FY24 appropriated amount The Next Gen OPIR-GEO program requested a total of $510.8M, a -$180.3M reduction from the FY24 appropriated amount, due to the completion of non-recurring engineering, material purchases, and build and integration activities for the first space vehicle completed Initial launch capability for the first space vehicle is targeted for 2025 Next-Gen OPIR-Polar also decreased its requested amount to $828.9M, down -$37.9M from the FY24 appropriated amount The decrease was due to the completion of design activities, non-recurring engineering, and hardware purchases for both space vehicles The Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) program, transferred to the Space Force from the Army in FY24, requested -$7.6M less than in FY24 for RDT&E, and did not request any funding for procurement Space Sensing FYDP $3.56B $3.48B $3.45B $2.96B $2.69B FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 12 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Assured Access to Space The Assured Access to Space portfolio requested $2,060.8M in FY25, a decrease of -$489.1M or -19% from FY24 appropriated levels, largely due to a decrease in the number of launches requested compared to FY24, from 10 NSSL launches to 7 in FY25, and a lack of funding requested for the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) procurement Establishes a new PE for Space Access, Mobility & Logistics (SAML), requesting $20M in funding for the line Includes a $16M request for On-Orbit Servicing, Mobility & Logistics (OOSML) which will integrate commercially available servicing technology into operational capabilities including prototyping of modified commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems and services Requests $4M for Point to Point Delivery (P2PD) that transitions the AFRL Rocket Cargo Vanguard technology into operations Gen Saltzman stated in Congressional budget hearings this funding would be used to study whether there is a military utility to the capability The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program requested a total of $1,847.5M to procure 7 launches, down from 10 launches in FY24 and one less than projected in the FY24 request The Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program requested $30.1M to facilitate two VICTUS HAZE missions and build on previous investments to potentially enable a VICTUS SOL launch in the first half of FY26 RSLP did not include a request for procurement funding, down -$71.8M compared to the FY24 appropriated amount, and requested $20.1M in RDT&E The RDT&E funding is intended to "safely store and maintain the RSLP inventory of launch assets" The FY24 PBR projected $74.8M in procurement funding for RSLP in FY25 FYDP Year NSSL Launches Projected 2025 7 Assured Access to Space FYDP $2.43B $2.32B $2.30B $2.06B $1.89B 6 2026 8 2027 9 2028 8 2029 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 13 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Advanced R&D The total funding request for Advanced R&D programs in FY25 was $1,1151.7M, an increase of +$54.2M over FY24 enacted levels Under Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo, a new activity breaks out funding for Cislunar Space Situational Awareness to provide visibility consistent with Congressional interest in cislunar space The effort requests $36M for the Oracle Cislunar Flight Experiment to develop technologies to detect objects in cislunar space that are challenging to observe using traditional Space Surveillance Network (SSN) assets, and track objects in transit between the Earth/Moon corridor Funding for the Space Force test enterprise under Major T&E Investment Space increased from FY24 levels by +$82.9M for range command and control, new architecture for the Orbital Space Range, and investments needed to support an additional 18 test programs The Space Force IT, Data Analytics, Digital Solutions line included a new activity for USSF Integrated Operations Network (ION) to provide a secure, reliable, multi-classification transport layer to support space missions, requesting $25M Program was moved from the O&M account The Space-to-Space Communications activity under Space Systems Protype Transitions requested $67.8M, compared to no funds requested in FY24, for the Space BACN program ramp up of development efforts for optical communication prototypes $60.1M was requested under the Tech Transition (Space) line for Resilient Architecture Design and Evaluation, +$45.1M above the prior year request as planned Effort will prototype and optimize a cyber-secure multi-orbit space-based data transport capability as a core element of the Hybrid Space Architecture capability Advanced R&D FYDP $1.18B $1.15B $1.10B $1.07B $1.04B 14 3/2/2025 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29
FY25 PBR: Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Space Domain Awareness & Combat Power requested $915.7M for FY25, a decrease of -8% from the FY24 enacted amount The Space Situational Awareness Systems line requested $483.6M, +$110.8M over FY24 enacted levels $39.8M of the increased amount was due to Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) site 1 construction progressing toward completion and a ramp-up of DARC site 2 and 3 activities, targeting completion in FY30 The SILENTBARKER program, in partnership with the NRO, requested a +$62.5M increase over FY24 requested levels primarily to address on- orbit support, continue development and test, and prepare and launch the first space domain awareness hosted payload (Oculus) on a commercial host The request for Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO-S) increased for FY25 by +$28.1M in order to support the urgent need to field cyber defense tools to Space Force Cyber Squadrons standing up in Space Operations Command Delta 6 The procurement request for Counterspace Systems decreased compared to FY24 by -$48.4M, with no funding requested for the Bounty Hunter program, as projected in FY24 Commercial Data Buys Beyond Protect and Defend under the Space Situation Awareness Operations line requested a decrease of -$8.9M compared to the FY24 request because of higher Space Force priorities The request for the Unified Data Library also decreased by -$20.9M, citing fewer planned new data connections and reduced cloud hosting costs SDA & Combat Power FYDP $.92B $.89B $.86B $.77B $.77B FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 15 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: BMC3 The BMC3 portfolio requested $506.6M, a decrease of -$107.7M or -18% compared to the FY24 enacted amount, primarily due to a planned reduction of funds for FY25 in Space Mods procurement The FY25 Space Domain Awareness/Planning/Tasking SW line, Space Command & Control Pilot Program in the FY24 budget, requested $157.3M Funding was increased in FY25 by +$34.9M to replace joint legacy software systems and establish machine-to-machine interfaces for space domain awareness (SDA) event processing The Space Mods procurement program requested $48.2M, -$118.4M below the FY24 enacted level due to a planned decline of funds for FY25 The FY25 request for Enterprise Ground Services was decreased by -$44.5M compared to the FY24 request, representing a realignment of funds to other Space Force priorities BMC3 FYDP $506.59M $491.76M $485.70M $481.62M $466.26M FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 16 3/2/2025
FY25 PBR: Organizational Investments The Space Force requested $428.2M for Organizational Investments, a +$37.6M increase over the FY24 amount A new line for USSF Replacement Vehicles procurement requested $4.9M in support of installation and unit mission requirements for Space Force personnel The Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) requested an increase of +$22.3M to enable several ongoing analyses and begin a Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Force Design study Organizational Investments FYDP $459.47M $450.11M $438.97M $431.02M $428.17M FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 17 3/2/2025
